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Who’s Buried Where in London: Shire Library, cartea 770

Autor Peter Matthews
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 mar 2017
London's many cemeteries, churches and graveyards are the last resting places of a multitude of important people from many different walks of life. Politicians, writers and military heroes rub shoulders with engineers, courtesans, artists and musicians, along with quite a few eccentric characters. Arranged geographically, this comprehensive guide describes famous graves in all the major cemeteries and churches in Greater London, including Highgate, Kensal Green, Westminster Abbey, and St Paul's Cathedral, as well as the City churches and many suburban parish churches. The book gives biographical details, information on the monuments, and is richly illustrated. As well as being an historical guide, it also serves as an indispensable reference guide for any budding tombstone tourist.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780747812968
ISBN-10: 0747812969
Pagini: 256
Ilustrații: 30 b/w; 50 col
Dimensiuni: 149 x 210 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.16 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Shire Publications
Seria Shire Library

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

The book features, amongst others, the final resting places of Karl Marx, Emmeline Pankhurst, Sigmund Freud and Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington.

Notă biografică

Peter Matthews worked for many years for the London Tourist Board, during which time he studied to become a registered London Blue Badge Guide. He has also written London for Families, London's Bridges and London's Statues and Monuments for Shire.

Cuprins

IntroductionA Brief History of Burial in LondonCity of LondonSt Paul's CathedralCity of WestminsterWestminster AbbeyWest LondonBrompton Cemetery Kensal Green CemeteryNorth LondonHighgate CemeteryGolders Green CrematoriumEast LondonSouth-East LondonWest Norwood CemeterySouth-West LondonFurther ReadingGlossary of TermsIndex of Names

Recenzii

Who's Buried Where in London is a fascinating guide to who's who in the capital's many cemeteries, churches and graveyards. Not merely for family history fans who, as we all know, love wandering around cemeteries, it is jam-packed with information on more than 1,000 people laid to rest in London over the centuries, with juicy biographical gems of the kind you may catch yourself relaying to others, and a literal step-by-step guide to where to find their gravestones, memorials or final resting places.
This is a comprehensive work, and among the thousands of graves and fascinating folk, the hardest task is to choose which to include and which to leave out. Here, as well as many of 'the usual suspects' there is much that is new, and we must thank Peter for venturing further afield, guiding us to the outer boroughs where real gems are to be found.
A must-have for anyone who likes to potter around cemeteries and burial grounds.
This new guide to notable graves in the greater London area contains a bonanza of interesting persons. It provides what the cemetery visitor often wants: a selection of top names and instructions for finding their resting places.