recito
English

Public domain. Cover image from Project Gutenberg ebook #56832.

The London Burial Grounds / Notes on Their History from the Earliest Times to the Present Day

by Isabella M. Holmes

Chapters (21)
  1. THE LONDON BURIAL GROUNDS: CONTENTS 0:00
  2. INTRODUCTION 1:15
  3. CHAPTER I BRITISH AND ROMAN BURIAL-PLACES. 14:26
  4. CHAPTER II THE GRAVEYARDS OF PRIORIES AND CONVENTS. 21:39
  5. CHAPTER III THE CATHEDRAL, THE ABBEY, THE TEMPLE, AND THE TOWER. 44:34
  6. CHAPTER IV. THE CITY CHURCHYARDS. 1:02:05
  7. CHAPTER V LONDON CHURCHYARDS, OUTSIDE THE CITY. 1:19:25
  8. CHAPTER VI PEST-FIELDS AND PLAGUE-PITS. 1:44:50
  9. CHAPTER VII THE DISSENTERS’ BURIAL-GROUNDS. 2:03:56
  10. CHAPTER VIII THE BURIAL-PLACES OF FOREIGNERS IN LONDON. 2:27:25
  11. CHAPTER IX HOSPITAL, ALMSHOUSE, AND WORKHOUSE GROUNDS. 2:44:33
  12. CHAPTER X PRIVATE AND PROMISCUOUS CEMETERIES. 3:02:53
  13. CHAPTER XI THE CLOSING OF THE BURIAL-GROUNDS AND VAULTS. 3:22:25
  14. CHAPTER XII GRAVEYARDS AS PUBLIC GARDENS. 3:42:46
  15. CHAPTER XIII THE CEMETERIES STILL IN USE. 4:06:14
  16. CHAPTER XIV A FORECAST OF THE FUTURE. 4:18:24
  17. APPENDIX A. 4:36:49
  18. APPENDIX B. 6:13:27
  19. APPENDIX C. 6:14:21
  20. APPENDIX D. 6:17:15
  21. APPENDIX E. 6:23:34
Download .m4b · 389 MB

How to listen → Problem with this narration? Let us know →

Narrator
Eleanor — English RP Narrator (en-GB)
Length
6 hr 31 min
Language
English
Added
October 6, 2026
Source ebook
Project Gutenberg
Cover of The London Burial Grounds / Notes on Their History from the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Isabella M. Holmes