The Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh.

 I went to Edinburgh’s Modern 2 Gallery earlier this month to visit the ‘Resistance’ exhibition: a collection of mainly documentary photographs recording various acts of public resistance over the last 100 years, including the Women’s Suffrage movement, the Miners Strike, Anti-Racism campaigns, Anti-Fascist clashes, etc.

At this time of writing, the exhibition is still open and is well worth a visit.

   

As I was in the area, I took the opportunity to visit the adjacent Dean Cemetery again; I haven’t been there for a while. It’s a fantastic place, and, also, well worth a visit. Although it’s still run by a private company, it is open to the public. Taphophile’s are welcome.

The Dean Cemetery – originally christened the Edinburgh Western Cemetery - was opened in 1846, offering the great and good of Scotland’s Capital a dignified space in which to enjoy their eternal rest, among them some of Scotland’s best-known architects, artists and philosophers – including David Octavius Hill, an artist who became a pioneer of early photography. He’d have been intrigued to see the ‘machine’ I was using to capture images of himself and his neighbours that day.

As I said, it was a fine day, and I hope I captured a few images which speak to this pleasant, peaceful and gardenesque locale which can be found in the heart of the City.

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