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This is a list of the '''burial places''' of selected British LGBT people. | This is a list of the '''burial places''' of selected British LGBT people. | ||
== | ==Greater London== | ||
*Croydon Minster | *'''[[Croydon]] Minster''': | ||
**[[John Whitgift]], Archbishop of Canterbury, died 1604 | **[[John Whitgift]], Archbishop of Canterbury, died 1604 | ||
*'''East [[Finchley]] cemetery''': | |||
*East [[Finchley]] cemetery | |||
**[[Kenneth Williams]], actor, died 1988 (ashes scattered) | **[[Kenneth Williams]], actor, died 1988 (ashes scattered) | ||
*'''[[Highgate]] Cemetery''': | |||
*[[Highgate]] Cemetery | |||
**[[Mario Dubsky]], artist, died 1985 | **[[Mario Dubsky]], artist, died 1985 | ||
**[[Radclyffe Hall]], novelist, died 1943 | **[[Radclyffe Hall]], novelist, died 1943 | ||
*'''Jewish Cemetery, [[Willesden]]''': | |||
*Jewish Cemetery, [[Willesden]] | |||
**[[Simeon Solomon]], painter, died 1905 | **[[Simeon Solomon]], painter, died 1905 | ||
*[[Kensal Green]] Cemetery | *'''[[Kensal Green]] Cemetery''': | ||
**[[Henry Ainley]], actor, died 1945 | **[[Henry Ainley]], actor, died 1945 | ||
**[[Sir Terence Rattigan]], playwright, died 1977 | **[[Sir Terence Rattigan]], playwright, died 1977 | ||
**[[Freddie Mercury]], musician, died 1991 (cremated: location of ashes not disclosed) | **[[Freddie Mercury]], musician, died 1991 (cremated: location of ashes not disclosed) | ||
*[[Lambeth]] Cemetery | *'''[[Lambeth]] Cemetery''': | ||
**[[Mark Ashton]], gay rights activist, died 1987 | **[[Mark Ashton]], gay rights activist, died 1987 | ||
*St Brelade's Church, Jersey | ==Rest of UK and dependencies== | ||
*'''[[Gloucester]] Cathedral''': | |||
**[[King Eward II]], died 1327 | |||
*'''[[Hucknall]] parish church, Nottinghamshire''': | |||
**[[Lord Byron]], poet, died 1824 | |||
*'''St Brelade's Church, Jersey''': | |||
**[[Claude Calhun]] and [[Suzanne Malherbe]], artists, died 1954 and 1972 | **[[Claude Calhun]] and [[Suzanne Malherbe]], artists, died 1954 and 1972 | ||
*'''St Clement's Church, [[Old Romney]]''': | |||
*St Clement's Church, [[Old Romney]] | |||
**[[Derek Jarman]], film maker, died 1994 | **[[Derek Jarman]], film maker, died 1994 | ||
*'''St Collen's Church, [[Llangollen]]: | |||
*St Collen's Church, | |||
**[[Lady Eleanor Charlotte Butler]] and [[Sarah Ponsonby]], the Ladies of LLangollen, died 1829 and 1832 | **[[Lady Eleanor Charlotte Butler]] and [[Sarah Ponsonby]], the Ladies of LLangollen, died 1829 and 1832 | ||
Revision as of 10:06, 2 May 2016
This is a list of the burial places of selected British LGBT people.
Greater London
- Croydon Minster:
- John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury, died 1604
- East Finchley cemetery:
- Kenneth Williams, actor, died 1988 (ashes scattered)
- Highgate Cemetery:
- Mario Dubsky, artist, died 1985
- Radclyffe Hall, novelist, died 1943
- Jewish Cemetery, Willesden:
- Simeon Solomon, painter, died 1905
- Kensal Green Cemetery:
- Henry Ainley, actor, died 1945
- Sir Terence Rattigan, playwright, died 1977
- Freddie Mercury, musician, died 1991 (cremated: location of ashes not disclosed)
- Lambeth Cemetery:
- Mark Ashton, gay rights activist, died 1987
Rest of UK and dependencies
- Gloucester Cathedral:
- King Eward II, died 1327
- Hucknall parish church, Nottinghamshire:
- Lord Byron, poet, died 1824
- St Brelade's Church, Jersey:
- Claude Calhun and Suzanne Malherbe, artists, died 1954 and 1972
- St Clement's Church, Old Romney:
- Derek Jarman, film maker, died 1994
- St Collen's Church, Llangollen:
- Lady Eleanor Charlotte Butler and Sarah Ponsonby, the Ladies of LLangollen, died 1829 and 1832
Overseas
- Church of the Dominican friars, Galata, Constantinople:
- Sir John Clanvowe and Sir Richard Neville, died 1391 (tombstone now in the archaeological museum, Istanbul[1]
- Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris:
- Oscar Wilde, playwright, died 1900
References
<references>
- ↑ Alan Bray, The Friend, pages 13–18.