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Friends of Warriston Cemetery @fowarristoncem.bsky.social · 7h

#31DaysOfGraves day 8 - glass. Arguably the most famous tomb despite its current state, the "Red Lady" (officially the Robertson mortuary chapel) was erected in 1865 for Mary Ann Robertson (1826–1858). The original red glass roof allowed red coloured daylight to flicker on the stone figure inside.

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Welwyn Archaeological Society @welwynarchsoc.bsky.social · 13h

#31DaysOfGraves day 8: glass. I had problems finding a suitable image for this one. I know I have a photo of some stained glass in a mausoleum somewhere on my hard disk, but where? Oh well, this one of Lucy Gallop in West Norwood cemetery, London, shows her photograph behind glass.

A monochrome photograph of a woman in a circular frame. The glass protecting the photo is held in place by a copper alloy ring. The photo is surrounded by a wreath carved in grey stone which is also within an omega shaped piece of carved stone with a key-pattern in gold around the edge, The bottom of the photo shows the plinth of the monument also with a carved decoration.

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Friends of West Norwood Cemetery (FOWNC) @fownc1837.bsky.social · 13h

West Norwood Cemetery visitor centre opening hours for October. Feel free to come by and say hello and find out more about the beautiful and historic cemetery.

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Friends of West Norwood Cemetery (FOWNC) @fownc1837.bsky.social · 1d

**Tonight** 7th October
Dr Jane Jordan’s talk at St Leonard’s Church, Tooting Bec Gardens, Streatham 7:30pm. No need to book.
Before Windrush and Beyond: Recovering Black History at West Norwood Cemetery. #Blackhistory

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Friends of West Norwood Cemetery (FOWNC) @fownc1837.bsky.social · 1d

**Tonight** 7th October
Dr Jane Jordan’s talk at St Leonard’s Church, Tooting Bec Gardens, Streatham 7:30pm. No need to book.
Before Windrush and Beyond: Recovering Black History at West Norwood Cemetery. #Blackhistory

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Friends of West Norwood Cemetery (FOWNC) @fownc1837.bsky.social · 1d

“Just a perfect day…and then later a movie too…and then home”

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Hywel Roberts @hywelroberts2.bsky.social · 2d

Beautiful autumn colours on a glorious sayt @fownc1837.bsky.social

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Friends of West Norwood Cemetery (FOWNC) @fownc1837.bsky.social · 6d

Sunday 5th October - walking tour of West Norwood Cemetery 14:30 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/walking-to...

Walking Tour of West Norwood Cemetery

Guided walk through one of London's Magnificent Seven with a guide from the Friends of West Norwood Cemetery (£10 donation)

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Christopher LONG @calong.bsky.social · 15d

On Saturday 20th September about 250 descendants of the Chiot & Phanariot diaspora commemorated their origins at the Hellenic Enclosure, West Norwood Cemetery in London. This diaspora was provoked by the Massacres of Chios in 1822. Read more about this at: www.christopherlong.co.uk/WhoAreYourPe...

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John Clarke @jmclarke1854.bsky.social · 18d

Opening dates for the Visitor Centre @fownc1837.bsky.social for September.

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Friends of West Norwood Cemetery (FOWNC) @fownc1837.bsky.social · 27d

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Lambeth Heritage Festival: World War I at West Norwood Cemetery

Guided walk through one of London's Magnificent Seven with guides from the Friends of West Norwood Cemetery (£10 donation)

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Friends of West Norwood Cemetery (FOWNC) @fownc1837.bsky.social · 27d

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Lambeth Heritage Festival: World War II at West Norwood Cemetery

Guided walk through one of London's Magnificent Seven with guides from the Friends of West Norwood Cemetery (£10 donation)

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Friends of West Norwood Cemetery (FOWNC) @fownc1837.bsky.social · Sep 5

Sunday 7 September 14:30: Walking Tour of West Norwood Cemetery
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Walking Tour of West Norwood Cemetery

Guided walk through one of London's Magnificent Seven with a guide from the Friends of West Norwood Cemetery (£10 donation)

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Richard Fallon @richardfallon.bsky.social · Aug 5

A bit more detail in his journal and Gideon Mantell could have been the Samuel Pepys of paleontology. 6 March 1842: 'Attended a lecture by Prof. Ansted on the Megatherium, at the London Institution—very poor'. Need more dirt about the rubbish ground sloth lecture.

Stipple engraving of Gideon Mantell, standing before fossil bones. Painted by J. J. Masquerier and engraved by Samuel Stepney.

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Richard Fallon @richardfallon.bsky.social · Aug 27

The heraldic Iguanodon on Maidstone's coat of arms seems to be drawn a bit differently each time. The designer of this version went to quite a lot of effort to make the dinosaur look as early modern as possible, including giving it mammalian ears. Image source: www.flickr.com/photos/kapta....

Arms: Or a Fesse wavy Azure between three Torteaux on a Chief Gules a Lion passant guardant Or.
Crest: Issuant from a Mural Crown Or a Horse's Head Argent gorged with a Chaplet of Hops fructed proper, Mantled Azure doubled Or.
Supporters: On the dexter side an Iguanodon proper collared Gules and on the sinister side a Lion Or collared Gules.

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Friends of West Norwood Cemetery (FOWNC) @fownc1837.bsky.social · Aug 23

Sunday 7 September 14:30
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Walking Tour of West Norwood Cemetery

Guided walk through one of London's Magnificent Seven with a guide from the Friends of West Norwood Cemetery (£10 donation)

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Friends of West Norwood Cemetery (FOWNC) @fownc1837.bsky.social · Aug 23

Sunday 7 September 14:30
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Walking Tour of West Norwood Cemetery

Guided walk through one of London's Magnificent Seven with a guide from the Friends of West Norwood Cemetery (£10 donation)

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Robert Wright @reporterrwright.ft.com · Aug 19

After the Napoleonic wars, the church commissioners decided to build four very similar churches in what's now South London: a St Matthew's (Brixton); St Mark's (Kennington); St Luke's (West Norwood) and St John's (Waterloo).

Meredith Rose @mrose.ink · Aug 19

Ok folks: what is your favorite fact that you share with people (maybe a bit too) eagerly?

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Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bsky.social · Aug 9

A commission of West Norwood station. You can always commission me rather than wait for me to turn up at your station.
Email me at [email protected]

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Chris Woodyard @chriswoodyard.bsky.social · Aug 20

#TheVictorianBookoftheDead 'Mother always had an idea that some day she would go into a trance and be buried alive,’ said the young lady, ‘so be very careful, and see for a certainty that she is dead.’ An undertaker's dilemma: bury or watch?
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Man slumped over coffin containing a woman, one arm over her body. Lit candles in the background.

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John Clarke @jmclarke1854.bsky.social · Aug 18

Tonight's "Fake or Fortune?" on BBC1 revisited the portrait of Dido Belle and Lady Elizabeth Murray. Dido Belle featured in @fownc1837.bsky.social Newsletter 110 (May 2024) www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Fake or Fortune? - Series 13: 5. What Happened Next? A Double Whodunnit

The team return to two portraits of Black British women from the 18th and 19th centuries. How have recent changes in society transformed the fortunes of these important artworks?

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Chris Woodyard @chriswoodyard.bsky.social · Aug 19

#TheVictorianBookoftheDead Salesman's white bronze tombstone sample. The Monumental Bronze Company sent out salesmen with samples and lavishly illustrated catalogues showing many different designs, which could be customized for unique and personal monuments. www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/...

top of gray tombstone with molded drapes and tassels

Grey tombstone with molded drapes and tassels and labeled "White Bronze"

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Chris Woodyard @chriswoodyard.bsky.social · Aug 19

Z is for Zinc is one of the entries in A is for Arsenic: An ABC of Victorian Death, with brilliant illustrations by @landisblair.bsky.social "White Bronze" or zinc alloy tombstones were cheap, easily customized, and very durable. Stonecutters lobbied to have them banned from local cemeteries.

Black and white drawing of cemetery and tombstones

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Friends of West Norwood Cemetery (FOWNC) @fownc1837.bsky.social · Aug 15

Tomorrow at 14:30, walking tour of West Norwood Cemetery
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Walking Tour of West Norwood Cemetery

Join us for a leisurely stroll through this historic cemetery and explore fascinating stories and beautiful architecture.

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