Victorian Cemeteries and the Suburbs of London: Spatial Consequences to the Reordering of London’s Burials...

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Gian Luca Amadei

Victorian Cemeteries and the Suburbs of London

Spatial Consequences to the Reordering of London’s Burials in the Early 19th Century

Gian Luca Amadei

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English

Routledge
25 September 2023

Landscape art & architecture; Personal & public health; The environment; Urban & municipal planning; Health & Self-Help

Series: 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.

By: Gian Luca Amadei
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032015187
ISBN 10: 1032015187
Series: Routledge Research in Planning and Urban Design
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 25 September 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

Reviews for Victorian Cemeteries and the Suburbs of London: Spatial Consequences to the Reordering of London’s Burials in the Early 19th Century

"""Cemeteries form an important but largely overlooked part of our environment. Dr. Amadei’s text examining the changing landscape surrounding three nineteenth century cemeteries broadens our understanding of their influence and relationship to other buildings such as houses, church, hospitals, industrial workings and railways. Nobody with an interest in London’s history and also cemetery studies should be without this ground-breaking and well-researched publication."" Dr. Brian Parsons, Independent researcher, London ""Victorian cemeteries attract attention from a range of disciplines. This book widens the field by examining three important London cemeteries and the suburbs that came to surround them through the lenses of town planning and urban history. By highlighting complex and multi-faceted urban and social intersections, Amadei establishes the significance of negotiating meaningful relationships between the living and the dead."" Professor Hilary J Grainger OBE, Emerita University of the Arts London"