Paul Fricker and I went down to Brookwood with our friend Robin a few years ago. There is nothing of the Necropolis Railway left, sadly, but it's still a wonderful graveyard to visit, with lots of wild undergrowth and some striking monuments. We spent the best part of a day strolling around, and still left plenty of ground unexplored.RobH wrote:In the 19th century a rapidly expanding population combined with demand for land to build on placed intolerable pressure on London's burial grounds. The solution was the London Necropolis Railway carrying coffins and mourners from a dedicated station at Waterloo direct to a large purpose-built cemetery 25 miles south west of the city centre.
One highlight was visiting the small Russian Orthodox church on the grounds. The priest there was very welcoming and delighted in telling us about local history.