There will be a New Years Day guided history walk (Saturday 1st January) ' More Lock down Luminaries' Based on recent research of some more of the illustrious deceased buried in the cemeteries.
Led by Mike Guilfoyle Vice-Chair : FoBLC. Meet Ladywell cemetery main gate at 13.00. Walk will last approximately 1-2 hours.
Free - All Welcome
Find out about Rear -Admiral Sir George Cockburn, the man who burned down the White House and his link to Ladywell cemetery!
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| WASHINGTON BURNING, 1814. Washingtonians fleeing the city during the burning of the White House and the Capitol by the British on 24 August 1814. Illustration by Joseph Boggs Beale |
The South London Press has details of some of the other luminaries who will be covered here https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/find-out-about-some-of-lewishams-history-makers-on-a-tour-of-cemeteries-on-new-years-day/
