#highgatecemetary

[ofgraveconcern]

12th May 1828, birth of English Pre-Raphaelite founder, poet and painter Gabriel Dante Rossetti, nephew of John William Polidori, author of the first modern Vampire story, ‘The Vampyre’, published in 1819, and brother to poet Christina Rossetti, and writer and critic William Michael Rossetti. In 1848 Gabriel Dante Rossetti, alongside his brother and artists William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, which attempted to revolutionize English art through a return to medieval aesthetics and symbolism. In 1850, Rossetti met Elizabeth Siddal, who would become over the next decade his muse, model and lover. In 1862 she died possibly by suicide of an overdose of laudanum. Grief stricken Rossetti buried all of his poetry with her at her grave in Highgate cemetery. Later digging them up, he descended into depression and addiction, dying in 1872. In 1894, Rosetti’s sister Christina died, and was also buried at Highgate. Highgate Cemetery was opened in 1839, to replace the medieval practice of burials in small parish churches. With the population of London more than doubling during the late 18th and early 19th century, this had led to a dangerous overcrowding of burials. Stories from prior to the cemeteries opening, talk of mourners witnessing their loved ones graves being dug, whereupon another was discovered, if the grave was within five, the remains were stomped into the ground to provide space for a new burial on top. Older burials were removed and cast aside to allow space, with coffins burned for firewood. This overcrowding had led parish churches to simply pile the dead into their church basements, (continued in the comments) #preraphaelite #preraphelites #rosetti #highgatecemetery #highgatecemetary #gothicvictorian #victoriangothic #victoriangothicstyle #vampirefiction #vampireaesthetic #vampireart #gothicfiction #johnwilliampolidori #thevampyre #horrorfiction #regencygothic #gothichistory #gabrieldanterossetti #victorianhistory #victorian #gothiccemetery #maryshelley #maryshelleyfrankenstein #michaelfaraday #gothictales #19thcenturyhistory #gothicillustration #historicalillustration #highgatevampire #vampirehistory https://www.instagram.com/p/CO0wAikH6nP/?igshid=1c3sb9ut5imth

[bizarrecrimes]

A trip to the cemetery in the rain #haunted #highgate #karlmarx #cemetery #burial #death #graves #overgrown #memory #creepy #rain #summer #june #wednesday #highgatecemeteryeast #highgatecemetary (at Highgate Cemetery) https://www.instagram.com/p/By5Kqnbl211/?igshid=1rrmegut7v2ze

[benoitfelten]

*There's no getting out* Fuji x100f ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In Highgate Cemetary West you can visit the Terrace Catacombs, which are underhill but nowhere near as deep or creepy as the Paris or Rome catacombs. Still, it's quite atmospheric, and this little iron gate overlooking the outside world spoke to me... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #bnwmood #bnw_atmosphere #ShadesofGrey #bnw_greatshots #masters_in_bnw #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #bnw_world #bnw_ig ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #cemetary #graveyard #project_necropolis #grave #crypt #oldstone ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #london #ilovelondon #highgatecemetary ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #moodygrams #travelingram #traveler #passportready #instatravelling #postcardsfromtheworld ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #fuji #myfujilove #x100f (à Highgate Cemetery) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxPpYYWAOTh/?igshid=18y52soxtoocj

[margdierembroidery]

In progress; a Highgate Cemetery angel. Thread painting with the background silk showing through the stitches. Could loosely be called tapestry shading as all the stitches are vertical. #threadpainting #needlepainting #silkshading #tapestryshading #highgatecemetary

[pattrixter-blog]

#highgatecemetary #highgate #graveyard #pretty #amazing #lush #green #creepy #spooky #eerie #dead #tombstone #london #uk #tombs #vaults (at Highgate Cemetery)

[alordinwinter]

#wintertime #hiver #cemeteryphotography #victoriangothic #cemetery_shots #victorian #highgate #cemetery_life #cemeterylife #cemeterybeauty #victorianmourning #cemeteryweather #highgatevillage #highgatecemetery #cemeterylovers #cemeteryporn #victorianstyle #victoriantimes #highgatewoods #victorianart #victorianera #highgatecemetary #cemeterywondering #magnificent7 (presso London, United Kingdom)

[ryderkennel]

For some the love of their dog goes to the grave and even beyond. This is the grave of Tom Sayers (d. 8 November 1865) buried in Highgate Cemetery (London), his tomb guarded by the stone image of his mastiff, Lion, who was chief mourner at his funeral. Amazing facts brought to you by RYDER KENNEL - India's Leading Rottweiler & Labrador Kennel. #RyderKennel #tomsayers #london #grave #highgatecemetary #cemetary #england

[benoitfelten]

*Angel in the Woods* Fuji x100f ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The comparison will probably sound strange, but at times, with those statues and tombs lost in the middle of the wilds, Highgate Cemetery reminded me of some of the more obscure ruins near Siem Reap, with stone overrun by vegetation. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #bnwmood #bnw_atmosphere #ShadesofGrey #bnw_greatshots #masters_in_bnw #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #bnw_world #bnw_ig ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #cemetary #graveyard #project_necropolis #grave #crypt #oldstone ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #london #ilovelondon #highgatecemetary ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #moodygrams #travelingram #traveler #passportready #instatravelling #postcardsfromtheworld ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #fuji #myfujilove #x100f (à Highgate Cemetery) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx-SB8hHwtX/?igshid=1q2ce136avh7g

[pattrixter-blog]

#highgatecemetary #highgate #graveyard #pretty #amazing #lush #green #creepy #spooky #eerie #dead #tombstone #london #uk #angel #weepingangel (at Highgate Cemetery)

[alordinwinter]

#highgatehill #cemeteryphotography #victoriangothic #cemetery_shots #victorian #highgate #cemetery_life #cemeterylife #cemeterybeauty #victorianmourning #cemeteryweather #highgatevillage #highgatecemetery #cemeterylovers #cemeteryporn #victorianstyle #victoriantimes #highgatewoods #victorianart #victorianera #highgatecemetary #cemeterywondering #cemetery (presso Highgate Cemetery)

[pattrixter-blog]

#highgatecemetary #highgate #graveyard #pretty #amazing #lush #green #creepy #spooky #eerie #dead #tombstone #london #uk (at Highgate Cemetery)

[livingdevil-blog]

HDR Highgate by allenthepostman on Flickr.