Comments on: Sometime in July….

By: JP

JP — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:54:17 +0000

Glenn, what a lovely idea. I’d love to come to the Open Day as well as to the 20th anniversary of the group. I shall do my best to protect the date. Thanks for stopping by.

By: Glenn Benson

Glenn Benson — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:04:55 +0000

JP, hello from The Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery! Thank you for writing about us. On Saturday 13 June 2009, the Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery celebrate our 20th birthday with a party, will you be able to join us? Do you fancy writing an article for our magazine on why you like it or what your favourite monument is, or your favourite personality? When you do come again to Kensal Green Cemetery do let us know. By the way our Open Day 2009 is on Saturday 4 July. Best wishes FoKGC

By: JP

JP — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:15:47 +0000

Thanks for the heads-up, Paul.

By: Paul T

Paul T — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:08:54 +0000

Kensal Green are having their annual open day tomorrow which includes tours of the catacombs – an area not usually open to the public:

http://www.kensalgreen.co.uk/documents/KG_Open_Day.html

By: JP

JP — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:58:14 +0000

Anonymouse (I have no choice but to call you that):

What I actually said was: “Here’s a sample of the people buried or cremated there”. Every source I have found or seen says that Mercury was cremated at Kensal Green, there appears to be no dispute about that. I did not say he was buried there.

As you say, there is dispute and even mystery about where his ashes were scattered. When I was in Montreux in 2001, the locals suggested that his ashes were scattered on the shores of Lake Geneva from near the Palace. But this is rumour.

The cremation at Kensal Green is fact.

By: anonymouse

anonymouse — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:54:06 +0000

freddie mercury was cremated and his ashes scattered in secret, and only a few know where

so he is not in that cemetry

tough luck

wrong again as per usual

u really should get your substance more accurate, youre all presentation and bs whatever field you talk about arnt u

By: vaghul

vaghul — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:18:54 +0000

This reminds of my (one-time) fav hobby in India – observing life inside a cemetery. Have you noticed the characteristics of a dog living in a cemetery as compared to normal domestic dogs?

By: Patrick Galavin

Patrick Galavin — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:50:42 +0000

There is an interesting cemetery in Stoke Newington near where I live – Abney Park Cemetery (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abney_Park_Cemetery. It was the the first wholly nondenominational Victorian garden cemetery in Europe. Amongst its residents are William and Catherine Booth, founders of the Salvation Army, and many prominent slavery emancipators. Recently, the graveyard scenes in the music video for the song Back to Black, by singer Amy Winehouse, were filmed at Abney Park Cemetery.

By: DE

DE — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:35:57 +0000

Highgate cemetary is a great London place. You can say guten tag to Karl.

I actually live on a corner opposite a cemetary – which I happily cycle through at night.

By: Phil Whitehouse

Phil Whitehouse — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:28:59 +0000

Brompton Cemetary is my fave, I used to visit with my wife when we were waiting for pre-natal classes at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brompton_Cemetery

Also, under the category of hidden gems, there’s a wonderful old graveyard in Merton, near where I live. Many of the stones have long since been scrubbed clean of words by the elements, it’s incredibly quiet and quite creepy…

http://www.merton.gov.uk/leisure/history-heritage/heritage-sites/stmarythevirgin.htm