Who Lies Where by Michael Kerrigan

Who Lies Where by Michael Kerrigan

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A guide to graves and cemeteries and the famous people who lie in them throughout the British Isles. As well as exploring sites linked to individuals, it details the burial practices of past times with examples of the Resurrectionists' looting, of the plague pits and of collective burial plots.

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Who Lies Where by Michael Kerrigan

Organized regionally, county-by-county, this work lists the burial places of a vast array of people, from 10th-century monarchs to 20th-century football heroes. It includes well-known sites - Glasgow Necropolis, St Paul's Cathedral in London, Highgate Cemetery, home to Karl Marx, Ralph Richardson, Christina Rossetti and George Eliot - and places known generally only be association with a famous individual: Caldbeck in Cumbria, where huntsman John Peel fell; Choosey in Oxfordshire, where Agatha Christie's plot is found; East Coker in Somerset, where the Eliot family, including its most famous poetic son - T.S. is buried; and Harpenden, where Eric Morecambe is commemorated. As well as exploring sites linked to individuals, the guide details the burial practices of past times with examples of the Ressurrectionists' looting, of the plague pits and of gruesome collective burial plots.
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ISBN 13 9781857023626
ISBN 10 1857023625
Title Who Lies Where
Author Michael Kerrigan
Series A Guardian Book
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 1995-11-06
Number of pages 420
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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