February 22, 2011

Inside Bunhill Fields – the nonconformists’ graveyard

Bunhill Fields cemetery, off City Road, north London has been designated Grade I on English Heritage's register of parks and gardens of special historic interest

Bunhill fields cemetery: The gravestone of Susanna Wesley, the mother of John Wesley — The gravestone of Susanna Wesley, the mother of John Wesley, founder of Methodism Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian

Bunhill fields cemetery: John Bunyan's tomb in Bunhill Fields — John Bunyan's tomb in Bunhill Fields. He was a tinker who became a travelling preacher and began writing, with Pilgrim's Progress becoming his most famous work Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian

Bunhill fields cemetery: Graves and gravestones in Bunhill Fields cemetery — Graves and gravestones in Bunhill Fields cemetery Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian

Bunhill fields cemetery: William Blake's gravestone, artist, poet and visionary (1757-1827) — The plain gravestone of artist, poet and visionary William Blake Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian

Bunhill fields cemetery: Monument to Daniel Defoe (1660-1731), author of Robinson Crusoe — The cemetery's monument to Daniel Defoe, author of Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian

Bunhill fields cemetery: Daffodils grow among graves — Daffodils grow among graves in the Islington burial ground Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian

Bunhill fields cemetery: Pigeons perch on a gravestone — Pigeons perch on a gravestone Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian

Bunhill fields cemetery: A detail of a skull on the side of a tomb — A detail of a skull on the side of a tomb Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian

Bunhill fields cemetery: A pigeon perches on a grave in Bunhill Fields cemetery — A pigeon perches on a grave in Bunhill Fields cemetery Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian

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