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Nunhead Cemetery
 Nunhead Cemetery ... seven Victorian cemeteries on the outskirts of London. / It has many magnificent monuments in memory of the most important and well respected people of the day. These monuments sit alongside smaller headstones, which mark common or public burials. Nunhead Cemetery's formal avenues of towering lime trees and original Victorian planting gives it a truly Gothic feel. Its history, architecture and stunning views make it a fascinating and beautiful place to visit. It has many magnificent monuments in memory of the most important and well respected people of the day. These monuments sit alongside smaller headstones, which mark common or public burials. Nunhead Cemetery's formal avenues of towering lime trees and original Victorian planting gives it a truly Gothic feel. Its history, architecture and stunning views make it a fascinating and beautiful place to visit.Newest Review: ... what gives it its unique charm. It is a beautiful, green wilderness where crumbling ruins, ornate Victorian grave sites and an air of mystery provide an unparalleled shadowy gothic charm. *Location and getting there* The cemetery is very easy for Londoners and visitors to get to, with trains to Nunhead running from Victoria station among others. For further information ... more ... see:
http://www.southwark.gov.uk/YourSe rvices/ParksSection/Cemeteries/
The area around the cemetery was a little run down, but it was also deserted and we felt safe enough.
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Nunhead Cemetery: The funereal splendour of Victorian London (1029 words)
by - written on 07/10/09 (Very useful, 72 readings)
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*London lying in state* While a cemetery might not be the first place that comes to mind when planning a fun day out, London's historic cemeteries are full of beauty, steeped in history and ripe for re-discovery. As well as these very good reasons for paying a visit to your local necropolis, they're typically very peaceful, chock full of interesting architecture and most of the residents are long dead, so there's little risk of appearing to be an insensitive tourist interrupting the solemnity of any grieving families. Nunhead Cemetery (originally 'All Saints'') first opened in 1840 as part of the ongoing need for an expansion of London's burial ... Read the complete review
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