Tag: Railway

• A Jaunt to the London Necropolis

  

  ‘So. Sheldon. The Monuments and Mausolea Trust are having their AGM at Brookwood Cemetery. You want in?’ How could I, intrepid cemetery enthusiast and curator of Cemetery Club, say no? Brookwood is one of those cemeteries I’ve long been meaning to visit. Mike Fox of the Monuments and Mausoleums Trust in Waterloo kindly invited me to […]

  Sheldon K Goodman

  November 26, 2018

  Biography, Cemeteries, History, London, Photography, Railway, Visits

  Actor, Architect, Ashes, brookwood, Cemetery, cricket, Glassware, Italy, London Necropolis, mausoleum, Railway, Surrey, Woking, Zaha Hadid

• Why Is King’s Cross Called ‘King’s Cross’? 

  

  I’m sure many of you have found yourself asking this exact question when walking through the concourse; eyeing the massive queue of people waiting patiently to clutch on to the luggage trolley that’s on its way to Platform 9 3/4. It’s all down to one man. An entrepreneur who, had he been alive today, would have […]

  Sheldon K Goodman

  June 19, 2017

  Architecture, London, Lost, Memorial, Pagan, Railway

  Bonsai, Cedar, District, Egypt, Kings Cross, Landmark, London, Railway, Station, Termini, Tree

• Top 5 Blog Posts of 2016

  

  This year we’ve been traipsing amongst the stones finding some of the hidden lives and wonders you’ll find in a Cemetery and other spaces. If you missed them, here are our top 5 posts from 2016! 1. Exploring Hyde Park’s Hidden Pet Cemetery  Did you know that Hyde Park has a little Cemetery, solely inhabited by […]

  Sheldon K Goodman

  December 31, 2016

  Animals, Derelict, History, London, Photography, Railway, Scotland

  Best Of, Cemetery, Chiswick, Hogarth, hyde park, London, Pets, Railway, river thames, Top, trains, Water, Whistler, Wolf, Year in Review