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
- 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
- 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
- Aug 7, 2019
- 3 min
Dead Man’s Walk
Standing down the Old Bailey in the 1860’s would have been a very different experience. Its legacy lives on in prose and artefacts – one...
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Sheldon Goodman
- Aug 7, 2019
- 3 min
Dead Man’s Walk
Standing down the Old Bailey in the 1860’s would have been a very different experience. Its legacy lives on in prose and artefacts – one...
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Sheldon Goodman
- Jun 25, 2019
- 2 min
Help Restore The Burdick Grave
Right; roll up sleeves time, people. An accident befell my friends at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park not too long ago; a ruddy great tree...
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Sheldon Goodman
- Jun 25, 2019
- 2 min
Help Restore The Burdick Grave
Right; roll up sleeves time, people. An accident befell my friends at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park not too long ago; a ruddy great tree...
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Sheldon Goodman
- May 10, 2019
- 4 min
Who Was Lady Marie?
Lady Marie. She’s long been a fascination because…well, because where she was laid to rest just simply doesn’t add up. Tucked into a...
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Sheldon Goodman
- May 10, 2019
- 4 min
Who Was Lady Marie?
Lady Marie. She’s long been a fascination because…well, because where she was laid to rest just simply doesn’t add up. Tucked into a...
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Sheldon Goodman
- Mar 14, 2019
- 5 min
Chief of the Clan McSausage
Say the sentence ‘I’m looking for the Sausage King’ and you’ll get responses like ‘I’ve seen him on Grindr’ ‘so am I, dear’ or ‘I like...
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Sheldon Goodman
- Mar 14, 2019
- 5 min
Chief of the Clan McSausage
Say the sentence ‘I’m looking for the Sausage King’ and you’ll get responses like ‘I’ve seen him on Grindr’ ‘so am I, dear’ or ‘I like...
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Sheldon Goodman
- Aug 14, 2018
- 3 min
A Tombstone for a Long Neglected Grave
History is a peculiar thing. On Sunday 12th August 2018 over five hundred people gathered to see the unveiling of the exact location of...
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Sheldon Goodman
- Aug 14, 2018
- 3 min
A Tombstone for a Long Neglected Grave
History is a peculiar thing. On Sunday 12th August 2018 over five hundred people gathered to see the unveiling of the exact location of...
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Sheldon Goodman
- Feb 27, 2018
- 5 min
Sarah & Anne
To celebrate LGBT History month I’ve asked writers, historians and scientists to put their fingers to the keyboard and share interesting...
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Sheldon Goodman
- Feb 27, 2018
- 5 min
Sarah & Anne
To celebrate LGBT History month I’ve asked writers, historians and scientists to put their fingers to the keyboard and share interesting...
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Sheldon Goodman
- Nov 20, 2017
- 4 min
The ‘Crappest’ Actor
Beneath a plain stone in Kensal Green Cemetery lies the most remarkable actor to tread the boards of any stage. Orator, costume designer,...
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Sheldon Goodman
- Nov 20, 2017
- 4 min
The ‘Crappest’ Actor
Beneath a plain stone in Kensal Green Cemetery lies the most remarkable actor to tread the boards of any stage. Orator, costume designer,...
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