I made it to Highgate Cemetery last Sunday. A cold and drizzily day, it was perfect for this creepy place. The cemetery is in two parts, Highgate Cemetery West and Highgate Cemetery East, straddling each side of Swain's Lane. The west side is the oldest and the most prestigious. Famous folks there include Michael Faraday and Christina Rossetti. The paths weave all around, up and over hills. There are catacombs and tunnels and chapels. It's very cool.

The entrance gate.

Elizabeth jackson was the first person buried in the cemetery. She died of cholera in 1854.

This guy Wombell owned traveling animal shows. The lion is Nero.

Thomas Sayers is buried here. He was a famouse bare-fisted boxer who had the largest funeral the cemetery has ever seen. The dog is Lion, his constant companion.

This is the grave of Queen Victoria's Horse Slaughterer!