Names taken from two American presidents, Brompton Cemetery
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Image: © Marathon Taken: 30 Nov 2011
The inscription on the base of the memorial here says 'IN FONDEST LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN MOORE, SECOND SON OF GEORGE WASHINGTON AND ELIZA MOORE. BORN APRIL 24TH 1865, DIED AUGUST 29TH 1871. AGED SIX YEARS AND FOUR MONTHS.' Brompton Cemetery is one of 'The Magnificent Seven' cemeteries and is the closest of the major cemeteries to the centre of London. Opened in 1836 on land owned by Lord Kensington, its original layout was based on the plan of a vast cathedral, with a chapel in the middle based on St Peter's Basilica in Rome. It was extended in 1844 to make the plot a full rectangle. In 1850 the government agreed to purchase all the London cemeteries, which was fortunate for Brompton as the original plan had been ruinously expensive. That edict was repealed two years later, except in the case of Brompton which by this quirk remains the only public cemetery to stay under government control and is now managed by The Royal Parks.