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A section of Brompton Cemetery is enclosed by railings and includes The Brigade of Guards Memorial, seen here with the cross, which dates from 1889. The memorial marks the burial place of many hundred peacetime casualties of the Brigade of Guards. The marble headstones date from 1889 onwards and list names grouped by regiments. There are also individual gravestones within the enclosure. 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 That edict was repealed two years later, except in the case of Brompton which by this quirk remains the only public cemetery to stay under government control and is now managed by The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.

A section of Brompton Cemetery is enclosed by railings and includes The Brigade of Guards Memorial, seen here on the left with the cross, which dates from 1889. The memorial marks the burial place of many hundred peacetime casualties of the Brigade of Guards. Marble headstones date from 1889 onwards and list names grouped by regiments. There are also individual gravestones within the enclosure. 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 That edict was repealed two years later, except in the case of Brompton which by this quirk remains the only public cemetery to stay under government control and is now managed by The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.

A section of Brompton Cemetery is enclosed by railings and includes The Brigade of Guards Memorial, seen here with the cross, which dates from 1889. The memorial marks the burial place of many hundred peacetime casualties of the Brigade of Guards. The marble headstones date from 1889 onwards and list names grouped by regiments. There are also individual gravestones within the enclosure. 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.

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. Among many other campaigns, Charles Ellingworth saw action in the Crimea, including the glorious 'Thin Red Line' of Balaklava, of which he was known to be the last survivor. This gives more detail about the life of Charles Ellingworth http://www.theargylls.co.uk/battlebalaklava.php

A section of Brompton Cemetery is enclosed by railings and includes The Brigade of Guards Memorial, seen here on the left with the cross, which dates from 1889. The memorial marks the burial place of many hundred peacetime casualties of the Brigade of Guards. Marble headstones date from 1889 onwards and list names grouped by regiments. There are also individual gravestones within the enclosure. 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.

This photograph shows the London Transport District Line station, with a southbound train of D78 stock just departing for Wimbledon. To the right is the main line station, which was closed in 1940 and later demolished, but in the late 1990s it was rebuilt and reopened. It now has an hourly service each way from Brighton to Watford Junction, and a half-hourly service from Clapham Junction to Willesden Junction. If more passengers were aware of the convenience of this interchange, it would see much heavier use.