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Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries (also known as Ladywell and Brockley Cemetery) were opened within one month of each other in 1858 and are sited on adjacent plots of previously open land. The two component parts are characteristic examples of the first wave of Victorian public cemeteries and are now part of the Brockley Conservation Area. The cemeteries occupy of land wholly within the London Borough of Lewisham and are owned and managed by the Cemeteries and Crematorium Services of the Borough. They are also nature conservation sites of Borough Importance Grade 1 and a haven for wildlife, plants and wildflowers. Until 1948, the two cemeteries were completely separate, being divided by a wall. Ladywell Cemetery, which was previously known as Lewisham Cemetery, stands to the east of the wall and Brockley Cemetery, formerly Deptford Cemetery, lies to the west. Both cemeteries hold a wealth of historical interest. Evidence of Deptford's seafaring past can be found in the many inscriptions and adornments on the headstones. ==Notable burials== *Joseph Henry Blackburne (1841–1924), dominated the English chess scene in late 19th century *Horatio Henry Couldery (1832–1918), one of the best-known Victorian painters of animals *Jane Clouson (1854–1871), murdered girl with a monument paid for by public donations *Ernest Dowson (1867–1900), poet and decadent movement artist *Sir William Eames (1821–1897), marine engineer *Sir John Gilbert (1817–1897), illustrator, drawing for the ''Illustrated London News'' and designed a cover for ''Punch'' *Sir George Grove (1820–1900), first director of the Royal College of Music, 1882, and author of 'Dictionary of Music and Musicians' *Sir William Hardy (1807–1887), Deputy Keeper of Public Records, 1878-1886 *Lionel de Jersey Harvard, "the only Harvard to attend Harvard", died in World WarI *George Lacy Hillier (1856-1941), an English racing cyclist and pioneer of British cycling *David Jones (1895–1974), war poet and artist *Fernando Tarrida del Mármol (1861–1915), Cuban anarchist writer *Margaret McMillan (1860–1931), educational reformer *Sir Alexander Nisbet (1812–1892), Inspector General of the Royal Navy and honorary physician to the Queen *William Stephens (1817–1871), Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of England *E. H. Windred (1875–1953), painter of racing pigeons 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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