The Cappaert Brothers
In the 1911 census 15 Grenade Street, Limehouse was a sub-divided, 2 household home. Living in 5 rooms were head of the household 41 year […]
January 2017
November 2016
‘Lest we forget’
Remembrance Sunday was bright and suitably autumnal as local residents, politicians, Friends of Tower […]
October 2016
The Other Tower Hamlets Cemetery
The Hooge Crater Cemetery today
Burials in Hooge Crater Cemetrey
September 2016
Jane Bastick and her East End family
The women of the East End have always been remarkably strong characters. Life could be hard, work was demanding, living conditions cramped and […]
August 2016
Our newest heritage volunteer
Is it just me or are our heritage volunteers getting younger and younger ???
Recently 8 year old Violet and her mum […]
July 2016
The Somme
The Battle of the Somme, fought in northern France, was one of the bloodiest of World War One. Over five months the British […]
June 2016
American visitors
Last Sunday our Heritage volunteer day was a particularly enjoyable one and not just because of […]
May 2016
The Battle of Jutland
The Battle of Jutland was the last major battle in world history to be fought mainly by battleships. On May 31-June 1st 1916 […]
April 2016
Training the Troops
As part of our ongoing Heritage Lottery funded WW1 Hidden Histories project, the Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park Heritage Volunteer Team have had the […]
March 2016
Bow History Day
Members of the Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park Heritage team, who are currently busy researching the servicemen commemorated on the War Memorial, are also […]