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Victoria’s God-daughter

Sheldon Goodman

Oct 10, 2019
4 min

Victoria’s God-daughter

Dressed in the highest fashions of the 1860’s, a princess looks deeply into the camera as she takes direction from one of London’s busiest photographers. Surrounded by foliage and the ‘shelter’ of a tree with a classical column in the background to accentuate her status and class, effortlessly exuding a regal command that was only beaten by Queen Victoria herself. But there’s a notable thing about this photo. Princess Sara herself. She’s a woman of colour in a book of white f

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Victoria’s God-daughter

Sheldon Goodman

Oct 10, 2019
4 min

Victoria’s God-daughter

Dressed in the highest fashions of the 1860’s, a princess looks deeply into the camera as she takes direction from one of London’s busiest photographers. Surrounded by foliage and the ‘shelter’ of a tree with a classical column in the background to accentuate her status and class, effortlessly exuding a regal command that was only beaten by Queen Victoria herself. But there’s a notable thing about this photo. Princess Sara herself. She’s a woman of colour in a book of white f

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A Bird’s Eye View

Sheldon Goodman

Apr 6, 2018
1 min

A Bird’s Eye View

Things look better from the air. Have a look on YouTube and you’ll find some awesome camera work of beautiful sweeping vistas of cityscapes and well known places seen from a birds point of view. The concept of aerial photography in this way isn’t new. It was used extensively in the Second World War by both Allied and Nazi forces to target power stations, railways and other infrastructure to devastating affect. Many of our towns and cities today bear the wounds of buildings lo

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A Bird’s Eye View

Sheldon Goodman

Apr 6, 2018
1 min

A Bird’s Eye View

Things look better from the air. Have a look on YouTube and you’ll find some awesome camera work of beautiful sweeping vistas of cityscapes and well known places seen from a birds point of view. The concept of aerial photography in this way isn’t new. It was used extensively in the Second World War by both Allied and Nazi forces to target power stations, railways and other infrastructure to devastating affect. Many of our towns and cities today bear the wounds of buildings lo

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HRH (His Rolling Hulk)

Sheldon Goodman

Jan 23, 2018
4 min

HRH (His Rolling Hulk)

Many people who lie in our cemeteries would have known, even visited, one of London’s best known animals. When I was about 7 or 8 I visited London Zoo for the first time. This was back when elephants and rhinos were still being kept in central London, which, considering it was the mid-1990’s, is bewildering. I clutched my blue guide book and remember looking at images of famous animals that had lived there over the years. There was an elephant, a gorilla and an owl. But I was

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HRH (His Rolling Hulk)

Sheldon Goodman

Jan 23, 2018
4 min

HRH (His Rolling Hulk)

Many people who lie in our cemeteries would have known, even visited, one of London’s best known animals. When I was about 7 or 8 I visited London Zoo for the first time. This was back when elephants and rhinos were still being kept in central London, which, considering it was the mid-1990’s, is bewildering. I clutched my blue guide book and remember looking at images of famous animals that had lived there over the years. There was an elephant, a gorilla and an owl. But I was

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The Importance of Being Bristol

Sheldon Goodman

Jul 24, 2017
4 min

The Importance of Being Bristol

Today we welcome Mark to the Cemetery Club fold! Mark is a lover history and works with the public, in low-level conservation and performs public presentations such as behind the scenes tours and lectures. Hello! Welcome to stage 1 of the masterplan to encourage Sheldon to move to Bristol. We all know Sheldon likes graves, graveyards and burial grounds and fortunately for Bristol, we have many here! Hooray! So, what better way to entice him here than lay a trail of well-carve

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The Importance of Being Bristol

Sheldon Goodman

Jul 24, 2017
4 min

The Importance of Being Bristol

Today we welcome Mark to the Cemetery Club fold! Mark is a lover history and works with the public, in low-level conservation and performs public presentations such as behind the scenes tours and lectures. Hello! Welcome to stage 1 of the masterplan to encourage Sheldon to move to Bristol. We all know Sheldon likes graves, graveyards and burial grounds and fortunately for Bristol, we have many here! Hooray! So, what better way to entice him here than lay a trail of well-carve

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We Went On A Walk Around Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park in a Rainstorm…You’ll Never Guess W

Sheldon Goodman

Jul 5, 2016
2 min

We Went On A Walk Around Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park in a Rainstorm…You’ll Never Guess W

by Christina I would apologise for the ‘clickbait’ title but I really like it. If you clicked on it purely to find out what happened when me and my mum got caught in a downpour at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park a couple of months back then you are in for a treat! The conclusion to the story is that we were wearing macs, so we were fine. But then the rain ended, and we were left with a dripping forest of green, sheltering centuries old graves from the elements. It was beautiful a

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We Went On A Walk Around Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park in a Rainstorm…You’ll Never Guess W

Sheldon Goodman

Jul 5, 2016
2 min

We Went On A Walk Around Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park in a Rainstorm…You’ll Never Guess W

by Christina I would apologise for the ‘clickbait’ title but I really like it. If you clicked on it purely to find out what happened when me and my mum got caught in a downpour at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park a couple of months back then you are in for a treat! The conclusion to the story is that we were wearing macs, so we were fine. But then the rain ended, and we were left with a dripping forest of green, sheltering centuries old graves from the elements. It was beautiful a

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Rubbing Shoulders With The Living: A Great Day Out At Nunhead Open Day

Sheldon Goodman

May 24, 2016
3 min

Rubbing Shoulders With The Living: A Great Day Out At Nunhead Open Day

By Christina I have a leaflet in front of me about The Friends of Nunhead Cemetery. They gave it to me when I visited their stall at Nunhead Open Day on Saturday. It costs £2 a year to join and I’m going to sign up right after I write this post. The leaflet says ‘Nunhead Cemetery is unique and it’s future is of importance to the whole community’. I would argue that it has 6 grand old Victorian brothers and sisters and actually, in London it isn’t quite unique. But it’s rare –

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Rubbing Shoulders With The Living: A Great Day Out At Nunhead Open Day

Sheldon Goodman

May 24, 2016
3 min

Rubbing Shoulders With The Living: A Great Day Out At Nunhead Open Day

By Christina I have a leaflet in front of me about The Friends of Nunhead Cemetery. They gave it to me when I visited their stall at Nunhead Open Day on Saturday. It costs £2 a year to join and I’m going to sign up right after I write this post. The leaflet says ‘Nunhead Cemetery is unique and it’s future is of importance to the whole community’. I would argue that it has 6 grand old Victorian brothers and sisters and actually, in London it isn’t quite unique. But it’s rare –

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It’s Getting Crowded In Here: A Visit to Camberwell Old & New

Sheldon Goodman

May 11, 2016
5 min

It’s Getting Crowded In Here: A Visit to Camberwell Old & New

by Christina A few Sunday’s ago I wasn’t feeling my best and fancied a walk. I got my books about cemeteries out and found that the two grand Camberwell cemeteries were just down the road, and that they were within a mile of each other. Dan and I got in the car and went a-visitin’. It turns out that neither Camberwell Old or Camberwell New Cemetery are in modern-day Camberwell, but instead in Forest Hill – misleading! We hit up Camberwell Old first, in the spirit of doing thi

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It’s Getting Crowded In Here: A Visit to Camberwell Old & New

Sheldon Goodman

May 11, 2016
5 min

It’s Getting Crowded In Here: A Visit to Camberwell Old & New

by Christina A few Sunday’s ago I wasn’t feeling my best and fancied a walk. I got my books about cemeteries out and found that the two grand Camberwell cemeteries were just down the road, and that they were within a mile of each other. Dan and I got in the car and went a-visitin’. It turns out that neither Camberwell Old or Camberwell New Cemetery are in modern-day Camberwell, but instead in Forest Hill – misleading! We hit up Camberwell Old first, in the spirit of doing thi

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Horror in The Dark – The Bethnal Green Tube Station Disaster of 1943 and its Memorial

Sheldon Goodman

Apr 26, 2016
4 min

Horror in The Dark – The Bethnal Green Tube Station Disaster of 1943 and its Memorial

by Christina It’s funny- you can live in London for years, and every so often you still come across an area of the city you have never been to and know nothing about. I have lived on the outskirts of London for most of my 32 years, and I had never been to Bethnal Green Tube Station until last month. I found myself there for work, and I needed to hit two particular locations that were difficult to reach from the same station. Using Google Maps, I worked out a route that involv

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Horror in The Dark – The Bethnal Green Tube Station Disaster of 1943 and its Memorial

Sheldon Goodman

Apr 26, 2016
4 min

Horror in The Dark – The Bethnal Green Tube Station Disaster of 1943 and its Memorial

by Christina It’s funny- you can live in London for years, and every so often you still come across an area of the city you have never been to and know nothing about. I have lived on the outskirts of London for most of my 32 years, and I had never been to Bethnal Green Tube Station until last month. I found myself there for work, and I needed to hit two particular locations that were difficult to reach from the same station. Using Google Maps, I worked out a route that involv

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Reasons To Visit Nunhead Cemetery

Sheldon Goodman

Mar 29, 2016
4 min

Reasons To Visit Nunhead Cemetery

Spring at Nunhead If you’re looking for a grand Victorian era cemetery in London, the guidebooks will direct you to Brompton or Highgate. But Nunhead? Where even IS it? Here’s why it’s worth finding out… by Christina My cemetery books are keen to stress that Nunhead, the 6th of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ Victorian cemeteries of London, is in a quiet suburb that no one can find. One book even describes it as being located in a ‘backwater of south-east London’ (Turpin & Knight, 20

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Reasons To Visit Nunhead Cemetery

Sheldon Goodman

Mar 29, 2016
4 min

Reasons To Visit Nunhead Cemetery

Spring at Nunhead If you’re looking for a grand Victorian era cemetery in London, the guidebooks will direct you to Brompton or Highgate. But Nunhead? Where even IS it? Here’s why it’s worth finding out… by Christina My cemetery books are keen to stress that Nunhead, the 6th of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ Victorian cemeteries of London, is in a quiet suburb that no one can find. One book even describes it as being located in a ‘backwater of south-east London’ (Turpin & Knight, 20

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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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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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