Guided Overleigh Cemetery Tour in Chester
Die Beschreibungen werden auf Englisch angezeigt.
- 1 Std. 30 Min.
- Kostenlos stornierbar bis 24 Std. vorher
- Führung auf Englisch
- Sofortige Bestätigung
Highlights
Opened in 1850, Overleigh Cemetery hosts many fascinating graves and monuments that reflect Chester's rich and diverse history. Every gravestone conceals a life story waiting to be told, and every grave has a hidden history. Led by a qualified and insured Green Badge guide, tours will include visits to around 25 of the most notable graves. Designed by a famous local architect, T.M. Penson, the cemetery was laid out "with admirable taste" and included two lodges, two chapels, and an ornamental lake with three islands. Humble graves were unmarked or had a simple wooden cross, while the better-off had grander memorials. You'll discover the extraordinary stories of some of those laid to rest here, including Mary Jonas, who had 33 children, including 15 sets of identical twins; Edward Langry, the husband of Edward VII's mistress, who went crazy and died in the local lunatic asylum; and William Bidulph Cross, who made his own illuminated coffin from wooden matchboxes.
Leistungen
Inbegriffen
- Qualified and insured Green Badge guide (2022)
Ablauf
The guide will give a brief description of the background and history of the cemetery, which replaced the cemeteries in the 8 parish churches within Chester city walls which were full by the mid 19th century. Stops may include the graves of famous Victorian personalities such as local architects, John Douglas and T M Lockwood, the archaeologist Professor Newstead, who excavated many sites in Chester, Dr Arthur Randall Jackson, who discovered 47 new species of spider, and the Browns William and Charles, who founded Browns Department store and saved Bishop Lloyd's palace from destruction. Others were victims of tragic accidents, such as two Hoole children who drowned after falling through the ice on a frozen pond, Marjorie Tucker an RAF driver in the 1st World War who was killed by a passing train a few weeks before the war ended, and Marie Verbinnen, a Belgian refugee who died of a heart attack just three weeks after the war's end. Thomas Hughes drowned when the Lusitania sank.
Stornierung
Kostenlose Stornierung bis 24 Stunden vor Beginn, mit voller Rückerstattung.
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Gut zu wissen
- Treffpunkt
- Meet at the Cemetery Gate in Overleigh Rd, opposite Blackwells Stonecraft
- Abholung
- Alle treffen sich am Startpunkt; eine Abholung gibt es nicht.
- Ticketart
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Gruppengröße
- Bis zu 15 Reisende
- Durchgeführt von
- Paul's Chester Tours
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
How it compares in Chester
- Its from-price is 20% below the median of the 38 experiences we list in Chester.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 9 of 38.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Chester
Chester is a walled city on the River Dee in north-west England, with Roman remains, timber-framed Rows above its shops and a red-sandstone cathedral.
Chester was founded by the Romans as the fortress of Deva, and the circuit of its city walls, about three kilometres around, is among the most complete in Britain, with a walkway along the top. The east gate carries the Victorian Eastgate Clock, and the remains of a Roman amphitheatre lie just outside the walls.
Top-ranked sights in Chester: Chester City Walls, Chester Cathedral, Chester Castle.
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