Hampstead Cemetery, London
Visited February 2015
This cemetery is located in West Hampstead (so not the posh part of Hampstead Village!). It was opened in 1876, and is now closed to burials. Most of the visitors there appear to be either dog walkers or people cutting through using the footpaths.
It's divided into two parts by a footpath, and the atmosphere on the different sides is markedly different. When you enter from the road, it's a tidy, well laid out cemetery with little to recommend it (at least in winter!), but go down to the mortuary chapel and beyond and there are overgrown areas, and less foot traffic.
Among the usual gravestones, there are a few wonderful monuments. The grave marker in the shape of an organ is very unusual, and there's a wonderfully Egyptian styled monument, but my favourite is the magnificiently Art Deco Bianchi mausoleum.
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