Article 5KRPY Highgate cemetery revamp to fell trees and open views across London

Highgate cemetery revamp to fell trees and open views across London

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Matthew Weaver
from World news | The Guardian on (#5KRPY)

Plan inspired by 1839 painting chosen for reshaping of historic but overgrown burial ground

Hundreds of spindly" trees at Highgate cemetery are set to be felled under a proposed revamp that aims to open the famous burial ground to views across London.

The first images have been released showing how the final resting place of Karl Marx, George Eliot and Michael Faraday might look in future.

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