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1960 - Man lands on the Moon
Few people in the sixties placed much value on cemeteries.
The Victorians were despised because the prevailing view of
them was that they were conservative socially, and their decorative
style was heavy and over-ornamented.
The focus was on the future, the "white heat of technology",
with the pinnacle of the decade's achievements being exemplified
by the first man on the moon.
Thus the General Cemetery's fortunes were at an all-time
low and the site was completely derelict, dangerous and overgrown.
Martin Flannery MP said:
"It was so dreadfully overrun and
wild, it was not only an eyesore, but the City had a sense
of shame about it"
Overgrown Graves
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