Graves and Greenery: London's Highgate Cemetery

1830s London was overrun with dead bodies. It was such a public health crisis that Parliament encouraged the creation of seven sprawling, privately-run cemeteries. Today, Highgate Cemetery (one of the “Magnificent Seven”) showcases the monumental differences between Victorian-era memorial practices and our relationship with death today.

Cemeteries, Photos, HistoryKathleen ThorntonSeptember 30, 2018death, cemeteries, london, highgate, graves, karl marxComment