Nunhead Cemetery

This is in South East London. From Victoria Station, it takes about 12 minutes to get to Peckham Rye. It is the second largest cemetery in London. In the first half of the nineteenth century, the population of London grew from 1 million to 2.3 million and it became impossible to bury the dead in the little churchyard, hence the creation of the seven cemeteries in the city. It has impressive entrance gates and has become a park for locals to walk in or do sports. Much of the vegetation is overgrown.

Nunhead Cemetery is one of the "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries that were used in nineteenth century London. In the first half of the nineteenth century the city's population grew from 1 million to over 2.3, so the dead could no longer be put in small cemeteries next to the local church - construction of the "magnificent seven" was ordered around 1840. Nunhead Cemetery in Southwark is known as the graveyard of All Saints and was opened in 1840 by the company of the cemeteries in London. The cemetery is the center of action of several novels and poetry that made it famous. Several poets and actors are buried here, the cemetery association allows visitors the last Sunday of each month, this park is 52 acres and is now well covered with vegetables, which gives it a very nice touch.