Stiffleaf's photos
bunhill fields, finsbury, london
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nonconformist valhalla to north of the city walls, full of graves from c17 to c19. the big neo-greek tomb is to joseph denison 1806
bunhill fields, finsbury, london
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nonconformist valhalla to north of the city walls, full of mostly c19 tombs. the big neo-greek tomb is to joseph denison 1806, the polygon behind is to the king family
bunhill fields, finsbury, london
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nonconformist valhalla to north of the city walls, full of graves from c17 to c19.
the tomb of dame mary page, 1728, in 67 months she was tapp'd 66 times had taken away 240 gallons of water without ever repining her case or ever fearing the operation. ah, the good old days. . .
bunhill fields, finsbury, london
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nonconformist valhalla to north of the city walls, full of graves from c17 to c19.
the tomb of dame mary page, 1728, in 67 months she was tapp'd 66 times had taken away 240 gallons of water without ever repining her case or ever fearing the operation. ah, the good old days. . .
bunhill fields, finsbury, london
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reading all sides of this 1808 tomb of the rev. theophilus lindsay, his wife and followers gives a social history of the early c19, with snobbery and religious enthusiasms entwined as in a jane austin novel.
bunhill fields, finsbury, london
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if you read all sides of this 1808 tomb of the rev. theophilus lindsay, his wife and followers it gives a social history of the early c19, with snobbery and religious enthusiasms entwined as in a jane austin novel.
bunhill fields, finsbury, london
bunhill fields, finsbury, london
bunhill fields, finsbury, london
st.michael, mark st., shoreditch, london
st.michael, mark st., shoreditch, london
st.michael, mark st., shoreditch, london
st.michael, mark st., shoreditch, london
geffrye museum, shoreditch, london
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the almshouses of the ironmongers city livery company with the chapel central were built in 1712-14 to designs by robert burford. the original of the statue of geffrye was by nost 1723
geffrye museum, shoreditch, london
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the almshouses with the chapel central were built in 1712-14 to designs by robert burford. the original of the statue of geffrye was by nost 1723. geffrye made his money from sugar and slavery.
geffrye museum, shoreditch, london
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the cemetery of the almshouses contains not just inmates and matrons but sir robert geffrye himself, removed here from the city church of st.dionis backchurch when that was demolished in 1878. his is the big tomb on the right, his wife is here too.
geffrye museum, shoreditch, london
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this brickwork niche of c.1700 is probably by archer, and comes from what was butterwick house in hammersmith, of which part was re-erected there as bradmore house. this bit came here in 1913, and lives in the gardens by the graveyard.
geffrye museum, shoreditch, london
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this brickwork niche of c.1700 is probably by archer, and comes from what was butterwick house in hammersmith, of which part was re-erected there as bradmore house. this bit came here in 1913, and lives in the gardens by the graveyard.
