Green Ted
The Tate describes Patrick Caulfield as "an English painter and printmaker known for his bold canvases". This was continued into the design of his tombstone
Marx
Karl Marx monument
Highgate Cemetery
26th Apr 2018, 11:11
Fuji X100S, 23mm
1/350 sec; f/4.0; ISO 400
Cat. 3,210-2
The monument was undergoing some maintenance on the day of our visit. The three Workers of the World on this particular job were laudibly relaxed on the matter of health and safety and I was allowed to approch and place GT on the plinth. (The first deployment of the £2.74 "Foldable Easy Reach Pick Up Reaching Claw Long Arm Gripper Grabber Helping Hand Tool" from Amazon: the whole piece is 3.7m (12ft) high).
Douglas Adams' grave
Douglas Adams' grave
Highgate Cemetery
26th Apr 2018, 11:01
Fuji X100S, 23mm
1/350 sec; f/4.0; ISO 200
Cat. 3,220-21
The Adams grave is modest and sweet. Visitors often leave a biro and there is a towel nearby. Stephen Fry's Guardian obituary (a lament) is here.
Malcolm McLaren's grave
Malcolm McLaren's grave
Highgate Cemetery
26th Apr 2018, 11:26
Fuji X100S, 23mm
1/160 sec; f/4.0; ISO 400
Cat. 3,230