Plan to reuse graves as Highgate cemetery runs out of space
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A private member’s bill in the Lords this week would allow charity trust to reopen long-abandoned plots
It is the most exclusive location in Britain. A plot in Highgate’s east cemetery, resting place of Karl Marx, George Eliot and Malcolm McLaren, will set you back £20,000. In the west cemetery, where lie George Michael, Christina Rossetti and Michael Faraday, a plot costs double.
“We have a reputation for being the most expensive cemetery in the country,” said Dr Ian Dungavel, chief executive of the Friends of Highgate Cemetery Trust, a charity that rescued the site after decades of neglect. “That’s not something we have deliberately chosen to be, but I think it relates to the value of land around the place. Where land values are highest, grave values are highest.” Continue reading...
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