A shortage of grave space is a nation wide problem in britain, but it's particularly acute in the capital. Some boroughs had enough capacity for 20 more years of burials, others were already completely full. The other obvious solution to this problem is to cremate people. But many have profound objections to cremation. So for now the adage reuse, reduce and re cycle is applying, not just for the living. Is this a new idea? Not at all. Grave reuse has a long and grand tradition in london.