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Whitby Abbey mock graveyard idea to deter goth photos | |
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A mock graveyard could be created in an attempt to stop visitors taking ghoulish pictures in a burial ground at a seaside town. | A mock graveyard could be created in an attempt to stop visitors taking ghoulish pictures in a burial ground at a seaside town. |
St Mary's graveyard, near Whitby Abbey, has become popular with visitors to the Yorkshire town's annual goth weekend. | St Mary's graveyard, near Whitby Abbey, has become popular with visitors to the Yorkshire town's annual goth weekend. |
It has prompted concerns the burial ground is not being treated respectfully. | It has prompted concerns the burial ground is not being treated respectfully. |
Organisers of the Bram Stoker Film Festival have come up with the idea to create a "movie set" graveyard. | Organisers of the Bram Stoker Film Festival have come up with the idea to create a "movie set" graveyard. |
Whitby was Bram Stoker's inspiration for Dracula, and the town's goth weekends attract thousands every year. | Whitby was Bram Stoker's inspiration for Dracula, and the town's goth weekends attract thousands every year. |
Organisers of the film festival, now in its eighth year, suggested the mock graveyard could be built on a piece of land near the top of Whitby's 199 Steps, which lead from the town to St Mary's church and the abbey. | Organisers of the film festival, now in its eighth year, suggested the mock graveyard could be built on a piece of land near the top of Whitby's 199 Steps, which lead from the town to St Mary's church and the abbey. |
Elaine Edmunds, of gothic art group Decadent Drawing Dark Arts, said: "I think it is a very good idea, every goth weekend a lot of people want to come up here to have pictures taken. | Elaine Edmunds, of gothic art group Decadent Drawing Dark Arts, said: "I think it is a very good idea, every goth weekend a lot of people want to come up here to have pictures taken. |
"People show virtually no respect for the graveyard itself or the people who are buried there." | "People show virtually no respect for the graveyard itself or the people who are buried there." |
Bram Stoker visited Whitby in 1890 where he first came across the name Dracula, according to the film festival organisers. | Bram Stoker visited Whitby in 1890 where he first came across the name Dracula, according to the film festival organisers. |
Several scenes in the novel take place in identifiable places in the town. | Several scenes in the novel take place in identifiable places in the town. |
The festival's organisers said they would work with the Whitby Dracula Society on the proposals. | The festival's organisers said they would work with the Whitby Dracula Society on the proposals. |
Scarborough Borough Council has said it would be happy to discuss the possible use of their land, subject to planning permission and consultation with the people of the town. | Scarborough Borough Council has said it would be happy to discuss the possible use of their land, subject to planning permission and consultation with the people of the town. |
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