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  • Baron Jozsef von Treuenburg claims he was stopped from visiting the grave of his ancestor Frederick Biscoe Basevi at the Cemetery in Swains Lane 10 years ago.

    Beware of the Stroppy Silver-Haired Ladies 2006

  • Swains! quit the plough, resign the useless spade!

    Letter 413 2009

  • Swains! quit the plough, resign the useless spade!

    Letter 423 2009

  • She turned the key in the lock and watched as the twins walked up Swains Lane.

    Her Fearful Symmetry AUDREY NIFFENEGGER 2009

  • He bowed his head, walked away and up Swains Lane.

    Her Fearful Symmetry AUDREY NIFFENEGGER 2009

  • Highgate was so popular that by 1854 they needed to expand, and so the London Cemetery Company bought the twenty acres across Swains Lane to create the Eastern Cemetery.

    Her Fearful Symmetry AUDREY NIFFENEGGER 2009

  • Swains Lane, being overshadowed by high walls on both sides, existed in a permanent dusk even as the sky above them was blue and cloudless.

    Her Fearful Symmetry AUDREY NIFFENEGGER 2009

  • Jessica crossed Swains Lane, strode through the little crowd and unlocked the massive gates.

    Her Fearful Symmetry AUDREY NIFFENEGGER 2009

  • As they walked down Swains Lane they heard a lone tuba player practising scales in Waterlow Park.

    Her Fearful Symmetry AUDREY NIFFENEGGER 2009

  • As he recrossed Swains Lane, Robert thought about the way Molly had said “your visit” as though it were now part of the official daily schedule of the cemetery.

    Her Fearful Symmetry AUDREY NIFFENEGGER 2009

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