25 Nov 2013

The Magnificent Seven Part II: West Norwood to Brompton (16km or 10mi)


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Introduction
Albert Bridge: I was lucky as the lights just turned on at 4pm
The Magnificent Seven are seven beautiful landscaped cemeteries built between 1832 and 1840 to respond to the overcrowded local parish cemeteries and to move the associated health hazards further away from the city centre. The cemeteries are not only burial grounds but also beautiful gardens, some of them are classified as nature reserves.
This walk is the second in a series of seven magnificent walks, connecting the magnificent seven cemeteries. For an overview of the seven walks, highlights an tips, please visit the overview page.



This walk starts at West Norwood Cemetery and ends at Brompton Cemetery. This is a rather lengthy walk and in autumn and winter times, it might be muddy, so appropriate shoes are required. For me, the best parts of this walk were West Norwood Cemetery, Battersea Park and Albert Bridge. A rather lengthy part of this walk is on the streets. If you want to avoid the road part of this route and shortcut the route to a 5km walk, I would recommend visiting the cemetery at West Norwood and taking the train from West Norwood to Battersea Park Rail Station.

17 Nov 2013

The Magnificent Seven Part I: Nunhead to West Norwood (12.6km or 6.2mi)


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Introduction
Horniman Gardens
The Magnificent Seven are seven beautiful landscaped cemeteries built between 1832 and 1840 to respond to the overcrowded local parish cemeteries and to move the associated health hazards further away from the city centre. The cemeteries are not only burial grounds but also beautiful gardens, some of them are classified as nature reserves. This walk is the first in a series of seven magnificent walks, connecting the magnificent seven cemeteries. For an overview of the seven walks, highlights an tips, please visit the overview page. The walk starts at Nunhead Cemetery and mainly follows the Green Chain Walk up until Dulwich Woods to then divert towards West Norwood Cemetery. Nunhead Cemetery has good sign postage along the way. On its website, you can also find an overview of common Victorian grave symbols.