Main entry:

Elliott, Brent, author.

Title & Author:

The British cemetery : architecture, landscape, sculpture / Brent Elliott and Roger Bowdler.

Publication:

Swindon : Liverpool University Press on behalf of Historic England, 2026.
©2026

Description:

viii, 529 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
'Seated in the out-skirts of town' : churchyard and cemetery in the early modern period -- Georgian cemeteries and the churchyard tradition -- Early cemetery landscapes -- Types of graves -- Early cemetery monuments -- The infrastructure of the cemetery -- The geometric era in landscape -- Cemetery architecture -- The High Victorian cemetery monument -- The flowering of cemetery horticulture -- Industry and artistry : the late Victorian and Edwardian cemetery monument -- Cemetery landscapes in the 20th century -- Cemetery memorials in the mid-20th century -- Monuments for a democratic age -- Crisis and renewal -- Appendix : major legislation relating to cemeteries.

Summary:

"This is the first major study of the British cemetery. Written by acknowledged experts, it traces the rise from early modern times onwards of these new landscapes of remembrance. Victorian cemeteries drew on the Georgian churchyard tradition and a long-established interest in the burial customs of antiquity. New commercial opportunities were seized as church controls ended, with fast-growing urban populations demanding space for their dead. The results were magnificent: new combinations of layout, planting and myriad memorials arose, reflecting the eclectic taste and religious mood of the times. Virgin land on the edge of towns was adapted to receive mass burials, and the mason's trade expanded rapidly to supply the growing market for family memorials. Chapters based on new research look at the evolution of buildings, planting and tombs. Contemporary comments are extensively cited, and a picture emerges of these complex places, seething with family loss and communal memory. From grand mausoleum to humble burial plot, this survey casts light on all varities of grave, and brings the story up to the present day."--Back cover.

ISBN:

9781836245964 hardcover
1836245963 hardcover
electronic publication
9781805967415
electronic book
9781805967408

Subject:

Cemeteries Great Britain History.
Sepulchral monuments Great Britain History.
Cimetières Grande-Bretagne Histoire.
Cemeteries History.
Sepulchral monuments History.
Great Britain

Added entries:

Bowdler, Roger H., author.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 325732
Call No.: 325732
Copy: 1
Status: Available