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16 de feb. de 2021 · Kensal Green Cemetery opened in 1833 and was the first commercial cemetery in London. The need for large cemeteries in London was stimulated by the increase in population and the inadequate space provided by existing cemeteries and churchyards. Campaigners for burial reform and public opinion considered the best solution would be “detached ...
Sarah Martin's name on the Reformers’ Monument, Kensal Green Cemetery. Sarah Martin (1791 – 15 October 1843) was a prison visitor and philanthropist. [1] She was born at Great Yarmouth; and lived in nearby Caister. She earned her living by dressmaking, and devoted much of her time amongst criminals in the Tolhouse Gaol in Great Yarmouth.
Kensal Green, opened in 1833, was London’s first commercial cemetery, and the originator of the city’s ‘Magnificent Seven’. These suburban cemeteries were conceived in part to relieve the major overcrowding of parish burial grounds in urban London, and inspired by Paris’ Père Lachaise.
26 de oct. de 2009 · 3683. Allison (Atlas Obscura User) (Allison Meier) Kensal Green is the one of the oldest public burial grounds and the first of the “Magnificent Seven” Victorian garden cemeteries built in the ...
Inspired by the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, All Souls Cemetery, Kensal Green was founded by the barrister George Frederick Carden. The Cemetery opened in 1833 and comprises 72 acres of grounds, including two conservation areas, adjoining a canal. The cemetery is home to at least 33 species of bird and other wildlife.
Kensal Green is een wijk in het Londense bestuurlijke gebied Brent, in de regio Groot-Londen. De plaats, die vroeger een aparte stad in Middlesex was, heeft sinds ca. 1965 de reputatie van een wijk, waar veel "vrije vogels" leven, die zich nogal eens te buiten gaan aan softdrugs , en mensen, die hun brood verdienen in de kranten- en showbusiness, en ook wel ex-profsporters.
Kensal Green is a railway station served by London Underground Bakerloo line and London Overground trains. It is located in College Road, London NW10 close to the junction with Harrow Road . It is about 0.5 mile (750m) route distance from the older Kensal Rise station located to the north east on the North London line , which was itself named Kensal Green until 1890 [ citation needed ] .
