London - Highgate Cemetery; Waterlow Park; Visiting Lesley's mum's home in Hornsey

Wednesday, 2nd October

Our final day of activities in the UK...two months has passed quite quickly.  Dave managed to secure a booking for a tour of the West section of Highgate Cemetery.  Definitely worth a visit; we were intrigued by the catacombs and very moved by the huge tribute to a lost daughter by a Mr Julius Beer.
Beautiful Waterlow Park...

 Starting our Highgate Cemetry  tour...

 Resident fox...

 Our guide...

 Grave of a coachman...

 Egyptian section...

 Mausoleum of Julius Beer, with the beautiful statue of his daughter Ada, being taken to heaven by an angel. (Read more about Julius Beer and this monument.)

This photo of the inside of the mausoleum shows the beautiful sculpture above Ada's coffin. (fromhttp://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.uk/; as we were not allowed to photograph the inside.)

Grave of ex -Russian secret agent Alexander Litvinenko, who was believed to have been poisoned with radiation.

 Fun at Waterlow Park...

 Southview Lane, Hornsey, where Lesley's mum lived...

 The local school Lesley's mum attended...

 We were fortunate to meet the Principal / Head Teacher, who gave us a copy of the school's prospectus to give to Lesley's mum.

 Emily meets a very friendly pussy cat...

 Outside 11 Southview Lane...