Dr Brian Parsons researches and writes about London cemeteries, the development of cremation in the UK and the history of funeral service.
Parsons, B. (2005) Committed to the Cleansing Flame: The Development of Cremation in Nineteenth-Century England, Reading: Spire Books.
Parsons, B. (2018) The Evolution of the British Funeral Industry in the Twentieth Century: From Undertaker to Funeral Director, Bingley: Emerald.
Parsons, B. & Meller, H. (2023, 6th edn)London Cemeteries. An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer, Cheltenham: The History Press.