Highgate cemetery: Grave of William Thornton

Graves, tombstones & graveyards

Green Alley Cemetery: Think of the poor

Green Alley Cemetery: Think of the poor

28 Dec 2007 180
Bottle of wine on a grave

Bottle of wine on a grave

28 Dec 2007 130
Even the dead are thirsty sometimes. The Green Alley Cemetery (or Begraafplaats Groenesteeg in Dutch) was opened in 1827 when burials in churches were prohibited. The cemetery was closed as an active burial ground in 1976 and now it is a little park. It was a cemetery for the rich and well-to-do. The graves of many professors of Leiden University can be found here.
Monument in the Green Alley Cemetery

Monument in the Green Alley Cemetery

28 Dec 2007 127
The Green Alley Cemetery (or Begraafplaats Groenesteeg in Dutch) was opened in 1827 when burials in churches were prohibited. The cemetery was closed as an active burial ground in 1976 and now it is a little park. It was a cemetery for the rich and well-to-do. The graves of many professors of Leiden University can be found here.
Grave stone at Green Alley Cemetery: "Her life was doing good"

Grave stone at Green Alley Cemetery: "Her life was…

28 Dec 2007 137
The Green Alley Cemetery (or Begraafplaats Groenesteeg in Dutch) was opened in 1827 when burials in churches were prohibited. The cemetery was closed as an active burial ground in 1976 and now it is a little park. It was a cemetery for the rich and well-to-do. The graves of many professors of Leiden University can be found here.
Grave of a nobleman in the Green Alley Cemetery in Leiden

Grave of a nobleman in the Green Alley Cemetery in…

28 Dec 2007 122
The Green Alley Cemetery (or Begraafplaats Groenesteeg in Dutch) was opened in 1827 when burials in churches were prohibited. The cemetery was closed as an active burial ground in 1976 and now it is a little park. It was a cemetery for the rich and well-to-do. The graves of many professors of Leiden University can be found here.
On the fence of the Roman Catholic cemetery in Leiden

On the fence of the Roman Catholic cemetery in Lei…

28 Dec 2007 149
On the fence of the Roman Catholic cemetery in Leiden

On the fence of the Roman Catholic cemetery in Lei…

28 Dec 2007 124
433rd dies natalis of Leiden University: gravestone

433rd dies natalis of Leiden University: graveston…

08 Feb 2008 105
The gravestone reads: "This grave may never be opened" The dies natalis (or birthday) of Leiden University is traditionally held in the St. Peter's Church in Leiden, where also the first dies natalis in 1575 was held.
Grave monument in the Grote Kerk (Large Church) in The Hague

Grave monument in the Grote Kerk (Large Church) in…

15 Mar 2008 122
The important people used to buried in the church until the 19th Century.
Graveyard of the Chelsea hospital

Graveyard of the Chelsea hospital

28 Apr 2008 158
The doorbell of Highgate Cemetery

The doorbell of Highgate Cemetery

03 May 2008 122
West Highgate Cemetery

West Highgate Cemetery

03 May 2008 136
West Highgate Cemetery

West Highgate Cemetery

03 May 2008 133
Egyptian Avenue
West Highgate Cemetery

West Highgate Cemetery

03 May 2008 111
West Highgate Cemetery – Grave of Thomas Sayers

West Highgate Cemetery – Grave of Thomas Sayers

03 May 2008 116
Well-known pugilist in his days (1826-1865).
West Highgate Cemetery

West Highgate Cemetery

03 May 2008 97
Faces of the deceased are rare on the graves.
West Highgate Cemetery

West Highgate Cemetery

03 May 2008 110
West Highgate Cemetery

West Highgate Cemetery

03 May 2008 85
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