Victorian Cemeteries and the Suburbs of London

Spatial Consequences to the Reordering of London's Burials in the Early 19th Century
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-032-01518-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 194 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 307 g

Reihe: Routledge Research in Planning and Urban Design

This book explores how Victorian cemeteries were the direct result of the socio-cultural, economic and political context of the city, and were part of a unique transformation process that emerged in London at the time. The book shows how the re-ordering of the city’s burial spaces, along with the principles of health and hygiene, were directly associated with liberal capital investments, which had consequences in the spatial arrangement of London. Victorian cemeteries, in particular, were not only a solution for overcrowded graveyards, they also acted as urban generators in the formation London’s suburbs in the nineteenth century. Beginning with an analysis of the conditions that triggered the introduction of the early Victorian cemeteries in London, this book investigates their spatial arrangement, aesthetics and functions. These developments are illustrated through the study of three private Victorian burial sites: Kensal Green Cemetery, Highgate Cemetery and Brookwood Cemetery. The book is aimed at students and researchers of London history, planning and environment, and Victorian and death culture studies.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Amadei, Gian Luca

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Städtebau, Stadtplanung (Architektur)
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Garten- und Landschaftsarchitektur
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents:

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1 - Health

1.1 - Metropolitan Sepulchre

1.2 - Overcrowding

1.3 - Ordering the Dead

Chapter 2 - Identity

2.1 - Landscapes of Remembrance

2.2 - The Business of Burying the Dead

2.3 - Architecture and Legacy

2.4 - Rational Minds

Chapter 3 - Suburbs / Kensal Green

3.1 - Metropolitan Picturesque

3.2 - Testing Ground

3.3 - A New Suburb

Chapter 4 - Suburbs / Highgate

4.1 - The Village at the Edge of the Metropolis

4.2 - Gravestones and Vistas

4.3 - New Hospitals and Clean Air

Chapter 5 - Suburbs / Brookwood and Woking

5.1 - Waterways and Brick Yards

5.2 - Cemetery and Town

5.3 - New Century, New Beginning

5.4 - The Woking Residential Estates

5.5 - Conclusions

Chapter 6 - Rethinking

6.1 - Open Spaces

6.2 - New Alternatives to Earth Burial

6.3 - Future Visions

6.4 - Conclusions

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Gian Luca Amadei is an independent academic researcher, design journalist and lecturer at the Royal College of Art in London.