Events
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From Death Scare to Death Care
Thursday 23 January 2025 £8Book now
A talk by Lande Jewels
How exposure to attributes of death through cemetery visits and literature helps to overcome the fears about the unavoidable natural process.
‘Lande Jewels approaches a topic none of us can ignore, nor escape, and portrays it sensitively, bringing much knowledge and history to light, leaving us dreading less, and understanding more. The rituals surrounding this universal topic, reassuringly reminding us also of the unbroken circle of life, where the veil thins, and visitors and deceased share space with each other in the devoted grounds, consecrated or not.’ Goodreads
A Particular Passion For Poisoning
Thursday 20 February 2025 £10Book now
A talk by Professor Robin Ferner
Poisoners who murdered and those who helped bring them to justice both had a passion for poisoning. The poisoners are buried elsewhere; famous toxicologists, notably Alfred Swaine Taylor and Henry Letheby, and counsel in famous trials, including Sir Fitzroy Kelly, lie in Highgate. Robin Ferner, a leading expert on toxicology and clinical pharmacology, will talk about some famous poisoners from the 19th and 20th century and their route to the gallows.
Stonemasonry Workshop
Saturday 21 June 2025 £149Book now
Another of Neil Luxton's popular stonemasonry workshops.
You will be guided through the techniques needed to carve your own design into a slab of stone (which you can take home), by the cemetery's stonemason, Neil Luxton.
You could not have a better teacher than Neil, who has produced some of the most amazing monuments in the cemetery in recent years.
Tea, coffee and biscuits provided - bring your own lunch. 10.00am to 4.00pm in the courtyard.
Stonemasonry Workshop
Saturday 13 September 2025 £149Book now
Neil Luxton leads another stonemasonry workshop.
Try your hand (or hone your skills) at carving stone. All materials and tools supplied - and you can take your stone home with you. Carve your own design into a slab of stone, under the guidance of the amazingly talented Neil Luxton (creator of many wonderful monuments and headstones in the cemetery).
Tea, coffee and biscuits provided - bring your own lunch. 10.00am to 4.00pm in the courtyard.
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