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Ernest Dowson grave unveiled
On Monday 2nd August there was a short ceremony at Brockley and Ladywell Cemetery to mark the restoration of Ernest Christopher Dowson’s grave on the 143rd anniversary of his birth. The original memorial has been restored as fully as possible and a new stone at the foot of the grave quotes two verses of his…
Remembering Decadent Poet Ernest Dowson (1867-1900)
{Picture} The Department of English and Comparative Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London hosted the first International symposium on the poet, translator and novelist Ernest Dowson on a storm -tossed saturnine Friday 14th April 2016. Ernest Dowson who died in 1900 aged 32 is interred in Ladywell cemetery and his signature grave is a regular stopping point on guided walks (it…
Ernest Dowson Event
There will be an unveiling of the restored grave of Ernest Dowson on Monday August 2nd at 2pm at his graveside in the Brockley & Ladywell Cemetery. There will be an introduction and a reading by Jad Adams, Author of the biography ‘Madder Music, Stronger wine: The Life of Ernest Dowson, Poet and Decadent’ followed…
Ernest Dowson Contemporary Art Project
Six degrees of decadence: 31st May – 7th June 2008Throughout the week of Brockley Max, Jam Circus will play host to Six degrees of decadence a new digital-based art project based on the life and works of the Poet Ernest Dowson which playfully explores ideas of connection, truth, history and technology. Dowson was an English…
Ernest Dowson
FOBLC member Mike Guilfoyle is campaigning to get Lewisham council to recognise one of its most remarkable residents by naming a street after Ernest Dowson. Here Mike writes about the ‘decadent’ poet who lies buried in the Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, with a bottle of absinthe by his grave to keep him company. One of…
Guide to Thirty of the Illustrious Deceased Buried in Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries: Vol 1
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A 40 page biographical guide to thirty of the illustrious deceased buried in Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, published 2018 The first of the series includes biographical sketches of chess professional Joseph Henry Blackstone 1841-1924 (“The Black Death”), decadent poet Ernest Dowson 1867-1900, and murder victim Jane Maria Clouson 1854-1871.
William Henry Harris: The Sparkling Life of London’s Oldest Man and the Inventor of Tinsel
22 December 1935 William Henry Harris, London’s Oldest Man. He Invented “Tinsel” 1837-1939 A short stroll from Ladywell chapel, just past grave of Edward Ernest Dowson. lies the family grave of William Henry Harris. William was born in Deptford, on the 3rd of February 1837. His parents were John Harris (a coal porter) and…
Fernando Del Marmol – Accidental Death of a Cuban Anarchist
One wouldn’t expect to find a Cuban anarchist buried in the Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries but there is. Thank you to FOBLC stallwart Mike Guilfoyle for providing this fascinating account of one of the more unlikely people to be buried here. Fernando Del Marmol shares the same 2nd August birthdate as the celebrated Decadent Poet Ernest…
A Local Cemetery Historian’s Retrospective
I thought that I would depart from my usual pattern of offering historical vignettes of some of the illustrious deceased buried in the two cemeteries and instead present the reader with some of my more memorable personal recollections, out of many, that have charted my time as a member of the Friends group and former…
First to the Corinthians: the story of England goalie Harry Albemarle Swepstone
Thanks to Mike Guilfoyle for uncovering this story of a notable sportsman buried in the Brockley & Ladywell Cemeteries Harry Albemarle Swepstone (1859-1907) who was born in Stepney, East London, made his England debut against Scotland in 1880. During this match he was beaten by a ‘cannon shot’ from the Scottish ‘Rooney’, Centre Forward George…
Famous People
It is difficult to choose a few persons from the many thousands buried in the cemetery but here are some notable burials. (Credit Wikipedia)
Open House London 2020: Guided walk of Ladywell and Brockley Cemeteries including the Non-conformist chapel
Brockley & Ladywell Cemeteries are proud to have been selected to be a part of Open House London 2020 On Sunday 20th SEPTEMBER at around 2.15pm there will be a tour of Ladywell and Brockley Cemeteries, including the Non-conformist chapel, led by members of the FoBLC Due to social distancing requirements there will be a…
Rev John Innocent (1829-1904) – Methodist Missionary to China and Friend to General Gordon
The Reverend John Innocent (1829-1904) was a trail blazing Methodist Missionary to China and friend to General Gordon. Many thanks to Mike Guilfoyle for the following account. Born in 1829 in Sheffield John Innocent was sent to work as a grinder aged 16 years and made up for his lack of formal schooling by attending night school.…
ANNUAL REPORT for 2010-11 TO THE AGM OF FRIENDS of BROCKLEY AND LADYWELL CEMETERIES JUNE 2011
The Friends group was formed in July 2007, and now has a membership of 51 as at the end of March 2011. Although about 40 members live in and around South-east London, others live further away, including Canada. The Friends group had 7 open meetings during the year, excluding the 2009 AGM, plus one other…
First to the Corinthians: the story of England goalie Harry Albemarle Swepstone
Thanks to Mike Guilfoyle for uncovering this story of a notable sportsman buried in the Brockley & Ladywell Cemeteries Harry Albemarle Swepstone (1859-1907) who was born in Stepney, East London, made his England debut against Scotland in 1880. During this match he was beaten by a ‘cannon shot’ from the Scottish ‘Rooney’, Centre Forward George…
David Jones: war poet and genius: by Mike Guilfoyle
It is humbling to think that this ‘modern genius’ at once painter, poet, essayist, and engraver’ lies almost unknown in the Brockley & Ladywell Cemeteries(close to the graves of Ernest Dowson & Fernando Del Marmol) even though David Jones is critically acclaimed as one of the five greatest modern writers along with Eliot, Joyce, Woolf…