The next churchyard I'm going to introduce briefly is St
Mary's in Hendon. Hidden just in
the midst of unimportant looking buildings, this little old church which
I visited on a warm summer day has welcome me with bees humming about us
all around. Behind the church, there is a
little garden of remembrance where we can peacefully sit and listen to
the singing of the birds, as I did on that day. One of the graves is in
this churchyard (of Philip Roundel's) is said to be the model of
Kingston churchyard in Bram Stoker's Dracula. One of the Arsenal
managers (Herbert Chapman) is also buried in this graveyard. |
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We also had a chance
to have a look inside the tower, but just a look, as for safety reasons
it is not allowed for anyone to climb those ladders. Well, I don't think
that many of us would want to try with those steep steps. . . Outside on the wall of
the brick church, there are a few white memorial plaques from the early
18th century onwards to a local family called Snoxell, which
stones with their sheer whiteness attract the eyes from the distance. In the churchyard,
adjoining the modern church building, is buried W. S. Gilbert, the famous
19th century English poet and librettist. His grave can be found near to
the present church, in the form of a white angel. |
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