Eerie pictures showing generations of coffins lying in the dusty catacombs underneath London’s West Norwood Cemetery have been released, giving a glimpse into the final resting place of Victorian millionaires. Built on a hill in London’s West Norwood, the world’s first ever Gothic-style cemetery was opened in 1837 as the capital’s population grew rapidly and as … Read more
Eerie pictures showing generations of coffins lying in the dusty catacombs underneath London’s West Norwood Cemetery have been released, giving a glimpse into the final resting place of Victorian millionaires. Built on a hill in London’s West Norwood, the world’s first ever Gothic-style cemetery was opened in 1837 as the capital’s population grew rapidly and as … Read more
Burt Reynolds’ ashes are placed at Hollywood Forever Cemetery … more than two years after his death By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 05:40 GMT, 12 February 2021 | Updated: 05:40 GMT, 12 February 2021 Burt Reynolds’ ashes were placed in a lakeside grave at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles on Thursday. … Read more
An Anglo-Saxon burial ground has been discovered on a plot of land earmarked to become University of Cambridge accommodation. Excavations at the site revealed more than 60 graves which date back to a similar period as the famed Sutton Hoo site, around 400-650AD. Many of the newly-discovered burials contain grave goods such as bronze brooches, … Read more
An Anglo-Saxon burial ground has been discovered on a plot of land earmarked to become University of Cambridge accommodation. Excavations at the site revealed more than 60 graves which date back to a similar period as the famed Sutton Hoo site, around 400-650AD. Many of the newly-discovered burials contain grave goods such as bronze brooches, … Read more
Thousands of beads and brooches are unearthed at site of massive Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Northamptonshire along with weapons, textiles and other precious grave goods Archaeologists excavated the 15 hectare construction site at Overstone Gate The team found 154 Anglo-Saxon graves containing some 3,000 grave goods Alongside the cemetery, the dig also revealed a settlement from … Read more
Prince Harry seems to have made a sudden U-turn about how acts of service should be carried out, preaching that ‘service is what happens in the quiet… when people aren’t watching’ – just days after he and wife Meghan Markle were slammed for turning Remembrance Day into a ‘tasteless publicity stunt’. While discussing the military … Read more
Prince Harry seems to have made a sudden U-turn about how acts of service should be carried out, preaching that ‘service is what happens in the quiet… when people aren’t watching’ – just days after he and wife Meghan Markle were slammed for turning Remembrance Day into a ‘tasteless publicity stunt’. While discussing the military … Read more
Death isn’t always tragic, at least not in this Romanian cemetery, where the dead beguile visitors with tales of their lives. The Merry Cemetery in the north-western village of Sapanta is a collection of more than 1,000 elaborate wooden Orthodox crosses etched with colourful epitaphs and childlike drawings. There are few secrets in this small … Read more
A Viking ship burial, feast hall and cult house have been found by archaeologists in Norway without having to dig into the soil – only using ground penetrating radar. The discovery was made by experts from the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU) at Gjellestad in southeastern Norway. Gjellestad is home to the Jell Mound, … Read more