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Dr.Crippen murder trial witness buried in Ladywell cemetery
Located close to one of the inner pathways in Ladywell cemetery lies the final resting place of William James Spratling, sometimes referred to as W.J.Spratling. The cruciform headstone is often enveloped in shrubbery, so it needs a beady eye to spot it! Some while ago I discovered a fascinating link that W.J.Spratling had to Dr…
Genius, Madness and Murder – Richard Dadd and Ladywell cemetery
Located close to the outer pathway in Ladywell cemetery close to Ivy road lies a stooped family headstone amidst saturnine undergrowth. The interested passer by would need to approach much closer to discern the faded inscriptions to know that members of the Dadd family were interred here. Richard Dadd working on his painting ‘Contradiction. Oberon…
Thomas Blackstone Churcher & the Harriet Monckton Murder: A Victorian Crime Mystery
One of the undiluted pleasures of inquisitive cemetery research is lighting upon a serendipitous burial find with a compelling historic backstory in an area of the cemetery, this time close to the Ladywell chapel, I thought I had already fully explored! Such was the moment when I recently located the faded headstone of Thomas Blackstone…