An African-Caribbean woman lays a floral wreath on to a grave just after burial at Kensal Green Graveyard, 1988. This 72-acre garden cemetery, one of London's first, was founded in 1832. Notable people buried here include engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, mathematician Charles Babbage and novelists Wilkie Collins, Anthony Trollope and W M Thackeray. The cemetery has some 140 Grade 1, Grade 2* and Grade 2 listed buildings and monuments.
Category:
Photography
Object ID:
IN14805
Object name:
African-Caribbean funeral, Kensal Green Cemetery
Object type:
photograph, resin coated silver gelatin print
Artist/Maker:
Matze, Yoke
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Production date:
1988
Material:
paper
Measurements/duration:
H 303 mm, L 236 mm (paper), H 212 mm, L 190 mm (image size)