The Company was founded by architect and civil engineer Stephen Geary. who designed and planned Highgate Cemetery. It was later taken over by the United Cemetery Company.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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London Cemetery Company
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Blackfriars Settlement
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