by Sandy | Sep 5, 2018 | Graves and Graveyards
I am a student studying death, so it was not surprising that during a holiday to Naples in Italy, I found myself drawn to death related tourism. On day one I was already visiting a cemetery! I reached ‘The Cimetero Fontanelle’ via a very exciting taxi journey, the...
by Sandy | Aug 28, 2018 | Graves and Graveyards
Following a diagnosis of osteoarthritis a few years back, my doctor referred me to the Dorset musculoskeletal services which were based at Frederick Treves House in Dorchester. I recognised the name Treves as there is a Treves Road in the town, so I began researching...
by Sandy | Aug 27, 2018 | Graves and Graveyards
I decided to take a ‘Black Cab Tour’ of Belfast. I was staying at the Hilton Hotel, and the concierge said that they could arrange a tour for me. It appears that ‘Death Tourism’ has become very popular with visitors and is providing many local...
by Sandy | Aug 26, 2018 | Graves and Graveyards
This gravestone was for a man who was hanged for a crime he did not commit! Joshua Scamp a gypsy was hanged for the theft of a horse. It was actually his son-in-law who committed the crime. When it became clear that Joshua was, in fact, innocent he became a local...
