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The Undertaker at Work by Brian Parsons London Cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazeteer by Hugh Mellor and Brian Parsons The Glades of Remembrance, Brookwood Cemetery by Brian Parsons, Erkin Guney and John Clarke The London Way of Death by Brian Parsons J H Kenyon: the first 125 years by Brian Parsons
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Committed to the Cleansing Flame by Brian Parsons From Brooke Street to Brookwood Brian Parsons Bunny France Frederick W Paine: the first 125 years by Brian Parsons State Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill W S Bond Evolution of the British Funeral Industry Funerary Practice in England & Wales T H Sanders & Sons London Cemeteries in Old Photographs

Current Research

This page lists my current research:


The Sixth edition of London Cemeteries: An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer (with Hugh Meller) will be published by The History Press in 2023.


The Cemeteries and Crematoria of London - see above


Burial at Brompton Cemetery: Findings from Funeral Directors Records


Funeral Directors and the 1977 Strike


The History of Kingston Cemetery and Crematorium


Reading the ‘Order for the Burial of the Dead.’ Investigating the role of the priest at funeral ceremonies during the 19th and 20th centuries


Forthcoming chapter entitled 'The Role of the Funeral Director' in

The Medical Examiner Service. A Practical Guide for England and Wales

Edited By Jason Payne-James and Suzannah Lishman (Routledge, due 2022)


The eighth of the ‘Magnificent Seven’? The History of Victoria Park Cemetery