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Karl Marx's UK cemetery looks to solve grave problem

London cemetery reclaims abandoned graves to be resold

The cemetery in which Karl Marx is buried charges an entry fee, because it is not funded by a local authority. But that income alone is not enough

Karl Marx's London cemetery looks to solve its grave problem

LONDON London's most famous cemetery, the final resting place of revolutionary socialist Karl Marx, is searching for a new lease of life by reclaiming long-abandoned graves so they can be sold again for fresh burials. The Victorian-era Highgate Cemetery, crammed with a jumble of ivy-covered graves and ornate stone memorials, stretches across 37 acres (15 hectares) of north London.

Highgate Cemetery to charge £25,000 for burial spots next to the grave of Karl Marx on ground that is coveted by communists

The north London graveyard, a popular tourist spot for fans of the communist, will erect new graves after securing £100,000 of National Lottery funding.

Highgate Cemetery welcomes new plot development with £100,000 National Lottery funding

Highgate Cemetery will make room for new graves near Karl Marx’s tomb and charge £25,000 for each one.