Highgate Cemetery In London

Monument to the famous Victorian bare-knuckle boxer, Thomas Sayers with a life sized statue of his much-loved dog Lion, keeping guard over his masters grave in Highgate Cemetery, , 25th May, 2005, Highgate Cemetery, London, United Kingdom. The funeral of Thomas Sayers, the last of the bare-knuckle prizefighters, was sure to attract crowds. He had been hugely popular in his lifetime, having vanquished many a more formidable-looking opponent in a career lasting over ten years. The dog, with a band of crape around his neck, behaved impeccably. Not so the other spectators at the cemetery, who danced and screamed, yelled and hooted, whistled and shrieked, like demons.... As many as 10,000 turned up for the burial, rushing ahead to the top of the hill where it was to take place, swarming into the trees for the view.

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Monument to the famous Victorian bare-knuckle boxer, Thomas Sayers with a life sized statue of his much-loved dog Lion, keeping guard over his masters grave in Highgate Cemetery, , 25th May, 2005, Highgate Cemetery, London, United Kingdom. The funeral of Thomas Sayers, the last of the bare-knuckle prizefighters, was sure to attract crowds. He had been hugely popular in his lifetime, having vanquished many a more formidable-looking opponent in a career lasting over ten years. The dog, with a band of crape around his neck, behaved impeccably. Not so the other spectators at the cemetery, who danced and screamed, yelled and hooted, whistled and shrieked, like demons.... As many as 10,000 turned up for the burial, rushing ahead to the top of the hill where it was to take place, swarming into the trees for the view.