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10 Facts About Brompton Cemetery

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Brompton Cemetery is a London cemetery, managed by The Royal Parks, in West Brompton in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

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Brompton Cemetery is adjacent to West Brompton station in west London, England.

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Brompton Cemetery was eventually designed by architect, Benjamin Baud with at its centre, a modest sandstone domed chapel dated 1839, at it southern end, reached by two symmetrical long colonnades, now all Grade II* listed, in the style of St Peter's Square in Rome, and flanked by catacombs.

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4.

Brompton Cemetery shared the grave with a 17-month-old Sioux girl named White Star believed to have fallen from her mother's arms while on horseback.

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Brompton Cemetery's casket was exhumed in spring of 1999 by his grandchildren, Moses and Lucy Eagle Star.

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6.

Brompton Cemetery's specific resting place within the cemetery is not known.

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7.

Brompton Cemetery is open daily to the public throughout the year, with opening times varying with the seasons.

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8.

Brompton Cemetery has a reputation for being a popular cruising ground for gay men.

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9.

Brompton Cemetery has featured in a number of films, including Sherlock Holmes, as the exterior of a Russian church in Goldeneye, Stormbreaker, Johnny English, The Wings of the Dove, Eastern Promises, and The Gentlemen.

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Brompton Cemetery by William Cowen a Rotherham-born landscape painter.

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