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The Tale of Enon Chapel: London's Most Notorious Burial Site
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Here in the 21st century, death and burial often occur as part of a sanitised process. Death happens away from home, often in hospitals, and funerals are usually tidy, respectful affairs. We can forget that this wasn't always the case, and that our quaint, inner city gardens were sometimes putrescent burial grounds, crammed with rotting remains. Even worse, history contains legends like that of Enon Chapel.
This awful story is far from being folklore, but rather a dark chapter in the history of English burials. Since folklore and history so often make good bedfellows, I thought it might be helpful to examine this notorious burial place. After all, it brings with it a dose of London history, scandal, a disavowal of burial practices, and capitalism gone mad.
Let's explore what happened at Enon Chapel in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore!
Find the images and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/enon-chapel/
Conway Hall talk about folklore rebels on 26 April: https://www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/event/art-magic-lore-wild-talents/
Get your free guide to home protection the folklore way here: https://www.icysedgwick.com/fab-folklore/
Become a member of the Fabulous Folklore Family for bonus episodes and articles at https://patreon.com/bePatron?u=2380595
Buy Icy a coffee or sign up for bonus episodes at: https://ko-fi.com/icysedgwick
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Manage episode 476599402 series 3340847
Here in the 21st century, death and burial often occur as part of a sanitised process. Death happens away from home, often in hospitals, and funerals are usually tidy, respectful affairs. We can forget that this wasn't always the case, and that our quaint, inner city gardens were sometimes putrescent burial grounds, crammed with rotting remains. Even worse, history contains legends like that of Enon Chapel.
This awful story is far from being folklore, but rather a dark chapter in the history of English burials. Since folklore and history so often make good bedfellows, I thought it might be helpful to examine this notorious burial place. After all, it brings with it a dose of London history, scandal, a disavowal of burial practices, and capitalism gone mad.
Let's explore what happened at Enon Chapel in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore!
Find the images and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/enon-chapel/
Conway Hall talk about folklore rebels on 26 April: https://www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/event/art-magic-lore-wild-talents/
Get your free guide to home protection the folklore way here: https://www.icysedgwick.com/fab-folklore/
Become a member of the Fabulous Folklore Family for bonus episodes and articles at https://patreon.com/bePatron?u=2380595
Buy Icy a coffee or sign up for bonus episodes at: https://ko-fi.com/icysedgwick
Fabulous Folklore Bookshop: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/fabulous_folklore
Pre-recorded illustrated talks: https://ko-fi.com/icysedgwick/shop
Request an episode: https://forms.gle/gqG7xQNLfbMg1mDv7
Get extra snippets of folklore on Instagram at https://instagram.com/icysedgwick
Find Icy on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/icysedgwick.bsky.social
'Like' Fabulous Folklore on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fabulousfolklore/
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