Always fascinating - Highgate Cemetery

[Sterling Moose]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-19000769

[white knight]

It is regretful that we no longer seeù tp have enough respect for the deceased to create such wonders.

[Legion1963]

Most fascinating. Although i am an afficinado of all things of English culture, i heve never been there. Well, it's on my list now. Next thing......getting the money to travel there.

[Funghy-Fipps]

Highgate rocks.  Officially.  You are spoilt for choice in London, though.

[Bugsda]

Nunhead cemetery is just as old, it was my playground when I was a kid.

I found a Napoleonic soldiers grave once but could never find my way back to it again, spooky 

[anevilgiraffe]

Highgate meant London had no Pyramid of the Dead... cue evil laugh...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18960478

[Colonel Tubby]

Two really interersting articals - thanks for posting.

[magokiron]

Really interesting and inspirational video.

Thanks for sharing.

[Captain Blood]

Nunhead cemetery is just as old, it was my playground when I was a kid.

This explains a lot 

[Thunderchicken]

Nice finds.

On the subject of cemeteries there's a massive cemetery near Woking (apparently one of the biggest in Europe) called Brookwood created by the Victorians to deal with the demand for burial spaces. It even had its own railway stations and transported the deceased from the Necropolis Terminus near Waterloo station in London. As morbid as it is I've always thought there's a gothic sceanrio in it somewhere; perhaps a train robbery of a different kind (cue thunder and lightning for effect). Link:

http://www.tbcs.org.uk/railway.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brookwood_Cemetery 

[Svennn]

There is a novel by Andrew Martin

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Necropolis-Railway-Mystery-Stringer/dp/057122878X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344188395&sr=8-1

and I should have said I got it for 99p in a remainder store

[Bugsda]

This explains a lot 

You wouldn't believe the horrors I've seen 

[Svennn]

You wouldn't believe the horrors I've seen 

I would   Of all the things you are, a vampire is not amongst them so there are mirrors in your house

[anevilgiraffe]

Nice finds.

On the subject of cemeteries there's a massive cemetery near Woking (apparently one of the biggest in Europe) called Brookwood created by the Victorians to deal with the demand for burial spaces. It even had its own railway stations and transported the deceased from the Necropolis Terminus near Waterloo station in London. As morbid as it is I've always thought there's a gothic sceanrio in it somewhere; perhaps a train robbery of a different kind (cue thunder and lightning for effect). Link:

http://www.tbcs.org.uk/railway.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brookwood_Cemetery 

one of the Jago and Litefoot Big Finish Audios is set on the Necropolis Express and at Brookwood... the whole series are worth a listen for Gothic/VSF inspiration...

[Bugsda]

I would   Of all the things you are, a vampire is not amongst them so there are mirrors in your house

You should see the picture in my attic