Glasgow Necropolis

The Necropolis – Glasgow’s great silent ‘City of the Dead’ contains over 50,000 burials, it is well known for the grand memorials to the richer residents of the city, built from 1836 onwards. Less well known is that the cemetery contains 21,000 common or unmarked graves, where people were buried as their families or friends could not afford the price of a headstone or lair.

The Necropolis is split up into compartments named after the Greek alphabet, one named Eta, a small unassuming triangle of grass, contains 8,000 common burials. In September 2024, 230 participants helped to plant thousands of bulbs which will become a living memorial to those buried in the 21,000 common or unmarked graves in the Eta Compartment. The event was part of Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival.

https://www.aproxima.co.uk/glasgow-requiem

A short film by Chris Leslie / Journey Productions for Aproxima Arts and their event for Doors Open Day – September 2024