Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It feels strange to be seeking relief from a pandemic among the dead, but I have spent the past couple of ...

London's sleepiest festival gives you a chance to dream inside Brompton Cemetery's beautiful chapel. London Dreaming on 4-5 May is a weekend devoted to sleep, held in a monument to never-ending sleep.

London is known for its array of amazing parks, but miss Brompton Cemetery and you're missing a trick. This 39 acre, Grade I listed gem is a haven for walkers, peace-seekers, history buffs and ...

LONDON — What are the first sights you seek when you travel to a new city? The museums? The top restaurants? Or the cemeteries? I choose cemeteries. Although some people think that’s weird, I find ...

Deep in London’s historic Brompton Cemetery sits a mausoleum that houses a Victorian heiress, her daughters, and a time-travel story that keeps growing. In the middle of the grounds and shrouded by ...

“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life,” memorably proclaimed Samuel Johnson. Whereupon that man – presumably – is buried in London. Lucky him (or her). The city has some of the best, ...

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‘The mock-Tudor pub off Shoreditch High Street, where I used to go to many squat parties. Also, a boat on the Thames called the Tattershall Castle, where I ran a club called Kashpoint years ago.’ Take ...

The novelist reflects on a childhood in London, where car park markets have made way for luxury apartments and peace can be found in a burial ground Pressed between noisy Fulham and twinkly Chelsea, ...