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	Highgate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Highgate is a village in north London on the north-eastern corner of Hampstead Heath.
		Highgate is noteworthy for its Cemetery and Georgian architecture.
		Highgate Cemetery is the burial place of Karl Marx, Faraday, Douglas Adams, George Eliot, Jacob Bronowski, Sir Ralph Richardson, and Radclyffe Hall.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Highgate (488 words)

	Highgate Cemetery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The cemetery in its original form (the older, Western part) was opened in 1839, part of an initiative to provide seven large, modern cemeteries (known as the "Magnificent Seven") in a ring round the outside of London.
		The inner-city cemeteries, mostly the graveyards attached to individual churches, had long been unable to cope with the number of burials and were seen as a hazard to health and an undignified way to treat the dead.
		The cemetery's grounds are full of old-growth trees, shrubbery and wildflowers that are a haven for birds and small animals like foxes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Highgate_Cemetery (530 words)

	Morbid Outlook - The Victorian Valhalla : Highgate Cemetery
		The cemetery’s beautifully landscaped grounds and stunning Gothic architecture made it not only a desirable place to be buried, but also attracted many tourists of the day who came to stroll and admire the gardens along with the graceful and grand statuary.
		At this time “The Friends of Highgate Cemetery” was formed and it is through their continued efforts and hard work that the cemetery is slowly recovering from these years of sad neglect.
		Highgate Cemetery – The official website provides you with all you will need to know regarding directions, cost, hours, etc. as well as how to become a member of Friends of Highgate Cemetery.
	www.morbidoutlook.com /art/articles/2004_01_cem_highgate.html (1209 words)

	DarkEcho: Highgate Cemetery
		Highgate's name describes its function: it served as point of entry for farm goods coming from the countryside to feed and clothe the metropolis.
		By the end of the 1960s, Highgate Cemetery was choked with weeds, shadowed by a dense forest of ornamental trees, and colonized by wildlife from the Heath that included foxes, hedgehogs, rabbits, songbirds, and hundreds of insect varieties.
		The Friends of Highgate treat the western side of the cemetery as "managed wilderness." Simply cutting back the ivy would be a full-time job, so they only trim enough of the brush to keep some paths open and remove trees whose roots threaten monuments.
	www.darkecho.com /darkecho/darkthot/highgate.html (2731 words)

	10/03/98-Exploring Highgate
		Highgate Cemetery's eerie and romantic stones conjure dreams of Vampires and ghosts.
		Highgate Cemetery is one of the most famous Romantic cemeteries in the U.K. In the 19th century, London's cemetaries were overflowing.
		The Highgate cemetery is a mix of grave stones, memorials, mausoleums (some up to 3 stories high), catacombs and quite walkways.
	www.saraphina.com /moseyuk/100398/100398exploring_highgate.htm (634 words)

	BBC - London - Features - Highgate Cemetery
		Highgate Cemetery is probably most famous for its bust of Karl Marx, father of Marxist philosophy.
		Highgate is considered by many to be the finest of London's 'Magnificent Seven' Cemeteries for its Victorian funerary architecture and landscaping.
		In 1975, Highgate Cemetery ceased to be financially viable.
	www.bbc.co.uk /london/content/articles/2005/05/10/highate_cemetery_feature.shtml (807 words)

	Highgate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Highgate has to be one of the most famous cemeteries in the world.
		The west side of the cemetery was closed in 1975 due to it becoming financially unviable, this is when the "Friends of Highgate Cemetery" was formed (F.O.H.C) to help preserve and maintain the historic buildings and vaults.
		The Friends of Highgate Cemetery are now a limited liability company who with help from English Heritage and the Manpower Services Commission as well as paying members and volunteers, are dedicated to the restoration and preservation of the entire cemetery.
	neilbartlett.tripod.com /darkdestiny/id8.html (299 words)

	Highgate Cemetery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Western Cemetery is available only by guided tour (£2) Tours start weekdays at noon, 2 pm, and 4 pm (3 pm in winter), and at weekends on the hour from 11 am to 4 pm (3 pm in winter).
		The “Magnificent Seven” are a group of cemeteries that were createdin the Nineteenth Century in response to scandalous conditions in town burial grounds.
		Pateman) has served as Chairman of Friends of Highgate Cemetery, and she is to be commended for her dedication and her efforts in behalf of this historic cemetery
	www.cas.usf.edu /chemistry/info_research_resources/ies/whereWeWereFiles/HighgateCemetery.htm (586 words)

	Highgate Cemetery, London N6 : tourist information from TourUK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Highgate Cemetery, opened in 1839, is London's most famous and exotic burial ground.
		For many years the cemetery lay neglected but was rescued from further decline by a voluntary group known as the Friends of Highgate Cemetery.
		Amongst the eminent Victorians buried in the West Cemetery is the chemist Michael Faraday.
	www.touruk.co.uk /london_cemeteries/highgate_cemetery1.htm (218 words)

	Highgate Cemetery
		Highgate Cemetery - famous as the place where Karl Marx is buried - is one of the best-known 'garden cemeteries' of the Victorian era.
		The original one, on the west of Swains's Lane, was established in 1839 as a joint-stock company, and was laid out in a romantic style by the architect Stephen Geary.
		In the 1980s it was taken over by a charity, and today it is run by the Friends of Highgate Cemetery who open the East cemetery daily for a small charge (currently £2), and conduct guided tours at the weekend of the West cemetery
	www.cix.co.uk /~archaeology/hampstead-heath/cemetery/highgatecemetery.htm (390 words)

	Cemetery History in America
		In 1786, it was decided to move all of the bodies from the Cemetery of the Innocents and transport them to catacombs that had been carved beneath the southern part of the city.
		Bellefontaine Cemetery was founded in 1849 and grew rapidly, mostly because of a terrible cholera epidemic that hit St. Louis in June of that year.
		Two cemeteries were later set aside for both Protestants and Catholics, but both of them were located along the lake shore, leading to the frequent unearthing of caskets whenever the water was high.
	www.webspawner.com /users/cemeteryhistoryiname (2483 words)

	Highgate Cemetery: Interesting Thing of the Day
		In 1954, when the popularity of burial at Highgate was at its peak, a second part of the cemetery was opened to accommodate all the new “arrivals.” This newer cemetery was coined the East Cemetery, leaving the older side to be called, naturally, the West Cemetery.
		Near this part of the cemetery was where the dissenters were buried, in an area apart from the Anglicans.
		Needless to say, the entire existence of the Highgate Vampire is controversial, and the Friends of Highgate Cemetery would rather ignore it, in order to keep outsiders from breaking into the cemetery in search of the bloodthirsty apparition.
	itotd.com /articles/568/highgate-cemetery (1579 words)

	Amazon.com: Highgate Cemetery: Victorian valhalla: Books: Felix Barker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Highgate was London's most fashionable cemetery for most of a century, and then was mostly forgotten as weeds and vines overtook it.
		Besides for the expensive area with it's stone carvings much of Highgate is common folks, average age only thirty something, indicative of the hardships of the working class.
		If you are into cemeteries, Highgate is The Victorian Vallhalla and it amazes me that it is out of print.
	www.amazon.com /Highgate-Cemetery-Victorian-Felix-Barker/dp/088162022X (781 words)

	AEver since I became aware that Highgate Cemetery was the reputed haunt of a vampire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Ever since I became aware that Highgate Cemetery was the reputed haunt of a vampire, the investigations and activities of Sean Manchester commanded my attention.
		The evidence seems to be overwhelming and the author [of The Highgate Vampire] is to be congratulated on his knowledgeable and lucid account of the case which is likely to become one of the classic works on this interesting and mystifying subject.
		The Highgate Vampire is a most interesting and useful addition to the literature on the subject.
	home.comcast.net /~decker0726/BriefHighgate.htm (1026 words)

	New Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		With its gloomy, gothic atmosphere, Highgate is the type of cemetery loved by TV and movie companies, although they are now charged "a large fee" for the privilege of filming in the cemetery itself.
		But these were tales typically told of old cemeteries and did not attract the unwanted attention Highgate was soon to receive.
		Although tour guides at Highgate are used to being asked the location of Dracula's tomb (and the disappointment of tourists when told it isn't there), it is "impossible to wander the narrow paths of Highgate, even in the middle of the day....and not feel that this is indeed Dracula's lair.
	home.comcast.net /~decker0726/Highgate-cemetery.htm (563 words)

	highgate cemetery, London
		Highgate was founded in 1839 as an alternative to London's central graveyards, which included over-crowding, grave-robbing, and even body-snatching by medical schools in search of cadavers.
		Highgate was conceived as a sylvan retreat where death could be sentimentalized in the Victorian fashion--here the dead weren't really dead, only sleeping.
		Highgate Cemetery in what was then suburban London is believed to be the site chosen by Bram Stoker when he created the restive resting place of the vampire Lucy Westenra in his novel Dracula.
	www.anglik.net /highgate.htm (157 words)

	The Dispatch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Highgate was where Dracula's story was conceived, appropriately enough, in a cemetery.
		Some vampire aficionados even journey to London to tour Highgate Cemetery and see for themselves the place Stoker used as the location for his famous novel's climax.
		She said that in the 1970s, a self-proclaimed "vampire hunter" claimed he tracked the nefarious creature to the Highgate Cemetery.
	www.gilroydispatch.com /lifestyles/contentview.asp?c=169910 (976 words)

	Highgate Cemetery Photo Gallery by Rob Pelletier at pbase.com
		Due to an explosion in population in the early 19th century burial conditions in London became intolerable and Parliament created seven private cemeteries in and around London.
		Highgate was one if these and the West Cemetery opened in 1839 with the East Cemetery opening in 1854.
		The buildings had become dilapidated and the cemetery was extermly overgrown.
	www.pbase.com /peltz/highgate (98 words)

	The Funeral Directory - Highgate Cemetery
		I thought it would be the biggest deal in Highgate but I was wrong, or else the people I met were all tourists.
		Carl Marx is buried in the eastern part of the cemetery.
		The volunteers on the west side, the older side, are able to keep their materials in the curved entrance building which used to include chapels for those who were Church of England and those who were Dissenters.
	www.thefuneraldirectory.com /highgate.html (1298 words)

	Highgate Cemetery, London - Whats On in London
		Highgate Cemetery is a treasure of decadent Victorian deathly delights - its numerous tombs and gravestones reflect grand Victorian taste in every sense.
		Appropriately placed, at the top of Highgate Hill (one of the largest hills in London), this 37-acre cemetery was built in 1839.
		The Western Cemetery can only be visited by way of guided tours (no children under eight or mobile phones allowed) while the Eastern Cemetery is free for exploration (although it is far less interesting and glamorous).
	www.viewlondon.co.uk /whats_on_29679.html (327 words)

	Highgate Cemetery - Sightseeing, Monuments, Parks & Gardens, London Monuments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Close to Hampstead Heath stands Highgate Hill and on top of the hill, the pleasant village of Highgate.
		Although this is relatively newer than the western cemetery it does contain many interesting tombs.
		The tour guides are volunteers who belong to the ‘Friends of Highgate Cemetery’ and their enthusiasm for the cemetery is contagious.
	www.virtual-london.co.uk /sightseeing/monuments,-parks-and-gardens/london-monuments/highgate-cemetery-1.html (490 words)

	Victorian London - Publications - History - The Queen's London : a Pictorial and Descriptive Record of the Streets, ...
		By far the most picturesque of the burial grounds in the immediate neighbourhood of the Metropolis is Highgate Cemetery.
		It was laid out by the London Cemetery Company, being one of the first to be established tinder the Burial Act of 1835.
		The Gothic church of St. Michael, just outside the Cemetery, is a conspicuous object for miles around and the Cemetery is well worth visiting, if it be only to gain the views that it affords.
	www.victorianlondon.org /ql/queenslondon205.htm (205 words)

	Deadly Photo: Photographs Of Highgate Cemetery, London
		I visited Highgate Cemetery in London last weekend - was dismayed at first by the restrictions on photography, but was able to take quite a few images while I was.
		On a poignant note, it seems that his wife is buried in the cemetery...
		On October 5, 1869, a group of men traveled at night to Highgate Cemetery to remove the rotting notebook.
	www.deadlyphoto.com /photoblog/2005/10/photographs_of_2.html (384 words)

	Destinations UK - Highgate Cemetery, London, England
		It was part of an initiative to provide seven large, modern cemeteries to ring the city of London.
		The inner-city cemeteries, mostly the graveyards of individual churches, had long been unable to cope with the number of burials and were seen as a health hazard and an undignified way to treat the dead.
		Today the cemetery's grounds are full of mature trees, shrubbery and wildflowers that provide a haven for birds and small animals.
	www.historic-uk.com /DestinationsUK/HighgateCemetery.htm (2592 words)

	Highgate Cemetery \| London Sights & Activities \| Fodor's Online Travel Guide
		Not the oldest cemetery in London, but certainly this is the most celebrated.
		When the cemetery was consecrated in 1839, Victorians came from miles around to enjoy the architecture and the view.
		By the 1970s, it was unkempt and neglected until a group of volunteers, the Friends of Highgate Cemetery, undertook the huge upkeep.
	www.fodors.com /miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=london@91&cur_section=sig&property_id=55699 (322 words)

	CWGC :: Cemetery Details
		The cemetery is between Highgate Hill and Highgate West Hill and is divided by Swains Road.
		There are 256 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-18 war and a further 59 from the 1939-45 war here.
		Thoses whos graves could not be marked by headstone are named upon a Screen Wall memorial erected near the Cross of Sacrifice inside the entrance to the older part of the cemetery.
	www.cwgc.org /search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=41905&mode=1 (111 words)

	Main Features of Highgate Cemetery
		The Cemetery has been transformed from being a typical neatly laid out burial ground into a natural, woodland park officially Grade II*.
		It has been said that Highgate has the finest collection of Victorian funerary architecture in the country.
		In the Western Cemetery of particular interest are the Lebanon Circle Vaults, the Egyptian Avenue, the Terrace Catacombs and the Julius Beer Mausoleum; and in the East Cemetery the massive, much visited bust of Karl Marx.
	highgate-cemetery.org /allabouthighgate.asp (245 words)

	Highgate Cemetery - Sightseeing National Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		May seem like a strange destination for the casual tourist, but what a surprise Highgate cemetery is. A wonderfully preserved victorian cemetery full of great sculptures and well known names.
		The guide we had seemed to know so much about the cemetery, from the people there to what various symbols on the stones meant.
		She took us to many places in the West side but some of the one's we wanted to see (Faraday, Rosetti and Dickens) were apparently along pathways which were quite overgrown.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /sightseeing-national/highgate-cemetery (229 words)

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