The Most Famous Graves in Highgate Cemetery West

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The Museum Guide

The Museum Guide

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In this video, Jessica the Museum Guide (that’s me!) takes you on a comprehensive guided cemetery tour of the most famous graves in the West Side of Highgate Cemetery. We explore the history, symbolism, and architecture of this iconic place of rest and visit its most remarkable residents. Be sure to watch Part 2 all about the slightly more modern but still fascinating East Side of Highgate Cemetery. • The Most Famous Graves...
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VIDEO SUMMARY
Starting with the history of Highgate, we meander and stroll through the quiet cemetery on a rainy May day when I had the place mostly to myself.
0:00 - Introduction to the Tour
1:40 - London’s Filthy Victorian Churchyards
7:04- James Selby and the Mears Family Memorial
11:28 - Mary Emden and Dr Frederick Akbar Mahomed
13:54- The Family Tomb of General Sir Loftus Otway
15:41 - Aleksander Litvenenko
18:38- Jane Arden and Jean Simmons
22:35 - Christina Rosetti and Lizzie Siddal
27:35 - Lucian Freud and George Michael
32:41 - Elizabeth Jackson - the first burial at Highgate
35:32- The Egyptian Avenue
39:15 - The Circle of Lebanon and Radclyffe Hall
44:52 - George Wombwell
47:35 - Elinor Goldschmied and the Dickens Family Plot
50:00 - The Catacombs and Robert Liston
51:40 - The Mausoleum of Julius Beer
54:07 - Mary Nichols - Angel on a Cloud
56:24 - John Atcheler’s Horse and Tom Sayers’ Dog
58:04 - Bees, the Glass House, and Michael Faraday
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@AurielGrace
@AurielGrace 22 күн бұрын
I give tours of our Victorian Cemetery. People still vandalize it. The cemetery is like taking a walk through a wooded garden. It always smells good from the flowers blooming. The statues and headstones are being repaired. Cemetery’s can teach us so much about the history of our communities
@eileenweeks1815
@eileenweeks1815 20 күн бұрын
I like walking through a cemetery. It's so peaceful and quiet. No people or dogs.❤ Sometimes I put a flower on children's graves who died from the flu of 1918. They are usually buried all alone. No other family buried close to them. So sad. 😢😢
@AurielGrace
@AurielGrace 20 күн бұрын
@@eileenweeks1815 That is so nice of you!
@LauPineda
@LauPineda 26 күн бұрын
Thank you for the tour! I visited the UK once, and while walking through one of the gardens/cemeteries in London, I couldn't help but notice that the line between life and dead blurred, and what was left was a bit of sadness that extraordinary people are not here for me to meet, but any morbid or fear feeling was gone. I am a Christian, and some might say “very religious,” so a healthy fear for the other world and its inhabitants is a familiar feeling among my people 😂 but that experience changed the way I see dead. Also, some of the extraordinary and ordinary lives of people were interesting. Some Christian writers have said that Puritans knew how to die, and I guess if you are surrounded by the dead and you prepare for it, your mind changes about it. I don't know. I appreciate your channel and all I get to learn through it. Thank you again.
@mt.shasta6097
@mt.shasta6097 24 күн бұрын
@LauPineda, I was raised Roman Catholic, and am an American decended from Puritans. Christians aren't supposed to fear death. It's the beginning of our real life. As Mary, Queen of Scots said just before she was beheaded, "In my end is my beginning."
@LadyLeda2
@LadyLeda2 21 күн бұрын
My cousin Kim and I used to go visit this old cemetery that was walking distance from her house. Our favorite place to hang out was a 12 year old little girls grave. Her name was Violeta and she was carved into a statue on top of her grave. Life size and dressed in her Victorian clothes. Very beautiful little girl. Someday when I go back to visit I would like to go see Violeta again.
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 21 күн бұрын
That sounds like the plot to a children's novel! I would love to see her grave.
@redarmy102
@redarmy102 13 күн бұрын
Great video. My Dad is buried in a natural burial site. It's a lovely place and it's exactly where Dad would want to be as he loved nature so much.
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 12 күн бұрын
That sounds lovely. ❤️
@donellamackenzie6331
@donellamackenzie6331 15 күн бұрын
Lovely to see the simple grave. of the beautiful actress Jean Simmons who starred in so many films.
@ayekajurai6224
@ayekajurai6224 27 күн бұрын
thank you for being so respectful!
@FiGee1368
@FiGee1368 26 күн бұрын
I love that cemetery, such a gothic masterpiece 😍 I live in the NW of the UK and don't get down to London etc very often anymore, but I adore your videos. You take us on some ' out of the way' gems I wouldn't have ever seen on a visit to London; as well as the more uSual points of interest, and for that I thank you. So glad I found you, and I highly recommend your channel to everyone. Bravo to you, and I look forward to many more tours👍🥰
@TroyKristoffer
@TroyKristoffer 27 күн бұрын
This is (so far) the favorite cemetery I've ever visited. I love telling people about it. Thank you for featuring it and sharing your fantastic knowledge about it! I'm sure to watch this video many times.
@sharlene6591
@sharlene6591 24 күн бұрын
I visited the UK for the first time last year.I visited Highgate Cemetery and went on a tour hosted by the volunteers and highly recommend. Highgate Cemetery is stunningly beautiful and peaceful , but I did feel a bit spooked in certain sections when off exploring by myself (spotted a cheeky fox prancing around a couple of headstones) I really enjoyed watching this video. Well done😊
@andreadalton3489
@andreadalton3489 27 күн бұрын
Fabulous, charming, respectful and really interesting. Insane how one can live in a place and know so little about it. You are a real gem, Jessica, thank you so much! 👍👍👍👍👍👍✨✨✨✨✨✨
@debbieohara9240
@debbieohara9240 22 күн бұрын
Thank you ❤Ive just discovered your channel 😊 I live in Scotland now and was born in England, and I remember visiting Highgate cemetary in the 1980s with a friend. Its a very magical ✨️ place steeped in History xx
@lmp8932
@lmp8932 26 күн бұрын
Thank you once again for an interesting tour 🙂When I was a teenager I lived very close to a very big cemetery, Botany cemetery in Sydney's eastern suburbs (NSW Oz). They had what we called 'little houses' with the photos of the dead inside on the outside walls. On holidays and weekends the families of the deceased would visit their families inside. The doors were opened, they dusted etc, said prayers and some sang, then they had picnics. They were mostly Italian families - we 'immigrant Brits, thought it was most odd but very interesting. We were even invited in sometimes but... I wish I had now! When there were bad storms the graves in the older part of the cemetery closest to the sea lost coffins and skeletal remains were flung about on the sand. Interesting! It was so large, I once rode a horse around it. I think that it has been renamed and tidied up a lot since then, it was over 50 years ago and I left Sydney long ago. I still love the old cemeteries though and visit any we come across in our travels. Thank you for doing these wonderful tours! 😁🦘🦘🦘
@maryprice5417
@maryprice5417 21 күн бұрын
It is an incredible place to visit. An ancestor of my husbands is buried there in a paupers grave. Sadly talking to our guide, she is almost certainly lying beneath what is now a pathway.
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 21 күн бұрын
Awww, that is so sad. And so common!
@JustMe-ks8qc
@JustMe-ks8qc 27 күн бұрын
The symbolism was fascinating, not something that had even occurred to me before. A very informative, respectful hour in your knowledgeable company that just flew by. Thank you, and I am looking forward to the East side next week.
@jenniferd6242
@jenniferd6242 26 күн бұрын
One of the most beautiful cemeteries I've ever seen. Thank you for sharing this with us!
@susiefairfield7218
@susiefairfield7218 26 күн бұрын
Love your channel; your videos are very personal, informative, very well edited, super captivating and thoroughly enjoyable Thank You 💕
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 25 күн бұрын
Wow, thank you!
@soarornor
@soarornor 21 күн бұрын
I’d second that. You’re a great tour guide. When you go to Tate, could you focus in on the painting “The Death of Chatterton”? One of my favorites. Would love to know more about it.
@webrarian
@webrarian 26 күн бұрын
A nice mixture of the remembered and forgotten. And then there's the story of Lizzie Siddal...
@mt.shasta6097
@mt.shasta6097 24 күн бұрын
Poor Lizzie. Stay away from self-centered "artistes."
@That_Emily
@That_Emily 27 күн бұрын
i am so here for the longer videos. give me all your content, hours of it pls
@zdl1965
@zdl1965 27 күн бұрын
Yay, I had been waiting for this video!
@jeanross7430
@jeanross7430 21 күн бұрын
I really like old graveyards where you can see and learn about the people buried and their stories. Europe to has fascinating graveyards too, many with pictures of the person too. Graveyards are quiet and peaceful. Thank you for the tour.
@soarornor
@soarornor 21 күн бұрын
I love the ones with pictures. That’s an amazing custom that doesn’t seem as widespread as it ought to be.
@jenniferryersejones9876
@jenniferryersejones9876 27 күн бұрын
It's very overcast here in my tiny spot int Ont. CAN., and this video was the perfect accompaniment! I completely agree with you that natural burial is the way to go. Unfortunately, there are only hybrid sites in Ontario at the moment, no true, not-part-of-a-regular-cemetery, natural burial sites. And the cost to be buried in a hybrid site is out of my reach! I absolutely loved this video and will be watching for the East Side, next week. Thanks, Jessica. Sharing! I forgot to add, I'm so glad that nature has been allowed to have the upper hand. Humans desperately need to re-think having every bit of their property and the land around them, manicured and sterile.
@kim-notkym..4976
@kim-notkym..4976 27 күн бұрын
My favourite place . Tyty . Xx
@paulinemoriarty3627
@paulinemoriarty3627 24 күн бұрын
This place is amazing,fascinating,beautiful, we only managed to walk around one side, can’t wait to return to the UK to see the other side
@nancytestani1470
@nancytestani1470 17 күн бұрын
Society should write about how they fixed Highgate up. It is fascinating.
@gracafaria1861
@gracafaria1861 22 күн бұрын
Amazing tour...beautiful and poetic place! 🌹
@nancytestani1470
@nancytestani1470 17 күн бұрын
Man, must of been a ton of work. Yes, I believe some trees should be cleaned up and checking them if they’re dead.
@NothingToNoOneInParticular
@NothingToNoOneInParticular 27 күн бұрын
Big Ben and The Liberty bell, both famous for cracking...lol
@laraleyendecker2885
@laraleyendecker2885 20 күн бұрын
Hello Jessica! Really enjoying the places you go and the knowledge you share. Looking forward for more!❤
@annettewillis2797
@annettewillis2797 22 күн бұрын
Such a great, well informed tour Jessica! I went on a tour of Highgate more than 20 years ago and was very keen at the time to see Cristina Rosetti's grave. Since the public were not able to view the Rosetti or Dicken's plots, I never saw them so am so happy you were able to take us there. The cemetery was much more overgrown then and it was also pouring with rain. I don't remember seeing modern graves on the tour I did. I have a long fascination with cemeteries and was so pleased that you mentioned many of the common symbols that were popular and fashionable on tombstones, not just in Highgate, but worldwide. Australia has a few cemeteries that took inspiration from Highgate. I did see the tree in the Circle of Lebanon and it was very impressive. You are the perfect person to explore cemeteries! Respectful, knowledgeable and the perfect pace. I look forward to not only Highgate East but forays into the artistic and bizarre world of Paris cemeteries too. Thanks so much. ALL your videos are brilliant. I do enjoy the longer tours. You are the perfect tour guide!
@dilihopa
@dilihopa 22 күн бұрын
I have several ancestors buried here. This was very interesting.
@nancytestani1470
@nancytestani1470 17 күн бұрын
Love the lion statue and that magnificent dog statue. Thanks.
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 16 күн бұрын
You're very welcome!
@susiefairfield7218
@susiefairfield7218 26 күн бұрын
The Circle of Lebanon was so cool...it feels like a City of the Dead ....when you were pointing out the inverted symbols for the land of the Dead, it reminded me of why my Parents insisted on a coffin, vault, grave was for religious reasons. They were Anabaptist, left Holland, during the protestant reformation, early 1800s, and came to America, and they believed in a bodily resurrection of the Dead; on the Great Day of the Lord. Idk, if Victorians, believed that; but it might be why the burial internments have nods towards the Dead
@bryan3550
@bryan3550 22 күн бұрын
Absolutely fascinating! Thank you for sharing your insights. There is just so much to see and so little time, even in retirement..! 😊
@nancytestani1470
@nancytestani1470 17 күн бұрын
So who keeps it up.? Everyday somebody checks on, cleans it up? This is soooo fascinating.
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 16 күн бұрын
There is a large staff of gardeners.
@ashtraydekay6624
@ashtraydekay6624 27 күн бұрын
awe, that giant empty tomb of Mary, ....that actually makes me sad.
@linlouwho123
@linlouwho123 20 күн бұрын
Thank you so much. This was so interesting and respectful. You have a lovely voice. Looking forward to the East Side.
@mariadeissinger646
@mariadeissinger646 21 күн бұрын
What a beautiful cementary!😲
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 21 күн бұрын
I agree!
@noTonThursday
@noTonThursday 25 күн бұрын
Loved it, thank you! Looking forward to part 2! 🥳
@diannelavoie5385
@diannelavoie5385 25 күн бұрын
Thanks for the tour in that amazing, beautiful cemetery. How I'd love to wander those walkways and see the wonderful architecture of the gravesites.
@alpeggio
@alpeggio 27 күн бұрын
Very interesting, thanks!
@danawildman8766
@danawildman8766 20 күн бұрын
Thank you for the tour, and for including George Michael’s family plot.
@Qiriyie
@Qiriyie 22 күн бұрын
I love love LOVE Highgate! Thank you for this wonderful tour!
@nancytestani1470
@nancytestani1470 18 күн бұрын
Wonderful..so amazing.
@eleanorlaurent2303
@eleanorlaurent2303 26 күн бұрын
Excellent! Im very much looking forward to next week 🩷
@SelkieTears
@SelkieTears 24 күн бұрын
this tour was so lovely and so informative, thank you so much for sharing! i have such a love of woodsy quiet cemeteries like this. i've never been to highgate (hopefully one day i will get to explore it) but it reminds me a lot of the okunoin cemetery at koyasan in japan, that i've had the honour of visiting twice now!
@evetheoracle
@evetheoracle 26 күн бұрын
Thank you for another great video! Excited for next week’s video as well. Appreciate you and all your hard work ✨
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 26 күн бұрын
You are so welcome!
@fianorian
@fianorian 23 күн бұрын
Absolutely fascinating.
@jeanmkaufmann
@jeanmkaufmann 26 күн бұрын
This is such a beautiful cemetery. I look forward yo part 2. 🙂🇨🇦
@leamacleod5903
@leamacleod5903 21 күн бұрын
Enjoyable and low.key stroll. Well.done
@olivernemo7280
@olivernemo7280 27 күн бұрын
Excellent video many thanks for making and posting
@gemmaparker7231
@gemmaparker7231 21 күн бұрын
I really enjoyed this. So informative and fun. Thank you
@treacybird975
@treacybird975 6 күн бұрын
I’ve watched many video tours of Highgate Cemetery, but this is by far the most knowledgeable and interesting. I look forward to watching your other tours. Thank you.
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 6 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@lauranagle1577
@lauranagle1577 26 күн бұрын
Another fantastic video Jessica thank you so much. I've seen lots of tours of Highgate (still planning to go myself someday!) and this was one of the most interesting ones. Your passion for story telling and your ability to share the atmosphere shines, as opposed to just presenting the facts, which you also do wonderfully! Looking forward to part two and would definitely be interested in seeing you guide through the rest of the 'Magnificent Seven' ❤🪦❤
@angiekroll1015
@angiekroll1015 27 күн бұрын
Yeah! We get Jessica on Monday! ‘Entrance.’ Love it.
@narelleberes5809
@narelleberes5809 26 күн бұрын
Oh, I look forward to your videos. I especially love the cemeteries . Thank you ❤
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 26 күн бұрын
So nice of you :)
@samiaallaguis2701
@samiaallaguis2701 22 күн бұрын
👏👏👏👏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍thank you sooo much for this enjoyable tour🥰
@kathleenminton1200
@kathleenminton1200 26 күн бұрын
It's a amazing place visited last year did a tour, thoroughly recommended, fabulous film thank you really enjoyed this ❤
@deborahbolton3417
@deborahbolton3417 12 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing this video with me. Yeah I know it’s morbid, but I love the stonework and the history. Thank you!🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼✝️✝️✝️✝️
@TheDailyWitch
@TheDailyWitch 25 күн бұрын
This was fantastic! Thank you!
@rz9305
@rz9305 25 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for making this
@jenntaa
@jenntaa 7 күн бұрын
awesome video x by far the best i ve seen on this cemetary thank you x
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 7 күн бұрын
Wow, thank you!
@opheliagrove666
@opheliagrove666 14 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing . Highgate is such a beautiful cemetery and the history is fascinating .
@Kenzalina_
@Kenzalina_ 27 күн бұрын
I am so happy I found your channel. ❤
@kennethwu115
@kennethwu115 8 күн бұрын
So beautiful and atmospheric
@MrSkosig
@MrSkosig 21 күн бұрын
I so enjoyed this little film thank you ❤
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 21 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! You're very welcome.
@DJL78
@DJL78 27 күн бұрын
This was wonderful. Thank you so much!
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 26 күн бұрын
You are so welcome!
@maryellengrayberg9146
@maryellengrayberg9146 21 күн бұрын
I watch videos many people that tour cemeteries but, I must say you are the most informed person to date on this cemetery! Thank you very much for this in depth video on highgate. I look forward to your videos in the future.
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 21 күн бұрын
Thank you! I do a lot of research for every video.
@meowsthree
@meowsthree 21 күн бұрын
What a fantastic video!
@carlisle7998
@carlisle7998 6 күн бұрын
Such a beautiful cemetery and wonderful tour❤ thank you
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 4 күн бұрын
You’re very welcome!
@flashrobbie
@flashrobbie 24 күн бұрын
Thank you, Jessica.
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 24 күн бұрын
You’re very welcome.
@juliewaterfield1804
@juliewaterfield1804 27 күн бұрын
this is my first time with you and i thoroughly enjoyed it. you are an amazingly good guide. going looking for more of your listings. thank you for sharing this.
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 27 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed!
@debbiesummers7979
@debbiesummers7979 22 күн бұрын
So interesting. Thank you Australia
@kmaildavid
@kmaildavid 19 күн бұрын
Fascinating, informative and well done. Thank you!
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 18 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@Phoenix-Crafts
@Phoenix-Crafts 27 күн бұрын
Thank you, very much enjoyed the tour.
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 27 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@margaretbuckley9309
@margaretbuckley9309 17 күн бұрын
Wow that was an amazing tour of the beautiful highgate cemetery thank you for all the info and your time May they all find peace 🙏🌹
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 16 күн бұрын
You're very welcome.
@margaretbuckley9309
@margaretbuckley9309 16 күн бұрын
@@TheMuseumGuide 👍
@sebastianhall6554
@sebastianhall6554 4 күн бұрын
What a loverly video, thank you very much.❤
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 4 күн бұрын
You are so kind!
@Laurenteamec
@Laurenteamec 20 күн бұрын
What a great, well informed tour, thank you. I would love to be interred in one of those grand mausoleums, what a status symbol.
@colettefleck9238
@colettefleck9238 14 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for bringing the cemetery to life. Really enjoy your such professional commetery and such wisdom, and knowledge.
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 14 күн бұрын
Thank you kindly!
@Corgis175
@Corgis175 18 күн бұрын
What a tour.
@gaslitworldf.melissab2897
@gaslitworldf.melissab2897 3 күн бұрын
Just discovered your channel today. I go through my subscriptions so quickly and then there is nothing new to watch. Anyway, two of my favorite topics include museums and cemeteries. Of course, if you love history, that sort of adds up - and I do. I watched a couple of videos and realized, it's time to subscribe. Using a playlist to get caught up.
@R08Tam
@R08Tam 4 күн бұрын
Fascinating
@nancytestani1470
@nancytestani1470 17 күн бұрын
Amazing home.
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 16 күн бұрын
It really is!
@lisasweeney8158
@lisasweeney8158 16 күн бұрын
Aussie here. Loved this! Thankyou
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 16 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@jack2breeze
@jack2breeze 17 күн бұрын
I saw Wham! in Oakland California in 1985. There they debuted Last Christmas in the middle of summer.
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 17 күн бұрын
What a gig!
@micheleshave323
@micheleshave323 18 күн бұрын
This my first experience of your channel. I have a love of old cemeteries and this one is a gem. I have never seen a cemetery that was also a woodland park. What a wonderful idea and it’s absolutely beautiful. I wonder why it is that the public is not allowed access to the whole cemetery? There is nothing like this where I live in Virginia, USA. If there was I would be there all the time. But I have to say that as much as I love this cemetery I am planning for a natural burial in a natural burial cemetery about 2 1/2 hours away from me in a wooded area in the mountains. I would love to have the pleasure of going on one of your tours in person. Thank you so much for this one on KZfaq. 🙏🌿🌳
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 18 күн бұрын
I think certain areas are restricted for safety reasons! It’s extremely overgrown in places. I tripped twice while filming this 🤦🏻‍♀️
@MrToronto44
@MrToronto44 23 күн бұрын
Amazing. Thanks. It's on my bucket list. Urns and shawl? Wouldn't that be urn and shroud?
@nancytestani1470
@nancytestani1470 17 күн бұрын
You can do any cementary, Brampton is fine. Fascinating.
@simonlevett4776
@simonlevett4776 17 күн бұрын
Brompton.
@lbennhtx6072
@lbennhtx6072 16 күн бұрын
Beautiful great gardens of sleep.
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 16 күн бұрын
Thanks for visiting
@stevemasterton1577
@stevemasterton1577 9 күн бұрын
Just subscribed from new Zealand and looking forward to seeing some museums as well
@joiedevivre2005
@joiedevivre2005 14 күн бұрын
I like when cemeteries are more natural much better than when they're overly manicured. I lived for a while in New Orleans, which has its own interesting cemeteries & funeral traditions. Lafayette No. 3 has a natural look similar to Highgate, & is my favorite NOLA cemetery. We also utilized above ground burials for multiple people. The body is placed on a shelf within the tomb for a year & a day, Then the remains are moved down to make room for the next burial. My plans for my own final rest include being cremated & a portion of my ashes being sprinkled into the Mississippi River on Mardi Gras Day as part of the Society of Saint Anne parade.
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 14 күн бұрын
I need to make my way to New Orleans one of these days!
@ChrisSmith-ls7mb
@ChrisSmith-ls7mb 4 сағат бұрын
Thanks great video. We where just there for our 2nd visit to the west side. I took pictures of a lot of same tombstones. I like the research them later. We also visited Kensil green cemetery. I took a picture of painting of beautiful red head at Guild hall and the painting was by Rossettii. How cool is that. Thanks. Chris and Sandra of Canada PS I found a possible ancestor, the name is right, the dates look right but I am a Smith so research will have to be done.
@nikbull1258
@nikbull1258 17 күн бұрын
I’m currently reading “ The Ink Black Heart” by Robert Galbraith (aka J K Rowling). A lot of it set in this cemetery. I live in NZ so being able to see this really adds to my enjoyment of this book.
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 17 күн бұрын
I don’t think she’d be a big fan of Radclyffe Hall…
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 17 күн бұрын
I don’t think she’d be a big fan of Radclyffe Hall…
@sandeesimons6045
@sandeesimons6045 25 күн бұрын
Did you know that Gene Simmons of KISS chose that name because Jean Simmons was his mother's favorite actress? 😊
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 25 күн бұрын
I just checked- it seems he chose his name in honour of rockabilly singer Jumpin' Gene Simmons.
@jamesscanlon5969
@jamesscanlon5969 21 күн бұрын
I loved your video. I am mad about cemeteries (and monuments and ruins of all kinds) but have never been to Highgate. I grew up in Sydney, Australia, and have always spent time wandering around the big old cemeteries like Gore Hill, Waverley and Rookwood. The only thing that startled me was your suggestion that Faraday had been offered a place in Westminster Abbey alongside Darwin and Newton. Darwin outlived Faraday by quite a few years, so such an offer would have been fanciful. Darwin's revolutionary book was only about eight years old when Faraday died, and the debate about evolution was still ramping up. (Spoiler: evolution won the debate.) I was lucky enough to visit Glasnevin a few years ago. What a place! All the rebels, the heroes, plenty of poets. And you should visit the cemeteries I mentioned in Sydney. Waverley has one of the most spectacular settings imaginable, and Rookwood holds, I believe, over a million former Sydneysiders and contains graves and mausolea of every size and style. Again, thanks for the show. I'll be watching some more.
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 21 күн бұрын
What a silly slip of the tongue on my part! I meant to say that this was the scientist's corner, and Faraday was a sought after 'resident' - he would today be with Darwin and Newton. *facepalm* Thank you so much! I would love to visit the cemeteries of Sydney.
@kateealer7
@kateealer7 8 күн бұрын
That last part about Faraday got me. I got in a lot of trouble for saying that psychology isn't a heard science, it's a social science. Boy did my grad school Psych profs hate that. I also get the not praying out loud thing in a way. As a Catholic, I say Grace before meals. I tend to do this silently, or ask if anyone would like to pray with me. One time I prayed Grace in front of grad school mates and someone asked if I was okay. Someone had to shout, "SHE'S PRAYING!".
@user-kq9qd6tw4f
@user-kq9qd6tw4f 19 күн бұрын
Fabulousness
@samiaallaguis2701
@samiaallaguis2701 22 күн бұрын
Thank you 🙏 for your tour very well done 👏 I always wonder why no one came up with this idea this is first time I came cross some thing 🤔 after all Highgate cemetery is full of rich history , famous people ,and well to do people we’ve been tout about life , Why not teach about the after life it may lighten someone’s soul , instead of waiting till one depart this life to find out will be a bit too late for them . The anther day I’ve asked the coach company in Birmingham if they do tours of this sort there answer was NO what a pity . SENDING LOVE 💜❤️💙💝🥰. RESPECT ✊🏾. AND BLESSINGS 🙏👍✌️👏🙏🦋🌈🦋🦋🦋TO ALL WHO WENT BEFORE US AMEN 🙏🙏.
@robertcombs55
@robertcombs55 13 күн бұрын
FASCINATING!! Dont you Miss being in America? The Pelican feeding it's chicks is Louisiana State symbol...beautiful...
@TheMuseumGuide
@TheMuseumGuide 12 күн бұрын
I’m Canadian!
@Bruce-1956
@Bruce-1956 3 күн бұрын
I visited it many a time in the 60s and 70s when I visited my grandmother in Croftdown Road.
@susanpoe7446
@susanpoe7446 7 күн бұрын
In the sixty’s I used to cut thru the park and then higate cemetery on my way to school every day. We went thru the newer part with Karl marks head. 😊
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