Yesterday we visited Arnos Vale Cemetery, where the first burial took place in 1839. It fell into disrepair, but after running up in the BBC Restoration programme and winning £4.8 from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the future's looking brighter.
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| Raja Rammohan Roy's Chattri He was a Bengali reformer who died in Bristol in 1833 |
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| Military graves I like the fact that no matter what their rank all servicemen are given the same size of headstone |
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| The Atrium cafe which serves yummy cakes We had to take cover in a sudden heavy downpour |
Great photos Gai!
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting cemetery & such fab memorials!
Sime would love it!
Kay :)
Hello, I came to your blog via your comments left on a post by The Frugal Girl over 2-1/2 years ago. (The one about how having 4 kids did not mean she was "un-green".) Your comments were so well-reasoned (in the face of many ridiculous comments by so many patting themselves on the back for having a lot of children) that I had to click on your photo and see who you were. At any rate, I have enjoyed looking through your blog and love the pictures. Bristol looks like a fantastic place. I haven't been to England since 1986 and even then it was just London and surroundings. I hope to take my son (11) to the UK some day and we'll check it out together. Best wishes to you all the way from Seattle, Washington, USA.
ReplyDelete@ The Smiths: Cemeteries are indeed fascinating places to visit. I'm looking forward to visiting the Necropolis (wonderful name!) on my next visit to Glasgow.
ReplyDelete@ Lilypad: Welcome to my blog. I'm glad you like it.
I remember that Frugal Girl post and being similarly horrified by some of the comments.
Bristol is a lovely city and well worth a visit, as is most of the West Country. We've just spent a week in St Ives, one of my favourite places in the whole wide world. Check out the photos in my latest post.