Chapters in this book

1. Front matter i
2. Contents v
3. List of plates, figures, maps and tables vii
4. Preface xi
5. List of abbreviations xv
6. 1 ‘So precisely the invention of a critical period’ 1
7. Part I The churchyard in the cemetery, 1850–1894
8. 2 Burial in 1850 35
9. 3 ‘Dr Hoffman was good enough to consult me’ 64
10. 4 ‘A very modern act’ 92
11. 5 ‘It was entirely a question for the parishioners’ 132
12. 6 ‘No differences are so deep as those which arise over the grave’ 172
13. 7 ‘Casting into the great crucible of the present ferment all manner of time-honoured traditions’ 213
14. Part II The cemetery in the churchyard, 1894–2007
15. 8 ‘It was a task which he would be greatly pleased to hand over to some other person or persons’ 249
16. 9 ‘Being desirous of avoiding a burial board’ 284
17. 10 ‘Unobservable or inconspicuous to the casual visitor’? 316
18. 11 Conclusion 354
19. Appendix One 380
20. Appendix Two 386
21. Appendix Three 389
22. Appendix Four 394
23. Select Bibliography 402
24. Index 417