Title

'Entrance to Brompton Cemetery', c1876

Caption

'Entrance to Brompton Cemetery', c1876. Brompton Cemetery in Kensington and Chelsea opened in 1840. By early 19th century, inner city burial grounds had long been unable to cope with the number of burials and were seen as a hazard to health. From "Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. The Western and Northern Studies", by Edward Walford. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris & New York]

Date

1876

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F22_418

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,1Mb (3,5Mb) / 17,7in x 13,2in / 5311 x 3954 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior outdoors city building London England female women woman people male man men couple architecture garden gardens country guy British English death entrance gate location Victorian century cemetery burial Britain leaving facade lady concept United Kingdom B&W MONOCHROME publication Day 19th century black & white black and white background people B W Brompton façade Kensington and Chelsea nineteenth century history historic West London The Print Collector gatepost TGN outside building exterior engraving Old and New London Unknown Edward Walford Co Edward Walford Cassell Petter Petter & Galpin Brompton Cemetery engraving