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Death around the world in ten objects
Death is many things to many cultures: violent, holy, frightening, calm, disgusting... or just a gateway to another life.
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Graveyards as green getaways
Stressed city dwellers have been visiting cemeteries in greater numbers since the start of the pandemic. Discover how, despite the constant reminders of death, graveyards bring visitors a sense of renewal.
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How we bury our children
Following her baby daughter’s funeral, Wendy Pratt found that visiting the grave gave her a way to carry out physical acts of caring for her child. Here she considers how parents’ nurturing instincts live on after a child’s death.
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Beating the bodysnatchers
When a rise in grave robbing called for strong measures, mortsafes became the unassailable solution. Allison C. Meier explores.
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Cemetery burial, or Sepulture, ancient and modern / by George Milner, a director of the Hull General Cemetery Company.
Milner, George (Director of the Hull General Cemetery Company)Date: 1847- Pictures
Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong. Photograph by John Thomson, 1868/1871.
Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.Date: 1868/1871Reference: 18646i- Pictures
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Cemetery of the Innocents in Paris. Wood engraving by F.L. Méaulle, .
Reference: 44425i- Pictures
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Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1868/1871.
Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.Date: 1981Reference: 18647i- Archives and manuscripts
Brookwood Cemetery
Date: 1930-1931Reference: GC/181/E/11Part of: Bowlby, Sir Anthony Alfred (1855-1929)