Bunhill Fields

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38 City Rd

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Wed Jun 20 2012

This historic, East London burial ground is the last resting place of many distinguished non-conformists as well as some 120,000 fellow dissenters, all buried here between the late-1600s to the mid-1800s. The cemetery was designed solely for those who rebelled against political or religious orthodoxy and houses the graves of William Blake, John Bunyan and Daniel Defoe among others great thinkers and artists. Now a community garden, the macabre spot is a popular green space close to Old Street station, providing nearby workers with a pleasant spot for lunch.

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Bunhill Fields 38 City Rd
London
EC1Y 1AU

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Tube: Old St
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1. Bunhill Fields
  - 38 City Rd
    London
    EC1Y 1AU
  - 51.523586,-0.087017

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Arbonauts at the Grave

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Visionary poet William Blake died on 12 August 1827. He was buried in the ancient burial ground at Bunhill Fields, where the Blake Society and members of the public gather each year to commemorate his life - often reading their favourite extract of the...

Sun Aug 11
Bunhill Fields 38 City Rd, EC1Y 1AU

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