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Arnos Vale Cemetery (Bristol)
 Arnos Vale Cemetery (Bristol) ... since disappeared. At one time it was planned to build Bristol Zoo on the site. However, the Zoo was finally located in Clifton and the developers of the day chose the site for their Cemetery. Arnos Vale Cemetery was designed by a group of local architects in the style of a Greek Necropolis, using trees and plants noted in classical legend. Situated on a steep hillside, similar to a Greek amphitheatre, it was planned as an Arcadian landscape. Its terraces were not only visually attractive, but significantly innovative. The 45-acres site today is of considerable ecological importance, having progressed from mediaeval countryside through Georgian estate to Victorian Cemetery without the use of chemical pesticides or insecticides in any significant amounts. There is very little urban land in the British Isles which can match that claim.Newest Review: ... the cemetery in the style of a Greek necropolis, using both architecture and trees and plants to create the desired effect. As you make your way into the cemetery, the effect is staggering and quite unlike anything that you are likely to see elsewhere. Here on the outskirts of a bustling city centre is a hidden oasis of terraces, memorials and chapels that are reminiscent of the Greek ... more ... countryside and yet here you are in the South West of England. The East Lodge (currently covered in protective scaffolding) is beautifully styled, with four impressive columns and could literally have come straight out of the Greek islands. The West chapel ...more |
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Arnos Vale Cemetery (Bristol): In Looking To The Future, Let Us Not Forget Our Past (1531 words)
by plipplop - written on 31.07.06 (Very useful, 418 readings)
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Were anyone to suggest that a Sunday afternoon might be passed in the company of tens of thousands of dead people, I’d probably not be overly enthusiastic about doing so. Nonetheless, in the face of a very hot weekend, and a need to do something other than sit indoors and moan, that’s exactly what I did. And a wonderful, wonderful, hidden secret was mine to discover. Arnos Vale Cemetery is located in Bristol, just off the A4 to Bath some three or four miles out of the city centre. It’s easily spotted, with its large, majestic gateway entrance and it’s very accessible too. Buses run past very regularly in both directions and stop literally outside. Vehicular ...
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