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Great history Thank you pity they knocked Lord Edwards retreat replacing it with a box

02:45 Well… NO, actually. They weren’t modeled on Peré-LaChaise. It was the other way around. The documentary of Peré-LaChaise Cemetery makes clear that it started out as a drab, unimaginative cemetery no one wanted to be buried in. It lay sparsely populated for some decades. Until Paris looked to Britain’s long tradition of Neo-Classical gardens and follies to reboot their cemetery’s image. They also dreamed up the gimmick of relocating remains of notables and celebrities from other cemeteries and setting them up with enviable architectural monuments. Pere-LaChaise was around before Highgate. But not as a garden cemetery.

My Family is from Dundrum, My Great Grandmother is buried in St Nathis. Thank you for the video

Excellent tour of Philly's historic cemeteries. I would have included a few other "fun facts" about these cemeteries showcased here. For example, near the front gate of Laurel Hill Cemetery is perhaps the only grave and monument to a fictional movie character - Adrian, Rocky Balboa's great love from the Rocky movies. Buried in The Woodlands is the noted Philadelphia artist Thomas Eakins, and just a few feet away from him is the Mr. Campbell of Campbell's Soup. Mount Moriah once was the resting place of Elizabeth Griscom (aka Betsy Ross) but she was interred next to the "Betsy Ross House" in the Old City of Philadelphia - although some doubt if they dug up the right bones of that lady. Thank you for posting this from a proud Philadelphian.

All that for rotting flesh

I really enjoy watching your videos. I live in America. I love cemeteries. I love your stories. Your cemeteries are different than ours.There are some beautiful graves there.

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As you walked through the main gates there was a beautiful fish pond but it sadly was removed many years ago

I am sorry to say this but in 20 + years the gravestones will be removed and made into a mosque car park and it is already happening please Google it .

Beautifully filmed, edited and narrated. I especially enjoyed your Nunhead Cemetery 'Resurrected' video too. I like the way you don't put loud, distracting and repetitive music in your videos. Very professional and to the point. Subscribed. And can't wait to see the rest of your work. Thank you so much xx Teresa 🇦🇺♥

Very lovely video, i enjoyed it. Thanx😊

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Brookwood cemetery in Surrey is very much like this place

Just found you and subbed! Love ur content Ohio USA

Shout out to George and Alice Maris my great grandparents x8

It's better than. Muslims coming along and smashing the grave stones please keep it Christian.

The best cemitery in Argentina, Buenos Aires. Amazing mausoleuns and Statues. A museum clear sky.

Very interesting thank you

I have watched a lot of videos to learn about famines, but this one provided the deepest truth. You deserve more recognition. I love all your videos and the hard work behind your research.

Well narrated, hidden gem in Dublin

Thank you from Melbourne from a Terenure Brannigan whose family are buried at Mt Jerome.

My grandad was born & raised in St Ann's Square, , Blackrock,,he used to always say " you cant beat an aul rocker ", 😂 he was so proud of where he grew up. My great grandmother Maryann Newman was the district nurse of the area, booterstown , monkstown , ballsbridge & surrounding area's. My great grandfather had something to do with the church, i seen a photo of him & other men they wore the priest black gown & a all white embroidery smock type shorter dress over the black one & A little hat like a mini hat the pope or bishops wear ,, but i don't know why he was in the group or what it was about,, id love to find out. Both my great grandparents, Opened a shop it was the 1st house on the right hand side of the entrance to St Ann's ,, well they were too caring,,kind ,good descent people they went bankrupt, they hardly made any money, they gave everyone Tick , pay you on pay day , pay you next week, etc., so they lost their family business they had 9 children themselves. Both sets of my great grandparent's are from wicklow , 3 from glendalough O'Toole's and Newman and my other Ggm , came from another part of wicklow. The time's when Men were strong , took no shit ,, Had So much respect for other's & eachother , they stood up for their families, their country and didn't let anyone shut them up , they had strong moral's & belief in our Lord God Jesus Christ. The women back then were superwoman, they would have a homebirth ,no meds , nothing,, but she has 5 toddler's running around & probably 5 older children,, no matter what those women would be out working, hours after giving birth ,scrubbing some rich persons front concrete steps & all the floor's, then go home take care of her children, scrubbing her house, getting hubby's dinner ready to hand it to him the minute he walks in the door , and whoever was sitting in his chair were told "up". But the moral, values,,, life skills,, compassion,, loyalty, etc etc , they were made of something special,, they put us all in this day & age to shame. Thanks to Blackrock, it made My Super Hero Granddad, into the man i loved and adored in life , , and I love & Adore him in death . I enjoyed this video Thank you 😍🕊 💚🕯🧡

Great video , I was born and grew up in the area , but knew little about it's history, I found your video really interesting thank you

Very nicely done...thk you 👌

If you ever ho to Milan in Italy, they have a soectacular cemetery there called the Monumental Cemetery.

The narrator sounds like Anthony Hopkins.

Hi David great vidio

I finally went to the cemetery in December 2023 after it hadn't worked out the year before due to time constraints. I was overwhelmed by the size, the atmosphere and the many graves and monuments - and the stories behind them. I spent a long time at the cemetery, but didn't see everything by far. The next time I'm in Dublin, the cemetery will be on my list again.

If you purchase a grave and are buried, I think it is wrong for strangers to be buried in your grave after 70 years without the consent of the family. Also turning the stone around so the original owners are facing backwards is disrespectful.

What a wonderful inspiration Anton was to so many people! Just think of the thousands of people who have worked as part or full-time volunteers in Simon or Cyrenian communities in the British Isles. Lovely to hear his voice on this recording.

What amazing knowledge you have,i feel like I was walking around the beautiful gardens with you ,i hope that someone in the future will walk around the cemetery that i end in,and your soft voice can be heard saying my name ,truly excellent video

Have been so many times as almost all of my family are laid to rest there. My mum and her surviving siblings, often go in the spring to look at the wonderful rhododendrons etc.. they take a small picnic and after paying their respects, sit on the benches to eat their lunch. Mum says it’s not morbid, she sees it as sitting with her family and past loved ones. There’s a book of remembrance and most are in it. So on birthdays they go as the page will be open on the name of a loved one, with a short poem. It’s not a cheap cemetery to choose for your final resting place but east London has always been our home.

Thomas Barry Sullivan was not English. Both his parents were Irish. Why would he be buried in Ireland if he was English? BTW at 14:06 the barrister is not Michael Collins but Pádraic Pearse.

You are missed somuch !

I used to live in Collingdale when i was younger and would run through Eden Cemetery to visit my friends.

Wonderful informative video well told story of Mount Jerome Cemetery 🪦🪦🪦

What a beautiful place this is so full of History and some of the headstones are amazing we have an old Victorian graveyard where i live its full of Quakers and a lot of them are responsible for the way our city is today one of them James Reckitt his factory still stands and employs many people i always think that school children should be able to tour the graveyard and learn all about our citys history, l really enjoyed this video 😊😊

Really nicely presented. Would enjoy more of these videos.

My home town❤

St James the Less is in North Philadelphia. I live right around the corner from it for the past 56 years.

Saint Mother Katherine Drexel, founder of the order of nuns, "Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament." Used her inheritance to build Catholic schools for Blacks and Indians... St. Ignatius Elementary was the school I attended and gave me the best elementary education which sustains me to this day. Black History was vigorously taught from 1st to 8th. Not just about slavery but the achievements of Black American inventors, poets, doctors, politicians, abolitionists, scientists, lawyers, business men and women etc..

What a gorgeous place. Just love the Victorian Gothic architecture. Fascinating .

Theres a graveyard near me and it has a weeping angel on the grave. It's really big and well sculpted

In London's heart, a haven lies, Where souls in silence softly sigh, Amongst the trees and blooms so fair, The City of London's garden rare. Inscribed in stone, a thousand tales, Whispered by the gentle gales, Of lives once lived, now laid to rest, In this sanctuary, divinely blessed. Each monument a work of art, Crafted by hands, aching heart, Echoes of Victorian grace, In this tranquil, hallowed space. Majestic arches, towering spires, Evoke the souls' eternal desires, A symphony of stone and bloom, In this city's quiet tomb. Here, history's whispers softly speak, Of heroes bold and lovers meek, Of artists, poets, thinkers wise, Beneath London's ever-watchful skies. Amidst the shadows, paths wind deep, Through verdant aisles, where memories sleep, And as we wander, hearts entwine, With the spirits of this sacred shrine. The City of London's lovely charm, A testament to lives once warm, In this Victorian garden fair, May peace and solace always share.

great video this is..thanks

What a lovely film! Thank you!

Walked by this hundreds of times to and from Notre Dame school. It a,ways seemed locked up tight in those days so never visited the graveyard. Thank you for this history lesson.

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Great documentary