Here on Dead Good Travel you might see reference to ‘The Magnificent Seven’ a lot. As a a born and bred Londoner, I’m more than familiar with these seven cemeteries (I was brought up almost on top of one of them). I’m not talking about the 1960s (or most recently 2016) Western films, but a group of Victorian cemeteries situated in the London boroughs.
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Brompton Cemetery, London, UK
Brompton Cemetery is part of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ group of cemeteries in London. Opened in 1840 it was consecrated by the Bishop of London on the 12th June and the first burial took place on the 22nd. It was originally known as the West of London and Westminster Cemetery and covers over 39 acres and is a great place to see examples from many art movements such as Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts as well as examples of ceramics, stone craft and other decorative work.
Central Cemetery Sibiu, Transylvania, Romania
In May I was lucky enough to be taken on a trip to Transylvania in Romania by my partner Gavin. The main reason for me visiting was to see the land that bore the Medieval prince who inspired my favourite story ‘Dracula’ and to experience the place that is heavily associated with the vampire myth that I am so taken with.
Addolorata Cemetery, Malta
It’s to the eternal shame of this graveyard junkie that I’ve been travelling to the beautiful and tiny Mediterranean island of Malta for about ten years and only just got round to visiting Addolorata Cemetery.
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