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Restoration of landscape
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Context area
Dates
1975
Description
This covers restoration and maintenance of the Cemetery landscape including any new changes to layout and plantings.
History
When the Friends of Highgate Cemetery [FOHC] took over responsibility for the operation of the Cemetery, the grounds were in a state of decay. This included trees which had become dangerous and creepers, such as ivy, which often obscured sunken graves. A programme of surveys and works was begun to restore and maintain the landscape which continues to this day. The landscape is of primary importance as the backdrop to the built environment and monuments of the Cemetery.
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Description of relationship
The landscape is important to the setting of buildings and monuments .