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"https://flickeringlamps.com/2015/03/21/exploring-the-ancient-churches-and-fortifications-of-the-lune-valley/", "published_at": "2015-03-21T18:45:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c545-778c-7104-8f3e-182dae229a81", "title": "A taste for the dramatic: the grand monuments of Kensal Green", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2015/03/15/a-taste-for-the-dramatic-the-grand-monuments-of-kensal-green/", "published_at": "2015-03-15T12:12:29+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c545-778c-7104-8f3e-182daed41f57", "title": "The ruins of Christ Church Greyfriars and the grave of a “she-wolf”", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2015/03/06/the-ruins-of-christ-church-greyfriars-and-the-grave-of-a-she-wolf/", "published_at": "2015-03-06T09:41:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c545-778c-7104-8f3e-182daf9ef061", "title": "Temple Church: the hidden church founded by the Knights Templar", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2015/02/21/temple-church-the-hidden-church-founded-by-the-knights-templar/", "published_at": "2015-02-21T18:49:22+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c545-778c-7104-8f3e-182db007e220", "title": "The abandoned Temperance Hospital in Euston", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2015/02/13/the-abandoned-temperance-hospital-in-euston/", "published_at": "2015-02-13T10:31:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c545-778c-7104-8f3e-182db02716bb", "title": "The stunning “ship of the Fens” – Ely Cathedral", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2015/02/07/the-stunning-ship-of-the-fens-ely-cathedral/", "published_at": "2015-02-07T12:33:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54e-1212-7321-b4ba-aecb76894ed0", "title": "The final resting place of the Bishops of London", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2015/01/30/the-final-resting-place-of-the-bishops-of-london/", "published_at": "2015-01-30T09:40:52+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54e-1212-7321-b4ba-aecb77093d64", "title": "East Sheen Cemetery and the “Angel of Death”", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2015/01/23/east-sheen-cemetery-and-the-angel-of-death/", "published_at": "2015-01-23T10:36:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54e-1212-7321-b4ba-aecb77543e65", "title": "Pepperpot towers, Gothic splendour and Parisian stained glass: exploring Southwell Minster", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2015/01/16/pepperpot-towers-gothic-splendour-and-parisian-stained-glass-exploring-southwell-minster/", "published_at": "2015-01-16T10:16:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54e-1212-7321-b4ba-aecb77a7b82e", "title": "Discovering the “impossibly handsome” Roupell Street", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2015/01/09/discovering-the-impossibly-handsome-roupell-street/", "published_at": "2015-01-09T10:13:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54e-1212-7321-b4ba-aecb77b6611f", "title": "A most macabre tomb in Lincoln Cathedral", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2015/01/03/a-most-macabre-tomb-in-lincoln-cathedral/", "published_at": "2015-01-03T09:45:09+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54e-1212-7321-b4ba-aecb78128da1", "title": "St Bartholomew the Great: a Romanesque gem in the City", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2014/12/13/st-bartholomew-the-great-a-romanesque-gem-in-the-city/", "published_at": "2014-12-13T17:12:16+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54e-1212-7321-b4ba-aecb78c93026", "title": "Pennygown: the ruined chapel and medieval effigies of a Hebridean burial ground", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2014/12/05/pennygown-the-ruined-chapel-and-medieval-effigies-of-a-hebridean-burial-ground/", "published_at": "2014-12-05T09:51:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54e-1212-7321-b4ba-aecb78e0220e", "title": "Autumn comes to Abney Park", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2014/11/21/autumn-comes-to-abney-park/", "published_at": "2014-11-21T10:24:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54e-1212-7321-b4ba-aecb793eb8c3", "title": "“The largest and oldest museum in Reykjavik” – Hólavallagarður cemetery", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2014/11/14/the-largest-and-oldest-museum-in-reykjavik-holavallagardur-cemetery/", "published_at": "2014-11-14T09:34:39+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54e-1212-7321-b4ba-aecb79d10f89", "title": "Brompton Cemetery, an open-air cathedral of remembrance", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2014/11/07/brompton-cemetery-an-open-air-cathedral-of-remembrance/", "published_at": "2014-11-07T09:34:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c556-8845-711c-a641-035a3c2f9eeb", "title": "Among the rioters and resurrectionists: the turbulent history of Spa Fields", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2014/10/31/among-the-rioters-and-resurrectionists-the-turbulent-history-of-spa-fields/", "published_at": "2014-10-31T10:05:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c556-8845-711c-a641-035a3cfd7d10", "title": "Pye Corner: Flames, poltergeists and bodysnatchers", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2014/10/24/pye-corner-flames-poltergeists-and-bodysnatchers/", "published_at": "2014-10-24T08:15:39+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c556-8845-711c-a641-035a3d11789b", "title": "The many reinventions of Winchester Castle’s Great Hall", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2014/10/17/the-many-reinventions-of-winchester-castles-great-hall/", "published_at": "2014-10-17T08:45:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c556-8845-711c-a641-035a3dd10a68", "title": "The ruin next door: exploring the Brick Church of St John the Evangelist, Stanmore", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2014/10/10/the-ruin-next-door-exploring-the-brick-church-of-st-john-the-evangelist-stanmore/", "published_at": "2014-10-10T08:58:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c556-8845-711c-a641-035a3e5f8f4e", "title": "Rèilig Odhrain, the ancient cemetery on the edge of the world", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2014/10/03/reilig-odhrain-the-ancient-cemetery-on-the-edge-of-the-world/", "published_at": "2014-10-03T08:49:36+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c556-8845-711c-a641-035a3eccbaf7", "title": "Behind the high walls of London’s Charterhouse", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2014/09/26/behind-the-high-walls-of-londons-charterhouse/", "published_at": "2014-09-26T08:49:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c556-8845-711c-a641-035a3fa531aa", "title": "Marc Bolan’s rock shrine – a place of modern-day pilgrimage", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2014/09/16/marc-bolans-rock-shrine-a-place-of-modern-day-pilgrimage/", "published_at": "2014-09-16T20:37:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c556-8845-711c-a641-035a405597a8", "title": "Mount Nod: the almost forgotten resting place of Wandsworth’s Huguenots", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2014/09/12/mount-nod-the-almost-forgotten-resting-place-of-wandsworths-huguenots/", "published_at": "2014-09-12T08:44:51+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c556-8845-711c-a641-035a40c508ae", "title": "A Roman house and baths hidden under the streets of London", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2014/09/05/a-roman-house-and-baths-hidden-under-the-streets-of-london/", "published_at": "2014-09-05T09:07:38+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c556-8845-711c-a641-035a4182abcf", "title": "“Thy touch alone unbounds the chains of slavery” – an unusual grave in the Lake District", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2014/08/29/thy-touch-alone-unbounds-the-chains-of-slavery-an-unusual-grave-in-the-lake-district/", "published_at": "2014-08-29T10:45:04+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55e-a1f6-71ac-878d-f0eb5414855d", "title": "The Postman’s Park and the Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2014/08/22/the-postmans-park-and-the-memorial-to-heroic-self-sacrifice/", "published_at": "2014-08-22T08:54:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55e-a1f6-71ac-878d-f0eb54b0c53e", "title": "Barnes Old Cemetery: an abandoned graveyard being reclaimed by nature", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2014/08/15/barnes-old-cemetery-an-abandoned-graveyard-being-reclaimed-by-nature/", "published_at": "2014-08-15T08:25:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55e-a1f6-71ac-878d-f0eb54cc5585", "title": "The menagerist’s memorial: the story behind Abney Park’s marble lion", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2014/08/11/the-menagerists-memorial/", "published_at": "2014-08-11T08:29:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55e-a1f6-71ac-878d-f0eb54f03a46", "title": "The Barbican: rising from the ashes of old Cripplegate", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2014/08/08/the-barbican-rising-from-the-ashes-of-old-cripplegate/", "published_at": "2014-08-08T08:57:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55e-a1f6-71ac-878d-f0eb556e48f0", "title": "Commemorating the heroic exploits of a WWI pilot", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2014/08/04/commemorating-the-heroic-exploits-of-a-wwi-pilot/", "published_at": "2014-08-04T08:40:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55e-a1f6-71ac-878d-f0eb566d8553", "title": "A hidden gem in south east London: Nunhead Cemetery", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2014/08/01/a-hidden-gem-in-south-east-london-nunhead-cemetery/", "published_at": "2014-08-01T08:57:38+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55e-a1f6-71ac-878d-f0eb56b16b94", "title": "Skulls, astrologers and the sands of time: a Georgian graveyard in South West London", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2014/07/26/skulls-astrologers-and-the-sands-of-time-a-georgian-graveyard-in-south-west-london/", "published_at": "2014-07-26T09:32:22+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55e-a1f6-71ac-878d-f0eb5708400c", "title": "Exploring the ancient church and burial ground of Old St Pancras", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2014/07/20/exploring-the-ancient-church-and-burial-ground-of-old-st-pancras/", "published_at": "2014-07-20T12:15:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55e-a1f6-71ac-878d-f0eb57a359a8", "title": "A ghost sign from the Second World War", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2014/07/12/a-ghost-sign-from-the-second-world-war/", "published_at": "2014-07-12T11:07:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55e-a1f6-71ac-878d-f0eb57edd57a", "title": "Fallen comrades: Caroline of Brunswick’s life and death in Hammersmith", "url": "https://flickeringlamps.com/2014/07/09/fallen-comrades-caroline-of-brunswicks-life-and-death-in-hammersmith/", "published_at": "2014-07-09T08:57:23+00:00" } ] posts 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2021

The cemetery serving a submerged parish: St James, Stocks-in-Bowland original ↗

29 Apr 2021

An exiled leader’s grave on the edge of Wimbledon Common original ↗

9 Mar 2021

2020

The lost burying-ground of London’s Quakers original ↗

17 Apr 2020

A medieval charnel house below the streets of Spitalfields original ↗

26 Jan 2020

2019

A very strange grave in a suburban churchyard: Pinner’s ‘floating coffin’original ↗

19 Nov 2019

Taking a walk through history at Cairo’s Museum of Egyptian Antiquities original ↗

13 Oct 2019

2018

Memento Mori: symbols of death in St Cuthbert’s Kirkyard, Edinburgh original ↗

28 Jul 2018

2017

Uncovering the story of Roman London’s mysterious Mithraeum original ↗

3 Dec 2017

Knights, Jacobites and a rebellious duchess: the effigies of All Hallows, Great Mitton original ↗

15 Oct 2017

West Norwood: the first Gothic Revival cemetery original ↗

27 Aug 2017

Remembering Grace Darling: heroine and Victorian media sensation original ↗

30 Jul 2017

Two artists and their beautiful tomb in a Chiswick churchyard original ↗

16 Jul 2017

A Victorian marvel beneath the streets: Crystal Palace subway original ↗

25 Jun 2017

Romanov rumours and the lonely grave of a mysterious woman in Kent original ↗

11 Jun 2017

Cross Bones: a modern shrine to old London’s outcast dead original ↗

28 May 2017

The Steel City’s garden of rest: Sheffield General Cemetery original ↗

14 May 2017

Taking a look inside the mausoleum of an eccentric earl and his tragic mistress original ↗

23 Apr 2017

A 17th Century cottage with an unusual past: the “Exorcist’s House” of King’s Lynn original ↗

7 Apr 2017

2016

Vindolanda: uncovering the secrets of a Roman fort original ↗

30 Oct 2016

St George’s Gardens, Bloomsbury: two 18th Century burial grounds original ↗

18 Sept 2016

Exploring West Norwood’s magnificent Greek Necropolis original ↗

14 Aug 2016

Carved skeletons, Elizabethan theatre giants, and a cat: St Leonard’s, Shoreditch original ↗

17 Jul 2016

Winged skulls and hot air balloons: the grave of Étienne-Gaspard Robert, pioneer of phantasmagoria original ↗

3 Jul 2016

The last ruins of Dunwich, Suffolk’s lost medieval town original ↗

12 Jun 2016

Ely Place: a street in central London that used to be part of Cambridgeshire original ↗

28 May 2016

Exploring the world’s first (and most famous) garden cemetery: Père Lachaise original ↗

15 May 2016

The ancient rock-cut tombs by the Lancashire coast original ↗

30 Apr 2016

Soldiers, adventurers and rumours of a time machine: tales from Brompton Cemetery original ↗

16 Apr 2016

Cimetière de Montmartre: an abandoned quarry transformed into a stunning necropolis original ↗

26 Mar 2016

The Roman girl buried beneath a London landmark original ↗

12 Mar 2016

A tragic quarrel between Danish soldiers in 17th Century Yorkshire original ↗

27 Feb 2016

Hammersmith Bridge: tales of bombs, boat races and Bazalgette original ↗

13 Feb 2016

Graves with a view: exploring the Isle of Mull’s picturesque burial grounds original ↗

30 Jan 2016

2015

The lonesome grave of a travelling labourer original ↗

26 Dec 2015

The stories behind the statues at St Patrick’s cemetery original ↗

5 Dec 2015

The centenarian in Brentford’s workhouse: piecing together the life of Mary Hicks original ↗

21 Nov 2015

Duart Castle: the turbulent history of the ancestral home of Clan MacLean original ↗

8 Nov 2015

Battersea Arts Centre: a Victorian gem rising from the ashes original ↗

24 Oct 2015

A block of flats in south west London with its own Second World War air raid shelter original ↗

10 Oct 2015

The mysterious and majestic stone circle at Lochbuie original ↗

3 Oct 2015

Moving a church tower from the Square Mile to Twickenham: the story of All Hallows original ↗

25 Sept 2015

Exploring Blackwell, a stunning Arts and Crafts house in the heart of the Lake District original ↗

19 Sept 2015

The spectacular Tradescant tomb: “a world of wonders in one closet shut”original ↗

4 Sept 2015

New Romney: a thriving medieval port devastated by a storm original ↗

29 Aug 2015

The Victorian splendour of Highgate’s Western Cemetery original ↗

21 Aug 2015

Buried under a boulder: the grave of a Lancashire “witch”original ↗

14 Aug 2015

Deciphering a spectacular resurrection stone at St Andrew, Holborn original ↗

7 Aug 2015

The historian and the baron: tales from two churches in a Lancashire village original ↗

31 Jul 2015

Novo Beth Chaim: an old Jewish cemetery marooned on a university campus original ↗

24 Jul 2015

Father Time and the unfortunate incident with the barrage balloon original ↗

17 Jul 2015

The extraordinary ossuary at St Leonard’s Church, Hythe original ↗

10 Jul 2015

St Alban, Wood Street: an old library book and a lonely church tower original ↗

3 Jul 2015

Chilworth Gunpowder Mills: three centuries of industry in the Surrey Hills original ↗

28 Jun 2015

Tower Hamlets: a neglected cemetery reborn as a nature reserve original ↗

19 Jun 2015

An ancient cemetery in the heart of Greenwich Park original ↗

12 Jun 2015

The Major Oak: capturing the imagination for centuries original ↗

29 May 2015

The little mortuary at St George in the East and its reincarnation as a museum original ↗

22 May 2015

A walk among the stone saints and angels: St Mary’s Cemetery, Kensal Green original ↗

15 May 2015

Airships over London – in war and peace original ↗

8 May 2015

A plague pit by the Thames: All Saints, Isleworth original ↗

26 Apr 2015

The hidden courtyard of one of England’s best preserved castles original ↗

17 Apr 2015

Ashby’s Mill: bringing Brixton’s hidden past to life original ↗

10 Apr 2015

Strawberry Hill: the eccentric house that inspired the Gothic Revival original ↗

3 Apr 2015

The precious Romanesque carvings at Lincoln Cathedral original ↗

27 Mar 2015

Exploring the ancient churches and fortifications of the Lune Valley original ↗

21 Mar 2015

A taste for the dramatic: the grand monuments of Kensal Green original ↗

15 Mar 2015

The ruins of Christ Church Greyfriars and the grave of a “she-wolf”original ↗

6 Mar 2015

Temple Church: the hidden church founded by the Knights Templar original ↗

21 Feb 2015

The abandoned Temperance Hospital in Euston original ↗

13 Feb 2015

The stunning “ship of the Fens” – Ely Cathedral original ↗

7 Feb 2015

The final resting place of the Bishops of London original ↗

30 Jan 2015

East Sheen Cemetery and the “Angel of Death”original ↗

23 Jan 2015

Pepperpot towers, Gothic splendour and Parisian stained glass: exploring Southwell Minster original ↗

16 Jan 2015

Discovering the “impossibly handsome” Roupell Street original ↗

9 Jan 2015

A most macabre tomb in Lincoln Cathedral original ↗

3 Jan 2015

2014

St Bartholomew the Great: a Romanesque gem in the City original ↗

13 Dec 2014

Pennygown: the ruined chapel and medieval effigies of a Hebridean burial ground original ↗

5 Dec 2014

Autumn comes to Abney Park original ↗

21 Nov 2014

“The largest and oldest museum in Reykjavik” – Hólavallagarður cemetery original ↗

14 Nov 2014

Brompton Cemetery, an open-air cathedral of remembrance original ↗

7 Nov 2014

Among the rioters and resurrectionists: the turbulent history of Spa Fields original ↗

31 Oct 2014

Pye Corner: Flames, poltergeists and bodysnatchers original ↗

24 Oct 2014

The many reinventions of Winchester Castle’s Great Hall original ↗

17 Oct 2014

The ruin next door: exploring the Brick Church of St John the Evangelist, Stanmore original ↗

10 Oct 2014

Rèilig Odhrain, the ancient cemetery on the edge of the world original ↗

3 Oct 2014

Behind the high walls of London’s Charterhouse original ↗

26 Sept 2014

Marc Bolan’s rock shrine – a place of modern-day pilgrimage original ↗

16 Sept 2014

Mount Nod: the almost forgotten resting place of Wandsworth’s Huguenots original ↗

12 Sept 2014

A Roman house and baths hidden under the streets of London original ↗

5 Sept 2014

“Thy touch alone unbounds the chains of slavery” – an unusual grave in the Lake District original ↗

29 Aug 2014

The Postman’s Park and the Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice original ↗

22 Aug 2014

Barnes Old Cemetery: an abandoned graveyard being reclaimed by nature original ↗

15 Aug 2014

The menagerist’s memorial: the story behind Abney Park’s marble lion original ↗

11 Aug 2014

The Barbican: rising from the ashes of old Cripplegate original ↗

8 Aug 2014

Commemorating the heroic exploits of a WWI pilot original ↗

4 Aug 2014

A hidden gem in south east London: Nunhead Cemetery original ↗

1 Aug 2014

Skulls, astrologers and the sands of time: a Georgian graveyard in South West London original ↗

26 Jul 2014

Exploring the ancient church and burial ground of Old St Pancras original ↗

20 Jul 2014

A ghost sign from the Second World War original ↗

12 Jul 2014

Fallen comrades: Caroline of Brunswick’s life and death in Hammersmith original ↗

9 Jul 2014