London’s Hidden Burial Grounds by Robert Bard & Adrian Miles

Author:Robert Bard & Adrian Miles
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Published: 2016-12-22T16:00:00+00:00

St Bride’s Churchyard had pits dug for plague victims in 1665. Note the height of the ground against the surrounding buildings, the result of large numbers of burials over the centuries. (Photograph by R. Bard)

The iron coffin on display in the crypt of St Bride’s. It was devised to foil bodysnatchers. In 1820 following a court judgment, they were banned because they took much longer to disintegrate than wooden coffins and space was scarce. (Photograph by R. Bard)

About halfway through 1665 plague victims were refused burial at St Bride’s. Once the plague had ceased, St Bride’s levelled its lower and middle churchyards. The existing churchyard is still extremely high above pavement level.

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