John Claudius Loudon (1783-1843) and the Cemetery Movement

Author : James Stevens Curl

Publisher : Southampton: Friends of Southampton Old Cemetery, 2008
Non-ISBN (pbk)

This essay describes Loudon’s influence on the design of garden-cemeteries, and is illustrated with his suggestions for planting the South Metropolitan Cemetery, Norwood (now in London), and his plan for Histon Road Cemetery, Cambridge. It is also illustrated with a design for grave-shuttering, Loudon’s tomb, and a portrait of him.