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Fred Spofforth
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Frederick Robert Spofforth, also known as "The Demon Bowler", was an Australian cricket team pace bowler of the nineteenth century. He was the first bowler to take 50 Test wickets, and the first to ta
Spofforth in about 1897
Spofforth in about 1897
Spofforth (back row, third from right) with the Australian Cricket Team (1882)
Spofforth (back row, third from right) with the Australian Cricket Team (1882)
"The Demon Bowler" Spofforth as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, July 1878
"The Demon Bowler" Spofforth as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, July 1878
Spofforth by Henry Scott Tuke, c. 1898
Spofforth by Henry Scott Tuke, c. 1898
Brookwood Cemetery
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Brookwood Cemetery, also known as the London Necropolis, is a burial ground in Brookwood, Surrey, England. It is the largest cemetery in the United Kingdom and one of the largest in Europe. The cemete
Fred Spofforth
…the 1926 Ashes series (some of which he had wanted to see) from chronic colitis at Long Ditton, Surrey. He left a fortune of £164,000. He is buried in Brookwood Cemetery (Plot 28). Spofforth was lean but very strong at 6' 3" tall (190.5 cm) and weighing in at 12½ stone (80 kg). He began as a fast bowler, although he did…
The Grade II* listed monument to Lord Edward Clinton at Brookwood Cemetery
The Grade II* listed monument to Lord Edward Clinton at Brookwood Cemetery
The monument to Sir Henry Goldfinch is the earliest in the cemetery. Brookwood Columbarian in background left.
The monument to Sir Henry Goldfinch is the earliest in the cemetery. Brookwood Columbarian in background left.
The rate of burials was much lower than anticipated by the London Necropolis Company and around 80% of graves are unmarked, making Brookwood distincti
The rate of burials was much lower than anticipated by the London Necropolis Company and around 80% of graves are unmarked, making Brookwood distinctively uncluttered when compared to other cemeteries.
Brookwood Columbarium, built as a mausoleum for Lord Cadogan but converted in 1910 for the storage of cremation urns
Brookwood Columbarium, built as a mausoleum for Lord Cadogan but converted in 1910 for the storage of cremation urns