London Month of the Dead - The Women Beneath the Stones

THE WOMEN BENEATH THE STONES Lives Rediscovered in Tower Hamlets Cemetery with Louise Morgan On Saturday the 3rd October 2026 at 1:00 pm For generations, the stories of women have too often been overlooked, their lives reduced to a name on a headstone or omitted from history altogether. Join us for a walk through Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park as we rediscover the remarkable women who shaped the East End—campaigners, pioneers, performers, explorers, trade unionists and extraordinary local characters whose lives illuminate the social history of Victorian and twentieth-century London. Among the winding paths and weathered monuments of one of London’s Magnificent Seven cemeteries, we’ll uncover stories of resilience, courage and community, revealing the hidden lives behind the memorials. This walk also touches on some of the harsher realities faced by women of the time, including violence against women, child mortality and sex work, offering a moving and thought-provoking portrait of East End life. Tickets £15 including a 20% donation toward a host of restoration projects at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park Louise Morgan Louise Morgan is a history teacher and family and social history researcher with a passion for uncovering overlooked lives and forgotten stories. Her walks reveal the rich social history of the East End through meticulous research and the remarkable individuals connected with Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park.

THE WOMEN BENEATH THE STONES
Lives Rediscovered in Tower Hamlets Cemetery with Louise Morgan
On Saturday the 3rd October 2026 at 1:00 pm

For generations, the stories of women have too often been overlooked, their lives reduced to a name on a headstone or omitted from history altogether. Join us for a walk through Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park as we rediscover the remarkable women who shaped the East End—campaigners, pioneers, performers, explorers, trade unionists and extraordinary local characters whose lives illuminate the social history of Victorian and twentieth-century London.

Among the winding paths and weathered monuments of one of London’s Magnificent Seven cemeteries, we’ll uncover stories of resilience, courage and community, revealing the hidden lives behind the memorials. This walk also touches on some of the harsher realities faced by women of the time, including violence against women, child mortality and sex work, offering a moving and thought-provoking portrait of East End life.

Tickets £15 including a 20% donation toward a host of restoration projects at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

Louise Morgan
Louise Morgan is a history teacher and family and social history researcher with a passion for uncovering overlooked lives and forgotten stories. Her walks reveal the rich social history of the East End through meticulous research and the remarkable individuals connected with Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park.