East Lawn

You are entering a section of Brompton Cemetery that feels remarkably open compared to the dense rows of stone monuments found elsewhere on the grounds. This area serves as a living landscape, part of the forty acres of green space that the cemetery preserves in the middle of a bustling city. The land here was originally designed as a garden cemetery, an innovative concept in the mid-nineteenth century that transformed burial grounds into serene, park-like environments for the public to enjoy. By walking through this space, you are moving through a site that has been managed by the Crown since the mid-nineteenth century, a unique status that distinguishes it from every other cemetery in London.