Highgate Cemetery had been on my list of places to visit for a long time and I finally managed to do so on a surprisingly warm and sunny weekend in January. The cemetery is split into two sites across the road from each other – Highgate Cemetery East will feature in my next post. The West Cemetery is accessed by guided tour only and costs £12 (which includes access to the East Cemetery which is self-guided). You can’t book in advance on a weekend but you must do so during the week – I had no problem getting on to a tour on the Sunday at 11am (tours start at 10.30).
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Highgate Cemetery – West
Categories: England, London
Tags: architecture, cemetery, graves, gravestones, guided tour, history, Julius Beer, mausoleum, photo post, Radclyffe Hall
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The Church (Rock) Cemetery, Nottingham
I’ve been to the Rock Cemetery, next to the Forest Recreation Ground, a number of times to take photographs (as you’ll see it contains some lovely monuments) but the main reason for my visit on this occasion was to make a pilgrimage of sorts to the grave of Watson Fothergill, the Nottingham architect I’ve written about a number of times.
Categories: England, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Tags: cemetery, gravestones, monument, photo post, tombs, war memorial, watson fothergill
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St Mary’s Rest Garden, Nottingham
St Mary’s Rest Garden is a small park next to Victoria Park and the Victoria Swimming Baths in Nottingham. Formally a cemetery, a Quaker by the name of Samuel Fox donated the land after an outbreak of cholera in 1835.
Categories: England, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Tags: bendigo, brick tower, garden, gravestones, history, local history, nottingham, photo post, st mary's rest garden, tomb, william thompson
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