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London Road Cemetery is a 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.parksandgardens.ac.uk/component/option,com_parksandgardens/task,site/id,2142/Itemid,292/ )〕 cemetery in Coventry, England, designed by Joseph Paxton〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=London Road Cemetery )〕 and opened in 1847.〔 It lies South-East of the city centre and is bisected by the West Coast main railway line between Coventry and Rugby, which pre-dates the cemetery and runs roughly West-East through it. A 'Friends of London Road Cemetery' group publish newsletters, organise guided tours, and hold litter clean-up events.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Us )〕 == History == Paxton was commissioned by the Coventry Cemetery Committee on 9 October 1845.〔 The chosen site was a former quarry, which he first visited in early 1846.〔 He presented his ground plan to the committee on 6 March 1846 and plans for the chapels and the landscaping on 19 March.〔 Planting began in November that year, using a variety of native and exotic trees, including Silver Birch, weeping Silver Lime, English Elm and Purple Beech.〔 The first superintendent, Paxton protege Richard Ashwell, and his successors continued the programme of planting.〔 The Cemetery is known to be one of the best preserved Victorian Cemeteries in the country, despite being damaged during World War 2 following bombing to the City and the nearby Armstrong Siddeley factory. 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「London Road Cemetery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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