#Highgate

Sheldon Goodman

Jul 19, 2017
3 min

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Highgate?

Highgate Cemetery is asking for ideas on how to be a sustainable place of burial for years to come. This is important for many reasons. Firstly, it’s easily the best known Cemetery in the UK and the fact its publically seeking opinion on its future is big news. Secondly, because of its age, the board are clearly aware that the space needs to be better managed. Not only in terms of flora and fauna – I suspect the excellent work at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park and their recently

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Sheldon Goodman

Jul 19, 2017
3 min

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Highgate?

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The Magnificent Seven: A Photographic Guide

Sheldon Goodman

Mar 10, 2016
3 min

The Magnificent Seven: A Photographic Guide

By Christina Samuel Johnson once said ‘when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life‘. Yawn. We’ve all had that quote shoved down our throats at some point. Yes yes, London is never boring, etc etc. However, if you really are tired of London life, and fancy a slice of London DEATH, the seven grand Victorian garden cemeteries are the places you must go! Havens of history, architecture, eternal rest, nature and peace, you must visit at least one during your time in London.

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Sheldon Goodman

Mar 10, 2016
3 min

The Magnificent Seven: A Photographic Guide

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Little Cemetery Observations – a Photo Blog

Sheldon Goodman

Nov 18, 2013
2 min

Little Cemetery Observations – a Photo Blog

by Christina My friend Steph is a photographer. She moved to London from New York state in January 2007 and her first flat here was in Kensal Green. One of the first places I remember her taking photographs of was Kensal Green Cemetery – a long time before I even knew the significance and history of the place in terms of old and grand Victorian life. It was probably how I began to become acquainted with the Mag 7 in the first place – through this talented lady’s photography.

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Sheldon Goodman

Nov 18, 2013
2 min

Little Cemetery Observations – a Photo Blog

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Sheldon Goodman

Sep 23, 2013
2 min

Capturing the Moment

by Sheldon The Cemetery Club was founded as a place for me and Christina to celebrate the Magnificent Seven Cemeteries and as a place to share, pass comment and remember the times we’ve spent walking around appreciating a bygone age. This quickly developed into something more, and we’ve covered a wider range of topics including Skateboard Graveyards, a long forgotten Rector and the Heygate Estate. Nick Richards What many of you may be unfamiliar with is that there’s actually

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Sheldon Goodman

Sep 23, 2013
2 min

Capturing the Moment

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Cemetery Club Visitin’ – A Checklist for Success!

Sheldon Goodman

Jul 18, 2013
6 min

Cemetery Club Visitin’ – A Checklist for Success!

by Christina The first rule of Cemetery Club is: you can talk about it as much as you like. People might think you’re weird so be ready to defend your interest in posh graveyards and all things Dead Victorian Person. It’s an interesting hobby to have and many people I know, having seen my links to the blog on the Internet, have approached me and asked how it all came about. So I tell them – we started going to cemeteries and we enjoyed it so much that we gave it a name and ma

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Sheldon Goodman

Jul 18, 2013
6 min

Cemetery Club Visitin’ – A Checklist for Success!

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Sheldon Goodman

Jul 11, 2013
2 min

Mary Nichols and The Sleeping Angel

by Christina The story goes that the tomb of Mary Nichols lay completely hidden under ivy until the 1980’s, when it was discovered by photographer John Gay. It’s now uncovered and everyone who takes the Highgate Cemetery West tour can see it. On the top of the grave lies a sleeping angel on a bed of clouds. Highgate Sheldon and I visited Highgate West in July 2011 (2 years ago now) and the sleeping angel was my standout point. She was beautiful and I spent about 10 minutes ph

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Sheldon Goodman

Jul 11, 2013
2 min

Mary Nichols and The Sleeping Angel

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Sheldon Goodman

Jul 8, 2013
4 min

A Journey to Nunhead

by Sheldon As promised last week, my post this sunny and hot Monday will be a more in-depth look at Nunhead. It was the second Cemetery to be opened by the London Cemetery Company, as an attempt to recreate the success they’d had with Highgate. The opening of the Cemetery utilised a recently passed bill that allowed the company to operate commercially in the London area: as long as the total area held was no more than sixty-one hectares. This therefore allowed them to have

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Sheldon Goodman

Jul 8, 2013
4 min

A Journey to Nunhead

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Sheldon Goodman

Jul 1, 2013
3 min

The Cemetery of All Saints

by Sheldon And now we move on to the second Magnificent Seven Cemetery to be featured in this blog: Nunhead. Nunhead was something of a reunion for the Cemetery Club – Christina was busy for a while whizzing around in ambulances, whilst I was busy gardening and drinking a dazzling array of ale. Our schedules finally let up and we arranged to make our next destination was to be the nearest of the Magnificent Seven. Nunhead Cemetery, or to give it its full name, ‘The Cemetery

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Sheldon Goodman

Jul 1, 2013
3 min

The Cemetery of All Saints

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