7 reasons to visit Brompton Cemetery

1. Brompton Cemetery is one of Britain's oldest and most distinguished garden cemeteries.

2. The cemetery is Grade I Listed on the English Heritage Register of Historic Parks and Gardens and covers 39-acres.

3. 35,000 monuments, from simple headstones to mortuary chapels, mark some 205,000 burials.

4. Of these monuments, 28 are Grade II Listed, and one — the Leyland tomb by Edward Burne-Jones – is Grade II*.

5. It’s an important visitor destination that is loved by locals as well as visitors to the city.

6. There are 50 prominent and important personalities in Brompton Cemetery including:

• COLE, Sir Henry (1808-1897) Instigator of Great Exhibition & V & A Museum
• FOWLER, Sir John (1817-1898) Engineer of Metropolitan Railway & Forth Bridge
• GOLDING, Dr. Benjamin (1793-1863) Founder of Charing Cross Hospital
• JACKSON, John (1769-1845) Pugilist
• PANKHURST, Emmeline (1852-1928) Suffragette leader
• SNOW, Dr. John (1813-1858) Pioneer anaesthetist & cholera cause discoverer
• SOTHEBY, Samuel Leigh (1805-1868) Auctioneer

7.  Brompton Cemetery is old, 174 years old to be precise, which makes it part of our history and culture so make sure you go and visit it! We’re doing some conservation work with the Friends of Brompton and The Royal Parks to keep it looking at it's best for years to come.  Find out how you can get involved with the conversation of Brompton Cemetery here.