Between 1832 and 1841, the British parliament authorized the opening of seven remarkable cemeteries. They were established to address the grisly conditions in London's graveyards at a time when there were too many deaths and too few graves. The landscaped 'garden' cemeteries were designed for the dead and the living. Fortunes were spent on building spectacular memorials to deceased loved ones.
This video chronicles the rise, demise and afterlife of London's Victorian commercial cemeteries, and numerous images of impressive art and architecture Illustrate the stories of notable burials.
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Useful Resources
- The sixth edition of the comprehensive 'London Cemeteries: An Illustrated Gazetteer' has important and interesting details about each of the 154 cemeteries in Greater London.
- A walk around Kensal Green Cemetery: A Victorian Necropolis by Richard Jone. (Online)
- The Magnificent Seven: London's First Landscaped Cemeteries - by John Turpin & Derrick Knight
- London Cemeteries: An Illustrated Guide & Gazetteer by Hugh Meller & Brian parsons
- Permanent Londoners: An Illustrated Guide to the Cemeteries of London' by Judi Culbertson & Tom Randall
- 'London and Its Dead' by Catherine Arnold
Music
The following music is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
The Descent by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4490-the-descent
Dark Times by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3611-dark-times
Agnus Dei X by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3344-agnus-dei-x
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
The Parting by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4501-the-parting
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Mourning Song by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4086-mourning-song
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Grave Matters by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3822-grave-matters
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Music Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0:
By Adrian von Ziegler: adrianvonziegler.bandcamp.com
• 'Jouney's End'
• 'Fare Thee Well'
• 'Circle of Life'