I’ve walked through the graveyard at Bunhill Fields on numerous occasions, but I don’t think that I’ve ever really explored it. One of the most important burials that they have is William Blake (1757-1827), a poet and painter who was rather unrecognised during his lifetime.
In the photo above is the older memorial stone which states that Blake and his wife Catherine lie “near by” which was deliberately vague, because by the twentieth century the exact location had been lost and later landscaping moved the memorial away from the burial place.
But all was not lost as research by Blake enthusiasts and the Blake Society helped identify the original plot, and in 2018 a new stone was unveiled on the exact site of Blake’s grave in Bunhill Fields.
This grave stone now stands alone as the area had been landscaped as a garden following damage during the Second World War.