A wide selection of books and leaflets is available from the enquiry and publications desk on
Sunday workdays and tour afternoons, from 2 to 4 pm. – see ‘Where are we?‘
Below is a list of the publications available by mail order from the Friends of Nunhead
Cemetery. Kindly download the printer friendly order form using the link below, filling in
your order and your contact details. You can then either:
- Print the form and send with your payment to:- FONC Publications, c/o 33 Chalsey Road, LONDON, SE4 1YN, England
- E-mail the form to email hidden; JavaScript is required and make a payment through Paypal on the donation page
Publications offered subject to availability. Please allow 28 days for delivery.
Please note that FONC can only accept cheques drawn on a UK bank. Prices shown are in pounds sterling (£). Postage and Packing is shown for delivery to addresses in the UK.
For international orders, please email a list of your requirements to FONC Publications, who will reply with a quotation including postage and packing.
Please note: You can also use the form to join the Friends of Nunhead Cemetery. If you do decide to join with this form and wish to order some publications at the same time, then you can award yourself the ‘member’ prices.
| BOOKS ABOUT NUNHEAD CEMETERY |
| A SHORT GUIDE TO NUNHEAD CEMETERY. Essential reading for all visitors to the historic and beautiful Nunhead Cemetery including a guided walk and burial square map. By Tim and Carol Stevenson |
| BURIED AT NUNHEAD, Nunhead Notables volume 3. Ron Woollacott and Michèle Louise Burford’s third selection of interesting and important people buried in Nunhead Cemetery. |
| BURIED AT NUNHEAD, Nunhead Notables volume 4. Ron Woollacott and Michèle Louise Burford’s fourth selection of interesting and important people buried in Nunhead Cemetery. |
| DEATH IN TRAGIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND CRIMES OF PASSION. Michèle Louise Burford and Ron Woollacott relating true storied of murder, mayhem, manslaughter and suicide. Victims and perpetrators buried in London’s Nunhead Cemetery. |
| THE ENTERTAINERS. Extended biographies of actors, actresses, singers, music hall artistes, musicians, acrobats, comics dancers etc buried in Nunhead Cemetery By Michèle Louise Burford & Ron Woollacott. |
| GRAVE SYMBOLS IN NUNHEAD CEMETERY. A guide by Jeffrey M Hart and Ron Woollacott on the Victorian concept of the ‘celebration of death’ and that of subsequent generations. |
| INVESTORS IN DEATH. Ron Woollacott’s book on the London Cemetery Company and it’s successors. |
| NUNHEAD & THE MUSIC HALL. Rex Batten writes about the ‘Lion Comique’ and others. |
| NUNHEAD CEMETERY AND THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. Jeffrey M Hart writes the story of the Waterloo campaign and those soldiers who took part in it and now rest in peace in Nunhead Cemetery. |
| NUNHEAD CEMETERY – A COLOURFUL HISTORY. Fay Rogers & Cathy Mercer’s colouring book for children. |
| NUNHEAD NOTABLES. An expanded and updated version of Ron Woollacott’s biographical list of men and women buried in London’s Nunhead Cemetery of All Saints. |
| A GUIDE TO THE GRAVES OF NUNHEAD NOTABLES. Ron Woollacott’s list of personalities featured in the first and original edition of NUNHEAD NOTABLES. |
| NUNHEAD REMEMBERED. Rex Batten’s collection of stories, anecdotes and observations from the cemetery. |
| MORE NUNHEAD NOTABLES. Ron Woollacott’s second selection of interesting and important people buried in Nunhead Cemetery. |
| THE BUTTERFLIES OF NUNHEAD CEMETERY. Richard A. Jones’ guide to the butterflies likely to be seen in Nunhead Cemetery. |
| THE GREAT VANCE (The Enigmatic Mr Peck Stevens) The Life and Career of a Great Victorian Music-hall Luminary buried at Nunhead Cemetery. |
| THE SCOTTISH MARTYRS. Wally MacFarlane tells the story of the political reformers of 1793 commemorated in the cemetery. |
| THE VICTORIAN CATACOMBS AT NUNHEAD. A short history and description of the Chapel Catacombs, Shaft Catacombs and Eastern Catacombs in Nunhead Cemetery, Southwark By Ron Woollacott |
| THE WALWORTH SCOUTS. An account of the Leysdown Tragedy of 1912 and souvenir of the dedication of the replica plaque at Nunhead from the Sir Giles Gilbert Scott Memorial By Rex Batten |
| THE WALWORTH SCOUTS AND THE LEYSDOWN TRAGEDY. The amalgamated original ‘Leysdown Tragedy’ with ‘Walworth Scouts’ and additional illustrations By Rex Batten, edited by Jeff Hart. |
| TREES & SHRUBS OF NUNHEAD CEMETERY. Carol Stephenson’s guide and tour of the trees in the cemetery |
| BOOKS ABOUT SOUTHWARK INCLUDING NUNHEAD CEMETERY |
| BURIAL PLACES IN SOUTHWARK Ron Woollacott’s book on burial grounds in the London Borough of Southwark. |
| CAMBERWELL OLD CEMETERY. Ron Woollacott’s brief history of Camberwell Old Cemetery and who’s who of notable persons buried there. |
| A WALKING TOUR OF CAMBERWELL OLD CEMETERY. Camberwell Cemeteries Working Group. |
| SAVING CEMETERIES (National Federation of Cemetery Friends handbook) |
| A TALE OF TWO CEMETERIES. Jeffrey Hart’s brief history and guide to Brockley and Ladwell cemeteries in Lewisham. A who’s who of notable persons buried there. |
| FONC SHOPPING BAG |
| FONC REUSABLE COTTON BAG Features illustrations front and back (black on cream background – see photos on linked page) and over-the-shoulder straps. Eco-friendly bag is made with unbleached cotton. Size of bag 31cm (width) x 37cm (height) |
| POSTCARDS |
| A SET OF THREE POSTCARDS. Select from: Figgins Monument, Gate of Anglican Chapel, Main Avenue, John Allen Monument, 1860s view etc (other views on request.) Can be three of the same or three different, please select on the order form. |
| MAPS |
| MAPS OF NUNHEAD CEMETERY. Maps are printed in the centre pages and inside the back cover page of the book: A Short Guide to Nunhead Cemetery. |
Last Updated on 11th November 2024
