A Victim of British Justice – Visiting Derek Bentley’s Grave

Derek Bentley was hanged at Wandsworth Prison on 28 January 1953, because of a terrible miscarriage of British justice. He was sentenced to death for a murder that he didn't commit. In November 1999 I paid a visit to his grave at Croydon Cemetery. Derek William Bentley was 19 years old, but his mental age...

A Couple of Photos from St. Pancras Gardens

Here are only four photos that I have taken on 13 December 2017. It's a former burial ground in London, around the St. Pancras Old Church. Nowadays it's a garden. This is a very ex tempore blog post that I decided to make after hearing that one famous tree in this location fell down in...

August Eklöf Died 110 Years Ago – His Grave in Porvoo Cemetery

I had promised in some of my Tolkkinen pulp mill articles to write more about August Eklöf in December, precisely on the 13th of December, as he died on that date in 1912. But obviously I have gathered too much work and simply didn't have time and I don't have yet all the material I...

St. Mary’s Churchyard in Whitby in Photos

Halloween is not my thing, but because I have these quite dark and mystic shots taken at St. Mary's Churchyard in Whitby and because Bram Stoker's Dracula was released 125 years ago (nice anniversary year number) I thought that now, on 31 October 2022, is time to publish those shots that I took more than...

A Hampstead Cemetery Visit in April, 2019

Most of the time I just visit the cemeteries without any other reason than enjoy their beauty and take photos. But when I visited Hampstead Cemetery in April 2019, I had a reason: I had to take a photo of one grave for my coming article. That was the grave of music-hall singer Marie Lloyd....

Sheffield General Cemetery in Photos

Sheffield General Cemetery was opened in 1836 and is one of the oldest cemeteries in the country. I visited the cemetery in April 2019 during my longer stay in Sheffield. As the cemetery has turned 185 years in 2021, I think it was time to do a photo story of this lovely oasis. When Sheffield...

The City of London and Tower Hamlets Cemetery Was Opened 180 Years Ago

The City of London and Tower Hamlets Cemetery, or just Bow Cemetery, as it was called by locals, was opened on 4 September 1841. I celebrate the cemetery’s birthday by publishing here a collection of photos from my second cemetery park visit that took place in October 2019. I visited Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park (as...

Key Hill Cemetery, Birmingham

Key Hill Cemetery in Birmingham was opened on 23 May 1836. I visited this grade II* listed cemetery on 6 September 2018. I show here some photographs that I took on my visit. There are websites with good information about the cemetery and its history. You find the links in the end of this photo...

Some Photos from Merridale Cemetery, Wolverhampton

I visited Merridale Cemetery in Wolverhampton one year ago, on 20 October 2019. I had a city map and thought I am finding the cemetery easily. Well, I found the cemetery, but it was surrounded by a wall. I had to go back and find another route as the street turned out to be a...