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Fundado como General Cemetery of All Souls, Kensal Green, o cemitério foi incorporado em 1832 (o ano em que os cemitérios com fins lucrativos tornaram-se legalizados [2]) como empresa privada e é o primeiro e portanto, o mais antigo dos 'Sete Magníficos' cemitérios de Londres.
- 285 800 m 2
- Reino Unido
- Grande Londres, InglaterraReino Unido
- 250 000
Kensal Green Cemetery is a cemetery in the Kensal Green area of North Kensington in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in London, England. Inspired by Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, it was founded by the barrister George Frederick Carden . [1]
Inspired by the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, All Souls Cemetery, Kensal Green was founded by the barrister George Frederick Carden. The Cemetery opened in 1833 and comprises 72 acres of grounds, including two conservation areas, adjoining a canal. The cemetery is home to at least 33 species of bird and other wildlife.
Kensal Green Cemetery is the first of the 'Magnificent Seven' cemeteries in London. It is the resting place of members of the royal family, including Prince George, Duke of Cambridge , and scores of figures in history including Isambard Kingdom Brunel , Charles Babbage , and William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland .
Em Inglaterra, destacam-se os cemitérios de Kensal Green e Highgate (ambos em Londres). Na Itália, são dignos de nota, pela sua beleza, os cemitérios de Gênova e Milão. No Brasil, destacam-se o Cemitério de São João Batista, fundado em 1851, no Rio de Janeiro, e o Cemitério da Consolação, fundado em 1858, em São Paulo.
History of Kensal Green Cemetery. The General Cemetery of All Souls, Kensal Green, was the most fashionable burial ground in Victorian England, its social heyday defined by the funerals of HRH the Duke of Sussex in 1843, his sister Princess Sophia in 1848 and that of his nephew HRH the Duke of Cambridge in 1904. The plan for what eventually ...
26 de out. de 2009 · Kensal Green is the one of the oldest public burial grounds and the first of the “Magnificent Seven” Victorian garden cemeteries built in the suburbs of London in the 19th century.
