The Five Signatories (& An Englishman)

by Tina Christ Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia is a charming, small, historic cemetery in the city’s Old Town and is the final resting place of 5 of the signers of the American Declaration of Independence, of which Benjamin Franklin is the best known. The burial ground, which is still an active cemetery, is a couple […]

Putting the Rave in Graveyard: Death Salon in Philadelphia

A Stateside jaunt for our offering today as Cemetery Club member and London tour Guide Tina Hodgkinson writes of her visit to the the Death Salon Conference in Philadelphia earlier this month! Megan Rosenbloom welcoming delegates to the Death Salon I recently attended the Death Salon Conference at the Mutter Museum, Philadelphia, USA (4 – 6 […]

The Lost Docks, Prince and Engineer of Southwark

On a chilly Sunday morning, Steve and I went to Bermondsey tube station to go on a tour of Thames-side Southwark, led by the charismatic Tim Thomas (who wore the best flat cap I’ve ever seen). An actor (gleefully telling us it was he who bumped off Simon Callow in the third act of Four Weddings and […]

Britain’s Forgotten Mixed Race Composer

A mixed black composer whose work was admired by the likes of US President Roosevelt fought racial prejudice all of his life Bandon Hill is a Cemetery I’ve known since I was a boy as the Goodman family plot is there. Unbenownst to me, so was the last resting place of a man who despite […]

Outside London – Going to Graceland, Graceland, Memphis Tennessee

by Christina People make pilgrimages all the time. Some people make religious pilgrimages, but I am not particularly religious (I go to church sometimes, and have done since I was 9. My Grandpa was a Reverend, and my mother is one too. And I’ve been to Jerusalem, and stood at the Wailing Wall, and written […]

Grand Theft Gravestone:- A Cemetery Club Visit with a Virtual Twist

by Christina I would say ‘hold onto your hats everyone because it’s about to get seriously geeky’ but let’s face it, you knew that when you came here. It’s a blog about how we like to wander cemeteries and learn about Victorian architecture for Gawd’s sake. Having said that – really do hold onto your […]

The Budget That Extends to the Dearly Departed

by Sheldon One of the great things of living in the UK is our freedom to know that largely, if we want something, its usually there to provide enjoyment or a service that we need. The NHS is a particularly good example of this, although its become beleaguered in recent years from various funding problems […]