Sheldon Goodman
The Lions of London, Part 1
A marker to the dead can take many forms. A simple slab. A towering obelisk. A niche in a wall. Or as a ruddy great lion. Lions in...
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Sheldon Goodman
- May 26, 2021
- 4 min
The Peregrine of St. Pauls
The Museum of London has a fabulous Peregrine Falcon. It is however, dead. I saw this bird of prey when I visited the Beasts of London...
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Sheldon Goodman
- May 8, 2021
- 3 min
The Man Who Taught the World How to Remember
On the 8th May 1919 an idea was suggested which shaped how we remember the First World War. I was on a deep-dive on the British Pathé...
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Sheldon Goodman
- Apr 28, 2021
- 5 min
Vesty
I’m in a cemetery today. I don’t want to be. Anyone who knows me will know one of my favourite jokes, considering my passion for...
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Sheldon Goodman
- Dec 24, 2020
- 4 min
Why Is There a Headstone in the Dickens Museum?
Visitors to the Dickens Museum may be surprised to see a gravestone in the back garden. Of course it is perfectly legal to be buried in...
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Sheldon Goodman
- Dec 24, 2020
- 4 min
Why Is There a Headstone in the Dickens Museum?
Visitors to the Dickens Museum may be surprised to see a gravestone in the back garden. Of course it is perfectly legal to be buried in...
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Sheldon Goodman
- Nov 17, 2020
- 7 min
The Graves of English Poets
Occasionally I find gems from the archives that were published years ago by my cemetery and graveyard-loving predecessors – and this...
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Sheldon Goodman
- Nov 17, 2020
- 7 min
The Graves of English Poets
Occasionally I find gems from the archives that were published years ago by my cemetery and graveyard-loving predecessors – and this...
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Sheldon Goodman
- Apr 17, 2020
- 5 min
The Greatest Library of Them All
Libraries are a world you can get lost in. Earlier this week I paid a visit to my local cemetery, where I filmed a video about John...
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Sheldon Goodman
- Apr 17, 2020
- 5 min
The Greatest Library of Them All
Libraries are a world you can get lost in. Earlier this week I paid a visit to my local cemetery, where I filmed a video about John...
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Sheldon Goodman
- Mar 2, 2020
- 5 min
Killed By A Coffin
It’s an image that does the rounds on social media from time to time. I’m not the first to share it and it’s one of the initial images I...
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Sheldon Goodman
- Mar 2, 2020
- 5 min
Killed By A Coffin
It’s an image that does the rounds on social media from time to time. I’m not the first to share it and it’s one of the initial images I...
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Sheldon Goodman
- Dec 12, 2019
- 4 min
Parliament’s Postie
Imagine being at the heart of communication in one of the most important buildings in the world! It’s 1903 and in his private office in...
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Sheldon Goodman
- Dec 12, 2019
- 4 min
Parliament’s Postie
Imagine being at the heart of communication in one of the most important buildings in the world! It’s 1903 and in his private office in...
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Sheldon Goodman
- Oct 28, 2019
- 3 min
This Is Halloween
Ooooh GAWD it’s my Christmas! This week sees all manner of deathly symbols and imagery invade supermarkets, schools and offices. Whilst...
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Sheldon Goodman
- Oct 28, 2019
- 3 min
This Is Halloween
Ooooh GAWD it’s my Christmas! This week sees all manner of deathly symbols and imagery invade supermarkets, schools and offices. Whilst...
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Sheldon Goodman
- Sep 12, 2019
- 3 min
Finding Mr. Moonlight
There’s a cemetery on a common that practically no-one knows is there. It’s not listed on The London Borough of Richmond’s Cemeteries...
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Sheldon Goodman
- Sep 12, 2019
- 3 min
Finding Mr. Moonlight
There’s a cemetery on a common that practically no-one knows is there. It’s not listed on The London Borough of Richmond’s Cemeteries...
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Sheldon Goodman
- Aug 27, 2019
- 5 min
Visiting The House Of Life
A Grade II listed cemetery in Zone 3? A short walk from Dollis Hill tube station lies a cemetery I doubt many of the local people even...
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Sheldon Goodman
- Aug 27, 2019
- 5 min
Visiting The House Of Life
A Grade II listed cemetery in Zone 3? A short walk from Dollis Hill tube station lies a cemetery I doubt many of the local people even...
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