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Two of my mates who came with me to explore West Norwood Cemetery. I've now seen six of the Magnificent Seven. I'll do Nunhead on my next visit and then I'll have to start over by revisiting Highgate.

West Norwood Cemetery.

West Norwood Cemetery.

This monument seems particularly fitting as West Norwood is on the site of the ancient Great North Wood. According to wikipedia, "A tree survey of the cemetery in 2005 identified one oak which is thought to date from 1540-1640. Fourteen more oaks, a maple and an ash tree were identified that predate the foundation of the cemetery in 1836."

Who put that red onion there? Why? What does it mean? It's a mystery. West Norwood Cemetery.

The grave of John Britton, author of Cathedral Antiquities of England and Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain. West Norwood Cemetery.

I should think that victory is swallowed up in death. West Norwood Cemetery.

One of the larger tombs in West Norwood Cemetery.

West Norwood Cemetery is full of over-the-top tombs like these. Many are Grade II listed.

West Norwood Cemetery, one of the Magnificent Seven. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Norwood_Cemetery

West Norwood Cemetery opened in 1836. The Grade II listed gates were designed by Sir William Tite.