July 10, 2005
Death in July
Perfect day out: Open day at "London's foremost necropolis", including a catacomb tour -" a welcome escape from the infernal heat of the sun. A parade of hearses, from traditional horse-drawn to silver 4x4. A clown performing to a bored group of children. Presiding gasometers. A variety of stalls selling homemade jams, cakes, and funerary accessories. Many overdressed sweaty goths collapsing from heat-exhaustion in crypt doorways. A nice fairground organ. And the only working hydraulic catafalque in Britain.
Followed by an unsuccessful visit to the Barbican.
Posted by robin at July 10, 2005 10:30 AM