Join the Leeds Centre for Victorian Studies (LCVS) and Dr Helen Frisby (University of the West of England) at the first virtual talk of 2021.
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What’s happening?
This talk explores the life and afterlives of the Victorian garden cemetery. Built to relieve an acute shortage of urban burial space during the early-mid 1800s, these spaces transcended the merely functional to embody a Romantic aesthetic aimed at the social and moral improvement of the Victorian urban working classes. However, by the second half of the 20th century, most sites were slipping into decline and decay. Here, drawing upon original research conducted amongst Burial Authority archives and with present-day frontline cemetery staff, Helen will reflect upon some of the day-to-day, practical challenges of maintaining Victorian legacy cemeteries, and detect 21st century glimmerings of new (or perhaps old?) reimaginings of these unique spaces.
When?
Wednesday 3 February, 1.00 – 2.00pm
Where?
This talk will be delivered through a Microsoft Teams meeting.
How can I attend?
Please email Jane de Gay if you would like to receive the joining link or if you have any further queries.
Further information:
Dr Helen Frisby is a historian and folklorist, researcher, writer and speaker on the history of death, dying and bereavement. She has previously taught History at UWE Bristol and Funeral Directing at the University of Bath, and is presently Researcher Development Manager at UWE Bristol. Helen is Secretary of the Association for the Study of Death & Society (ASDS) and a Council member of the Folklore Society.