The Anglican Chapel

The Anglican Chapel at Kensal Green Cemetery in London is very rarely open. I was lucky enough to be killing a little time in the cemetery and noticed that it was open. The Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery were preparing for their annual Open Day – apparently a minor highlight on the calendar for the London Goths scene.

The stained glass design is not Victorian like the building, rather, it is a 1950s work that English Heritage wants gone. Future restoration work will see it removed and something more in line with the era of the original building will replace it. Anyone wanna buy a big old stained glass window?

Beneath this chapel is a catacombe with space for 4,000 lead lined coffins. Currently there are around 2,600 and to this day there are still new arrivals there – but only on very rare occasions.

Canon 10 D
1/4000th sec at f 4.5
15-30mm lens at 15mm
ISO 200

Initial exposure adjustments in Lightroom
then HDR treatment in Photoshop using three layers- foreground, stained glass and sky