Historical Importance
It is designated Grade I on the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England. The cemetery is also interesting because it has been in continuous use since its opening. The social attitude towards the afterlife is reflected in the way the cemetery is laid out, ranging from Victorian to contemporary. Many of the churches that were demolished in London had their dead reinterred in the City of London Cemetery (see Memorials section).
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