'Bunhill Fields Burial-Ground', c1872. Bunhill Fields in Finsbury, London, was used as a burial ground from 1665 until 1854. It was nondenominational, and notable graves include those of writers artists such as John Bunyan, Daniel Defoe and William Blake. In 1852, the Burial Act enabled burial grounds to be closed once they became full. From Old and New London, Vol. II: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places, by Walter Thornbury. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris & New York]