gravestones and tombs

tomb of eve hammersley 1902 in the extension graveyard

tomb of eve hammersley 1902 in the extension graveyard, by harry furse

tomb of eve hammersley 1902 in the extension graveyard

tomb of architect norman shaw, 1912, in the old graveyard , designed byernest newton

gravestone of thomas packer 1733

tomb of john harrison, 1776, the longitude man, looked after by the worshipful company of clockmakers

tomb of john harrison, 1776, the longitude man, looked after by the worshipful company of clockmakers

c19 tomb in graveyard of church

tomb of artist john constable, 1837 and family

tomb of artist john constable, 1837 and family

tomb of capt. john merry, 1728, east indiaman and namer of merry's island in canada whilst searching for the n.w.passage

tomb of thomas gardner 1775 stands behind another c18 tea caddy tomb

tomb of thomas gardner 1775

this monument erected by baroness burdett coutts in 1877 in the form of a sundial was designed by g.highton and is in commemoration of graves disturbed by the encroachment of the railway. thomas hardy the author was involved in supervising the necessary disinterrment and reburial of thousands of bones.

this monument erected by baroness burdett coutts in 1877 in the form of a sundial was designed by g.highton and is in commemoration of graves disturbed by the encroachment of the railway. thomas hardy the author was involved in supervising the necessary disinterrment and reburial of thousands of bones.

all manner of people ended up buried in st.pancras graveyard and the contiguous burial ground of st.giles in the fields, including the transvestite spy the chevalier d'eon 1810, the architect john soane 1837, the sculptor john flaxman 1826, william godwin 1836 and mary wollstonecraft 1797, the composer johann christian bach 1782 and a good selection of criminals and suicides unwanted elsewhere. there are many c18 and c19 tombs such as these ones around the church.

the monument of 1815 by john soane to his wife elizabeth stands over his family vault where she lies with him and his estranged son. note the snake orouborus biting his own tail on the drum above the canopy, below the pinecone finial. the shape of this tomb was used by giles scott in his design for the telephone kiosk, and ultimately also for the police box used by dr.who.

the 1815 monument by john soane to his wife elizabeth stands over his family vault where she lies with him and his estranged son. the shape of this tomb was used by giles scott in his design for the telephone kiosk, and ultimately also for the police box used by dr.who.