Place    From 1840 

All Saints Cemetery

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Now known as Nunhead cemetery, it was one of the so-called 'magnificent seven' cemeteries, opened on the outskirts of London in the nineteenth century, to alleviate the overcrowding in parish burial grounds. It was nearly full by the mid-nineteenth century and was abandoned and left to turn to woodland. In 1981, the Friends of Nunhead Cemetery was formed and restored many of the memorials. It re-opened in May 2001, and is now classified as a local nature reserve, with a rich wildlife including tawny owls and woodpeckers.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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All Saints Cemetery

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All Saints Cemetery Nunhead

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Tony Nind

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LEO Computers Society

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Group, Commerce, Community / Clubs, History, Science

1 memorial
London Society of East Anglians

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Place, Law

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Person, Philosophy, Scotland

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Alfred Hitchcock

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