Brompton Cemetery, London
visited August 2010
Brompton Cemetery, in the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea in London, opened in 1840 and is one of the original 7 garden cemeteries, known as the 'Magnificent Seven' along with Abney Park, Highgate, Nunhead, Norwood, Tower Hamlets and Kensal Green.
Along the main path is a selection of wonderful mausoleums, while towards the sides the memorials are smaller, although the great and good are still dotted among them. There is a wonderful small chapel, based on the basilica of St Peter in Rome. There are regular events held there, organised by the Friends association. The cemetery is a working cemetery again, after being closed to burials in the 1970s.
Being in a very busy area, just round the back of Earl's Court, the cemetery is a busy thoroughfare, with walkers, joggers and cyclists, and even has an area where dog walking is permitted. It's also not as wild as some of the old cemeteries, although it isn't perfectly manicured, and is managed for wildlife by the Royal Parks, who now manage it.
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