London’s historical cemeteries and the people buried there
Hampstead has long been a place for the rich and famous of London to live, away from the hustle and bustle. Its location on a hill elevated above the city and the natural spring waters led to Hampstead’s reputation as a health resort from the 17th century. It boasts a strong literary link with previous […]
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Welcome to the dark underworld of Georgian London! This post/walk will take you through graveyards, by taverns and medieval churches as you walk in the footsteps of London’s body-snatcher gangs. Body-snatchers, or ‘resurrectionists’, engaged in the grisly and sinister business of digging up fresh corpses from graveyards to sell to anatomists for dissection and research.
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An oasis of tranquility amid the hustle and bustle of King’s Cross, St Pancras Gardens are a fantastic spot for a wander. It is also one of the earliest sites of Christian worship in England and is brimming with hidden historical treasures. One of the most mysterious is the Hardy Tree; a fascinating and eerie
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Crossbones Graveyard has got to be the most intriguing graveyard in London. I happened to stumble upon it on a lunchtime walk with the intended destination of Southwark Cathedral. Wandering down a peaceful backstreet near Borough Market I saw open gates and on the brick wall next to it was a bright blue poster of
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