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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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