What Will the Neighbours Say? Reactions to Field and Garden Burial

摘要: In modern Britain mourning has been largely a private affair. However, since the 1970s proliferation of public spontaneous shrines and informal memorials challenge mourning’s conventional boundaries, making it far more visible in space. This chapter looks at taken-for-granted phenomenon burying dead space churchyard or cemetery. As data presented shows, however, very occasionally these take place garden on some other entirely plot land. It explores reasons why this might not be acceptable — to family members, neighbours, subsequent owners land, presenting examples disposal which nonetheless seem indicate re-ordering place, private.