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CHAP.PAGEINTRODUCTION13I.BRITISH AND ROMAN BURYING-PLACES23II.THE GRAVEYARDS OF PRIORIES AND CONVENTS30III.THE CATHEDRAL, THE ABBEY, THE TEMPLE, AND THE TOWER53IV.THE CITY CHURCHYARDS74V.LONDON CHURCHYARDS, OUTSIDE THE CITY90VI.PEST-FIELDS AND PLAGUE-PITS117VII.THE DISSENTERS’ BURIAL-GROUNDS133VIII.BURIAL-PLACES OF FOREIGNERS IN LONDON153IX.HOSPITAL, ALMSHOUSE, AND WORKHOUSE GROUNDS171X.PRIVATE AND PROMISCUOUS CEMETERIES187XI.THE CLOSING OF THE BURIAL-GROUNDS AND VAULTS209XII.GRAVEYARDS AS PUBLIC GARDENS226XIII.THE CEMETERIES STILL IN USE250XIV.A FORECAST OF THE FUTURE263
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A.LIST OF BURIAL-GROUNDS IN EXISTENCE279B.LIST OF BURIAL-GROUNDS WHICH HAVE DISAPPEARED321C.CHURCHES AND CHAPELS WITHOUT BURIAL-GROUNDS, BUT WITH VAULTS UNDER THEM329D.HOW TO LAY OUT A BURIAL-GROUND AS A GARDEN331E.THE DISUSED BURIAL-GROUNDS ACT, ETC.336