Comments on: In City Of London Churchyards https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/05/25/in-city-of-london-churhyards/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Wed, 06 Sep 2023 07:12:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Angels https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/05/25/in-city-of-london-churhyards/#comment-1520662 Wed, 06 Sep 2023 07:12:38 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174579#comment-1520662 Hello from Manchester. Wonderful pictures and information. Highgate cemetery has always been on my list and todays email led me to all your other posts. I shall start from the very beginning and get that train booked!

]]> By: Barbara Barrington https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/05/25/in-city-of-london-churhyards/#comment-1482127 Sun, 11 Sep 2022 11:30:13 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174579#comment-1482127 Thank you so very much for every single one of the Spitalfields life articles over the years. They are so very good and informative and make me regret that I did not take even more interest in the City during all the years that I worked there. I want so much to be able to come to London one of these days in the future and remind myself of all the wonders that I took for granted; well at least those I breezed over, and perhaps make a monthly date to meander.
Thank you very much once again.
Barbara

]]> By: Alison https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/05/25/in-city-of-london-churhyards/#comment-1289817 Wed, 29 May 2019 13:10:34 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174579#comment-1289817 A wonderful post, and fantastic photos. I share your love for the City churchyards, and visit them often. The lovely garden at St. Dunstan’s in the East may be my absolutely favorite place in London.

]]> By: Carolyn Dominish https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/05/25/in-city-of-london-churhyards/#comment-1289226 Sun, 26 May 2019 01:15:35 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174579#comment-1289226 GA – These photos are excellent and capture beautifully the serenity and beauty of these graveyards, which unfortunately I have never seen nor will I see in the future. I live in Australia and the years lay heavy upon me and the ‘plane trip is long an tiring. When I was a little girl I always enjoyed visiting the graveyards in my home town. I would sit for hours in the company of those long gone. As I grew older I would take a book of poetry with me. I love Keats. His work always seemed appropriate in such a genteel atmosphere. Your photos have captured that memory for me and I thank you for it.
Regards
Carolyn

]]> By: Di Corry https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/05/25/in-city-of-london-churhyards/#comment-1289165 Sat, 25 May 2019 18:40:52 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174579#comment-1289165 A peaceful meander around some enchanting places……hidden gems amidst the hustle and bustle of city life. Thank you GA.
St Olave’s is a favourite of mine.

]]> By: gkbowood https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/05/25/in-city-of-london-churhyards/#comment-1289134 Sat, 25 May 2019 14:55:57 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174579#comment-1289134 Did you happen to wander over to that electric blue plant in the background of Greyfriars, Newgate St.? It is growing beneath that pink clematis …what a great burst of color it offers!! Do you know what plant it is? Thanks for the relaxing stroll- very refreshing to see all that green!

]]> By: Eric Forward https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/05/25/in-city-of-london-churhyards/#comment-1289108 Sat, 25 May 2019 12:16:36 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174579#comment-1289108 Great post and you’ve just given me inspiration for a number of walks in the coming weeks. As big & busy as London is, there are these little pockets you sometimes stumble across. It’s like time has stood still and you could just for a short time forget you are actually in a city. These look like those sort of places to me.

]]> By: Helen Breen https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/05/25/in-city-of-london-churhyards/#comment-1289104 Sat, 25 May 2019 12:04:35 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174579#comment-1289104 Greetings from Boston,

GA, what a lovely photo-essay of your favorite churchyards in the City of London laced with spring blooms against the stone tracery of ancient places of worship. Made rich with mention of Shakespeare, Pepys, Dickens, and Wren who trod these pathways centuries ago.

May they continue to be preserved amidst the continual “urban renewal” of the city’s landscape.

Missing London today …

]]> By: Paul Loften https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/05/25/in-city-of-london-churhyards/#comment-1289093 Sat, 25 May 2019 11:13:21 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174579#comment-1289093 Absolutely beautiful photos of havens of peace and solitude where one can go and listen to ones thoughts. Thank You.!
Just one observation regarding Charles Dickens. Perhaps if he were alive today he would be a film director known for being “Just that bit better than Alfred Hitchcock”

]]> By: Michael Irwin https://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/05/25/in-city-of-london-churhyards/#comment-1289072 Sat, 25 May 2019 09:10:11 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=174579#comment-1289072 What a beguiling stroll. As so often you’re offering a kind of of local, private pleasure that simply isn’t seen in our public media. Thank you.

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