London Cemeteries
An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer
Nonfiction, Travel, Europe, Great Britain, Museums, Tours, & Points of Interest
| Author: | Hugh Meller, Brian Parson | ISBN: | 9780752496900 |
| Publisher: | The History Press | Publication: | July 1, 2011 |
| Imprint: | The History Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Hugh Meller, Brian Parson |
| ISBN: | 9780752496900 |
| Publisher: | The History Press |
| Publication: | July 1, 2011 |
| Imprint: | The History Press |
| Language: | English |
London Cemeteries is a comprehensive guide to all 126 cemeteries within Greater London. Listed alphabetically and with a map to help locate them, for each cemetery it includes the address, the date of foundation, the owner, the size, a note on its history, development, and current state, and the names, dates, and major achievements of any noteworthy people buried there. There are also chapters on the origins of London's cemeteries and cemetery history, planning, archicecture, and epitaphs. Illustrated throughout with both modern photographs and a wide range of rarely seen archive images, it is an essential source of information for anyone interested in London's social and architectural history, as well as biographical and genealogical researchers.
London Cemeteries is a comprehensive guide to all 126 cemeteries within Greater London. Listed alphabetically and with a map to help locate them, for each cemetery it includes the address, the date of foundation, the owner, the size, a note on its history, development, and current state, and the names, dates, and major achievements of any noteworthy people buried there. There are also chapters on the origins of London's cemeteries and cemetery history, planning, archicecture, and epitaphs. Illustrated throughout with both modern photographs and a wide range of rarely seen archive images, it is an essential source of information for anyone interested in London's social and architectural history, as well as biographical and genealogical researchers.
