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==Greater London== | ==Greater London== | ||
| + | *[[Brompton Cemetery]]: | ||
| + | **[[Ernest Thesiger]], actor, died 1961 | ||
| + | *[[Covent Garden]], St Paul's Church: | ||
| + | **[[Michael Redgrave]], actor, died 1985 (cremated at Mortlake Crematorium) | ||
*[[Croydon]] Minster: | *[[Croydon]] Minster: | ||
**[[John Whitgift]], Archbishop of Canterbury, died 1604 | **[[John Whitgift]], Archbishop of Canterbury, died 1604 | ||
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*[[Highgate]] Cemetery: | *[[Highgate]] Cemetery: | ||
**[[Mario Dubsky]], artist, died 1985 | **[[Mario Dubsky]], artist, died 1985 | ||
| − | **[[Radclyffe Hall]], novelist, died 1943 | + | **[[Radclyffe Hall]], novelist, died 1943 (with her partner Mabel Batten) |
*[[Kensal Green]] Cemetery: | *[[Kensal Green]] Cemetery: | ||
**[[Henry Ainley]], actor, died 1945 | **[[Henry Ainley]], actor, died 1945 | ||
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*[[Mortlake]] Crematorium: | *[[Mortlake]] Crematorium: | ||
**[[Kenny Everett]], died 1995 (cremated) | **[[Kenny Everett]], died 1995 (cremated) | ||
| − | **[[Michael Redgrave]], died 1985 (cremated; ashes buried in St Paul's Covent Garden). | + | **[[Michael Redgrave]], actor, died 1985 (cremated; ashes buried in St Paul's Covent Garden). |
*[[Mortlake]], St Mary Magdalen's RC churchyard: | *[[Mortlake]], St Mary Magdalen's RC churchyard: | ||
**[[Sir Richard Burton]], died 1890 | **[[Sir Richard Burton]], died 1890 | ||
*[[Petersham]], St Mary's churchyard: | *[[Petersham]], St Mary's churchyard: | ||
**[[Glyn Philpot]], painter, died 1937<ref>Matthews, page 242.</ref> | **[[Glyn Philpot]], painter, died 1937<ref>Matthews, page 242.</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Stanmore]], St Lawrence's churchyard: | ||
| + | **[[Long John Baldry]], singer, died 2005 (cremated in Canada: ashes buried at Stanmore) | ||
*[[Willesden]], Jewish Cemetery: | *[[Willesden]], Jewish Cemetery: | ||
**[[Simeon Solomon]], painter, died 1905 | **[[Simeon Solomon]], painter, died 1905 | ||
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**[[John Henry Newman]], cardinal, died 1890 | **[[John Henry Newman]], cardinal, died 1890 | ||
*[[Broad Chalke]], Wiltshire: | *[[Broad Chalke]], Wiltshire: | ||
| + | **[[Christopher Wood]], painter, died 1930 | ||
**[[Sir Cecil Beaton]], photographer, died 1980 | **[[Sir Cecil Beaton]], photographer, died 1980 | ||
*[[Gloucester]] Cathedral: | *[[Gloucester]] Cathedral: | ||
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<gallery mode=packed> | <gallery mode=packed> | ||
File:Frederick Ashton grave.jpg|[[Frederick Ashton]], Yaxley | File:Frederick Ashton grave.jpg|[[Frederick Ashton]], Yaxley | ||
| + | File:Long John Baldry Grave.jpg|[[Long John Baldry]], Stanmore | ||
File:Cecil Beaton grave.JPG|[[Sir Cecil Beaton]], Broad Chalke | File:Cecil Beaton grave.JPG|[[Sir Cecil Beaton]], Broad Chalke | ||
File:Britten Pears tombs.jpg|[[Benjamin Britten]] and [[Peter Pears]], Aldebrough | File:Britten Pears tombs.jpg|[[Benjamin Britten]] and [[Peter Pears]], Aldebrough | ||
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File:Chînm'tchiéthe Saint Brélade Jèrri Schwob Malherbe Claude Cahun.jpg|[[Claude Cahun]] and [[Suzanne Malherbe]], Jersey | File:Chînm'tchiéthe Saint Brélade Jèrri Schwob Malherbe Claude Cahun.jpg|[[Claude Cahun]] and [[Suzanne Malherbe]], Jersey | ||
File:Edward II tomb.jpg|King [[Edward II]], Gloucester | File:Edward II tomb.jpg|King [[Edward II]], Gloucester | ||
| + | File:Hall-Batten tomb.jpg|[[Radclyffe Hall]] and Mabel Batten, Highgate | ||
File:Newman Gravestone.jpg|[[Cardinal Newman]] and Fr Ambrose St John, Rednal | File:Newman Gravestone.jpg|[[Cardinal Newman]] and Fr Ambrose St John, Rednal | ||
File:Ivor Novello lilac tree.jpg|[[Ivor Novello]], Golders Green | File:Ivor Novello lilac tree.jpg|[[Ivor Novello]], Golders Green | ||
File:Glyn Philpot grave.JPG|[[Glyn Philpot]], Petersham | File:Glyn Philpot grave.JPG|[[Glyn Philpot]], Petersham | ||
| + | File:Ernest_Thesiger_grave.jpg|[[Ernest Thesiger]], Brompton | ||
File:Tomb of Oscar Wilde.JPG|[[Oscar Wilde]], Paris | File:Tomb of Oscar Wilde.JPG|[[Oscar Wilde]], Paris | ||
| + | File:Christopher Wood grave.jpg|[[Christopher Wood]], Broad Chalke | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Latest revision as of 23:12, 8 May 2018
The tomb of Oscar Wilde in Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, by Epstein
Contents
Greater London
- Brompton Cemetery:
- Ernest Thesiger, actor, died 1961
- Covent Garden, St Paul's Church:
- Michael Redgrave, actor, died 1985 (cremated at Mortlake Crematorium)
- Croydon Minster:
- John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury, died 1604
- East Finchley cemetery:
- Kenneth Williams, actor, died 1988 (ashes scattered)
- Golders Green crematorium:
- Ivor Novello, composer and actor, died 1951 (cremated; ashes buried under a lilac tree).
- Joe Orton, playwright, and his partner Kenneth Halliwell, died 1967 (cremated; ashes intermingled and scattered on the crocus lawn).
- Highgate Cemetery:
- Mario Dubsky, artist, died 1985
- Radclyffe Hall, novelist, died 1943 (with her partner Mabel Batten)
- Kensal Green Cemetery:
- Henry Ainley, actor, died 1945
- George Melly, writer, died 2007 (cremation)
- Freddie Mercury, musician, died 1991 (cremated: location of ashes not disclosed)
- Sir Terence Rattigan, playwright, died 1977
- Lambeth Cemetery:
- Mark Ashton, gay rights activist, died 1987
- Mortlake Crematorium:
- Kenny Everett, died 1995 (cremated)
- Michael Redgrave, actor, died 1985 (cremated; ashes buried in St Paul's Covent Garden).
- Mortlake, St Mary Magdalen's RC churchyard:
- Sir Richard Burton, died 1890
- Petersham, St Mary's churchyard:
- Glyn Philpot, painter, died 1937[1]
- Stanmore, St Lawrence's churchyard:
- Long John Baldry, singer, died 2005 (cremated in Canada: ashes buried at Stanmore)
- Willesden, Jewish Cemetery:
- Simeon Solomon, painter, died 1905
Rest of England
- Aldeburgh, Suffolk, St Peter and St Paul:
- Benjamin Britten, composer, died 1976
- Sir Peter Pears, singer, died 1986
- Bawdsey, Suffolk, St Mary's Church:
- Roger Quilter, composer, died 1953
- Birmingham, Oratory House, Rednal:
- John Henry Newman, cardinal, died 1890
- Broad Chalke, Wiltshire:
- Christopher Wood, painter, died 1930
- Sir Cecil Beaton, photographer, died 1980
- Gloucester Cathedral:
- Edward II, king, died 1327
- Horsley, Northumberland, Holy Trinity Church:
- Nancy Spain, broadcaster, died 1964
- Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, parish church:
- Lord Byron, poet, died 1824
- Nymans, Sussex:
- Old Romney, Kent, St Clement's Church:
- Derek Jarman, film maker, died 1994
- Rusthall, Kent, St Paul Churchyard:
- Lord Ronald Gower, sculptor, and Frank Hird, Journalist, died 1915 and 1937
- Yaxley, Suffolk, St Mary's Churchyard:
- Sir Frederick Ashton, choreographer, died 1988
Wales
- Llangollen, St Collen's Church:
- Lady Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby, the Ladies of Llangollen, died 1829 and 1832
Channel Islands
- Jersey, St Brelade's Church:
- Claude Cahun and Suzanne Malherbe, artists, died 1954 and 1972
Overseas
- Athens: First Cemetery:
- T H White, novelist, died 1964
- Galata, Constantinople; former Church of the Dominican friars:
- Sir John Clanvowe and Sir Richard Neville, died 1391 (tombstone now in the archaeological museum, Istanbul)[2]
- Skyros, Greece:
- Rupert Brooke, poet
- Paris: Père Lachaise Cemetery:
- Oscar Wilde, playwright, died 1900
Photo gallery
Frederick Ashton, Yaxley
Long John Baldry, Stanmore
Sir Cecil Beaton, Broad Chalke
Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears, Aldebrough
Sir Richard Burton, Mortlake
Lord Byron, Hucknall
Claude Cahun and Suzanne Malherbe, Jersey
King Edward II, Gloucester
Radclyffe Hall and Mabel Batten, Highgate
Cardinal Newman and Fr Ambrose St John, Rednal
Ivor Novello, Golders Green
Glyn Philpot, Petersham
Ernest Thesiger, Brompton
Oscar Wilde, Paris
Christopher Wood, Broad Chalke
Further reading
- Peter Matthews, Who's buried where in London (Oxford: Shire Books Ltd, 2017).
References
- ↑ Matthews, page 242.
- ↑ Alan Bray, The Friend, pages 13–18.
