London Month of the Dead - Death, Disease and Destruction

DEATH, DISEASE & DESTRUCTION A Guided Tour of Tower Hamlets Cemetery with Kenneth Greenway On Saturday the 4th October 2025 at 11:00 am Follow Kenneth Greenway on an expedition through the twisted annals of death, disease, and the enigmatic healers who dared to confront the harbingers of doom. But beware, dear traveller, for this ghastly journey shall reveal the darkest recesses of historic London, where grotesque tales of suffering and decay abound. Wander amongst the tombstones of Tower Hamlets on a journey from the overcrowded, poverty-filled slum housing in Bethnal Green to the wealthiest houses in Bow as we explore how disease wiped through the city irrelevant of class, gender, race or religion. This tour has been a collaboration of work between four heritage researchers from the East London History Society and Queen Mary University of London and tells the story of public health in London’s East End between 1841 and 1966 when the cemetery closed for business through the stories of some of those buried at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. Tickets £12 including a 20% donation toward a host of restoration projects at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park Kenneth Greenway Ken has managed the Cemetery Park since joining the Friends in 2002. He works closely with volunteers, the council, and visitors to protect and develop the site. Passionate about its impact on the community, he takes pride in how both people and wildlife have flourished. You’ll often find him litter picking, leading Forest School, or running foraging and bat walks.

DEATH, DISEASE & DESTRUCTION
A Guided Tour of Tower Hamlets Cemetery with Kenneth Greenway
On Saturday the 4th October 2025 at 11:00 am

Follow Kenneth Greenway on an expedition through the twisted annals of death, disease, and the enigmatic healers who dared to confront the harbingers of doom. But beware, dear traveller, for this ghastly journey shall reveal the darkest recesses of historic London, where grotesque tales of suffering and decay abound.

Wander amongst the tombstones of Tower Hamlets on a journey from the overcrowded, poverty-filled slum housing in Bethnal Green to the wealthiest houses in Bow as we explore how disease wiped through the city irrelevant of class, gender, race or religion.

This tour has been a collaboration of work between four heritage researchers from the East London History Society and Queen Mary University of London and tells the story of public health in London’s East End between 1841 and 1966 when the cemetery closed for business through the stories of some of those buried at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park.

Tickets £12 including a 20% donation toward a host of restoration projects at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

Kenneth Greenway
Ken has managed the Cemetery Park since joining the Friends in 2002. He works closely with volunteers, the council, and visitors to protect and develop the site. Passionate about its impact on the community, he takes pride in how both people and wildlife have flourished. You’ll often find him litter picking, leading Forest School, or running foraging and bat walks.