A close up of the figure of Nero the lion, sleeping on the tomb of George Wombwell in the West Cemetery. Wombwell was the proprietor of Wombwell's Menageries, which was at the time, the largest travelling menagerie in the country.

Date:
1989
Location:
Highgate Cemetery, West Cemetery, Wombwell Monument, Swains Lane, Highgate, Camden, Greater London Authority, N6
Reference:
AA074566
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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This is part of the Series: GAY01/03 Highgate and Hampstead; within the Collection: GAY01 John Gay Collection

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© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Gay, John

Keywords

Victorian Cemetery, Victorian Statue