We have just started a special project to clear the 49 war graves scattered throughout the old cemetery in readiness for a commemoration on Saturday November 3rd to mark the ending of the First World War 100 years ago. For more information on the project as it progresses just click on the following links: TheContinue reading “War Graves Project”
Monthly Archives: July 2018
PC Harold Ricketts ….. Bravery and a Twist in the Tale
Postman’s Park A short distance north of St Paul’s Cathedral is a small area of land which once formed part of the site of the former churchyard and burial ground of St Botolph’s Aldersgate church. Following the Burial Acts of 1851 and onwards it was decided to convert this land into a public park which subsequently opened in 1880. Being adjacent to the newContinue reading “PC Harold Ricketts ….. Bravery and a Twist in the Tale”
Teignmouth Old Cemetery 