In this video, Sinead takes you to Tower Hamlets Cemetery. NEXT VIDEO: London's Cemeteries Playlist - kzread.info/head/PLo-M-WVj_1Ag_HYzErI1-svYdDmHPHgpN Want to book Sinead for a private tour? Contact our London Manager: Margaret@FreeToursByFoot.Com

I've always admired the connection of the British people with the dead, especially in the Victorian era... Look how beautiful the cemeteries are, with benches, people walking quietly or walking their dogs, I've seen some people go out to the cemetery to read a book in a quiet place... Cemeteries are like parks, there, full of history and mystery... Nothing dark, nothing gloomy, nothing macabre... Just lovely ❤

@Celticcross688

8 ай бұрын

These people are English mostly..🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👈🏻

@ChurchyardsandCemetery

8 ай бұрын

Same me too I love the victorian era

I've always found walking through cemeteries to be very calming and peaceful, even as a kid. Thank you for this informative walk, Sinead!

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, Amanda!

I love how English cemeteries are often used as nature preserves & the greenery allowed to grow naturally - as if reminding us that we all return to the earth. So much more preferable to the overly manicured memorial parks here in the US (with the exception of a few historic cemeteries such as those in New Orleans). American cemeteries seem so sterile & without character, especially when compared to those in Europe. Thank you so much for sharing with us!

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

You are most welcome!

@Simon-ho6ly

8 ай бұрын

It depends on the cemetery actually... mostly the historic and old graveyards are often allowed to go all or partially to nature, a lot of the active ones are far more maintained and uniform

As a child we as a family would go to the cemetery every Sunday after dinner. We would take flowers to our relatives graves and learn history of our ancestors. We we need to appreciate all these people gave us as they lived and how they died and learn from them. These places honor people and are very peaceful to me. We now do this with the kids to teach them a measure of love and respect for those who came before.

I have watched a number of cemetery tours and you have shown the most respect Thank you Sinead

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

A pleasure lovely Sinead

Used to go there with my school, always lived near by and still do. Me and my mates used to walk through at night scaring each other. My nan lives close by and told me a little while ago that her grandparents and my grandads father are in that cemetery.

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

An interesting family connection! Thank you for sharing with us.

I walk my dog in this cemetery and I love it.. it is so beautiful. I am sorry to correct you Sinead but the barnardos memorial is actually the bird statue a little bit past the Westwood memorial on the right hand side, it was only erected about 7 years ago . There is an inscription on it dedicated to the Barnardo children.

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info :)

Rees Ralph Llewelyn is buried there but a lesser known fact is that Charles Letchmere (the man who found Polly Nichols) is also buried there!

@martynralphs339

3 ай бұрын

and belived to be the ripper altho never officially investigated as he gave the name cross

Thank you so much for the tour! That dog must have made you jump out of your skin lol. Fabulous video and looking forward to more spooky ones!

The English world is very mysterious for me, even though it is Europe, all the old movies haunt my imagination in the sense of spirits. Your voice matches it. Thanks

Sinead my Wife's Grandad Enoch Samuel Seth sadly drowned in South West India Dock Poplar on the 1st April 1940. Enoch was aged just 52 yo. He was a seaman on the SS Egyptian Prince and fell into the water after a night out, whilst walking back to the ship. I understand it was a 'pea souper' and although people heard his cries for help they couldn't see him. His body came back to the surface a couple of months after his drowning and he was eventually buried in a Tower Hamlets Cemetery in a public unconsecrated grave (P2352) This information was kindly provided by researchers, presumably friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery. Our family live in Manchester and we've never had the opportunity to visit Samuel's grave. Thanks for doing the walk and providing the commentary. It means a lot.

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

7 ай бұрын

Oh wow. We are so glad we could share this with you, Anthony. Thank you for telling us about your family connection.

I finally got to do a tour with Sinead on Wednesday and it was a highlight of my few days in London; especially feeding the parakeets in St James' Park. Thanks, Sinead. Already planning my next visit and another FTBF tour is definitely going to be on my itinerary :)

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

You were an absolute pleasure x Sinead

My grandparents are both buried here never been by told about this maybe one day as they lived in the east end of London

There you are Sinead Halloween My girlfriend Doris here in the states couldn’t get over we don’t bury family members on top of each other Always good to see yoy

Your hair looks fabulous, Sinead! I can't wait to see what town you take us to outside of London!

Yay Sinead! Was hoping we’d get another graveyard tour by you for this Halloween 😊

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

We live to please!

Also i think i said before about the Bethnal Green tube disaster , my late father vividly always had a nightmare when he was a child of holding his mums hand while running down stairs to the underground then remembers his mum tripping over and them being crushed to death , The thing is my late father was born 24th of July 1949 six years after that disaster happened , he did undergo hypnosis later in life and he recalls being in a void under hypnosis until he was reborn , so weird but a true story.

Another brilliant tour Sinead , also here is a fact you may not know , The reason a lot of Victorian gravestones were jet black was due to the amount of smog pollution in London at the time from all the Coal burning that used to go on in that era , imagine how bad their lungs must have been ? and we think today the co2 from cars is bad lol

Ever since I was young, I find cemeteries a really relaxing and enjoyable place. Nothing scary about it.

Every headstone represents a birth, life and a death, think of all the lost backstories and family histories. Sinead, not to sound weird but the Tower Hamlets Cemtery is so peaceful and beautiful. I really appreciate the respect you show whenever you're in a Church or Cemetery. A while my family and I went to Forest Lawn Cemtery in Glendale to visit the grave site of Walt Disney and Clayton Moore -- "The Lone Ranger." Take care.... mike

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Lovely thoughts, thank you for sharing!

With winter approaching -- eagerly awaiting your simply lovely Christmas-in-London vids, Sinead!

Fantastic video! I love visiting cemeteries and this one is beautiful. Just a note -- Hare didn't spend the rest of his life in prison. He was released and the authorities eventually had to help him get out of the area (people wanted him dead, obviously) and he went into hiding. Some say he went to Ireland, but there's no proof of that.

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the extra info!

I love these tours because you learn so much about a places history . I will neer be able to travel to these places (London etc.) so this gives me a better look at the world right from my own home :) Thank you

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

We are so glad to help you visit virtually :)

Cemeterys are one of my favourite places to see ,so much history.

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Ours, too!

I always enjoy the cemetery videos. The magnificent seven truly are magnificent in beauty! Thank you for sharing!

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Glad you liked this one, Crystal :)

What a Creepy and wonderful video, Sinead... I adore Halloween time and your coverage, that is absolutely sensational. And you looks as always, marvelous. Thanks for posting and a lot of kisses, my beloved and favourite London guide, the one and only and gorgeous Sinead. Happy Halloween, muchos besos desde Barcelona. ❤❤❤💋💋💋

🎃😍 creepy english cemeteries with Sinead in fall... have I died and gone to heaven???

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Hopefully not yet!

You’re a brave lady! Thanks for this 🙂

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

You are most welcome, Sandy :)

Missed u. Enjoy your tours the most.

Hi Sinead, I have loved looking round cemeteries since I was a little girl, morbid to some but fascinating to me, especially in the UK because of how far they go back. Thank you for taking us with you and much love from New Zealand x

Nice man,what a great work he has! ❤❤

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

He was so lovely!

Another fantastic tour !!! Sinead you look fantastic - the summer has clearly been kind to you!

Love the cemetery tours thank you. It amazes me how over grown they are there. In the USA they are so mowed here. And some places you can’t have headstones that aren’t flat, so they can mow over them.

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it - interesting to hear about the way things work over there!

As a Halloween baby-you know I love this stuff! Looking forward to some cooler weather-Palm Springs has been sweltering! Counting down to days to see you Sinead! Robert

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Looking forward to it Robert x See you soon I’ll be in touch the weekend Sinead

Great job,Sinead, and very interesting. Thank you very much. Enjoy your day from Toronto Canada

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

You are most welcome, Doug!

Hi Sinead, another great video. Hope your boss gives you a raise. 😄 Hard to believe that a huge cemetery would be in London.

sinead. Your graveyard tours, really are the best viewing!! You are so passionate when you do your graveyard tours.❤

Always enjoy your tours Sinead. What a fantastic job.

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Glad you liked this one, Sally :)

Thank you Sinead for this lovely tour, such a tranquil place and moving history. 💕🇦🇺

Ooh I loved this Sinead :D

You look so rock & roll! Brilliant video x

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, Rachel!

Fantastic 👌🏻 well done Sinead 👏🏻👏🏻❤️

From County Down in Northern Ireland, your uploads are simply superb, Sinéad! Informative, educational, insightful and supremely interesting....I thank you for your upload. Requiescat in Pace....

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

the story about the Tube station and its tragedy is sad. yes, that would make it haunted.

What an amazing place 😊

I adore your tours 😀

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

:)

The weather is *finally* catching up with autumn. Getting settled in for the spooky season. Husband Kenneth and I will be on a plane in a couple days to London. We are absolutely chuffed about the Ripper tour-cannot wait to say our proper hellos. 😊 Thank you again for another great tour on one of the Magnificent Seven. -Jen

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

We look forward to seeing you! Have a safe journey :)

Sinead, my dear friend l hope this finds you well and safe! You are as always a class act and most respectful! Am recouping physically as well financially from my hospital visits.... as my insurance paid l still over many, many, many thousands of dollars....so our meeting will be postponed, sad to say😢. Please be safe always my dear friend and know you are in my thoughts and prayers....always look forward to your posts, much respect dear Sinead❤

Thank you Sinead. I can't wait for more spooky stuff.

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

You are most welcome! Something special coming next week ;)

Thank you Sinead for another wonderful tour.

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Our pleasure, as always!

I love wandering around old graveyards. It's great to learn a bit about some of the residents. Thank you for your tours!

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

Ай бұрын

You are so welcome, we're glad you enjoy them :)

great commentary sinead thanks

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

You are welcome, as always, John!

Beautiful cemetery love the trees and the grave monuments, I've been to Highgate, kensal Green and brompton cemetery all have a unique touch

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for atching!

My great great grandparents are buried there somewhere. 1841 to 1856 from memory. I have been to walk through this amazing park I’m 1997 on a trip from Australia🦘🦘🇦🇺🇦🇺

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

3 ай бұрын

What a beautiful peaceful place

This is going to sound strange, but I love the Cemetery videos. When it's a nice day I will take an afternoon walk at our local Cemetery where my brother in-love (my husband's younger brother) is buried, I'll have my earbuds in and the first song that I hear is one that he and I both loved by Def Leppard it will ALWAYS comes on . No matter what time of day I go walking. So yeah, someone was trying to get your attention.

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

We love this!

Thank you so much. Great history and I love the humane presentation that you always bring. 😊

Very good enjoyable for this time of year vlog Sinead,👌

What a beautiful place. Love how they “keep the edges wild.”

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Agreed!

When the distortion occurred, I immediately thought that it was spirit affecting the sound. Its to be expected in a cemetery. Thanks for another great video Sinead xx

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Sinead actually had to film this twice because the volume the first time kept playing up!

Yesss the Halloween vids begin 😊 Ab fab Sinead ❤

Great tour. Looking forward to the Halloween video

Very informative , so sad to see the Bethnal Green graves , and the world war 2 ones 😢. it’s a beautifal Victorian cemetery, I’ve been to a few of the 7, all unique and spechial.

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Happy Samhain to you!

Hi Sinead, thank you for another Cemetery tour and history behind some of the graves. very interesting. yes would like more of these. how about the graves behind some big churches? I see lots of history there too. been to some many many years ago, I forgot if we needed permission to enter. I do find find walking along the gravesite and reading the inscription interesting too. maybe you do that in coming future. thanks again Sinead and all the best to you and your tours.

Fabulous Sinead 😊🏴‍☠️🎈

I really enjoy your tours. The cemeteries and graveyards are history, and they are beautiful. Plz show us more and inform us of the historical nature of the long dead.☠️

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Glad you're enjoying them, Jillian!

Thank you sinead for another excellent video sending lots of love from Dublin ❤

Love you Sinead! all the way from Canada!

Sinead, I enjoyed this so much! Thank you~ Hugs and much love from Cathy in Texas. 🌹

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

So glad you liked it, Cathy!

Sinead your a star darling X. Thanks for the vlog

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

beautiful cemetery, with good forest and trees. I must say, most of England's cemeteries are way better than America. Of course, it helps to have a pretty lady with class showing us around the historic cemetery. So much history here. The stone statues and tombstones have so much honor to these people, of all kinds. It also seems that the doctors were honored with fine monuments, and they did a lot of good work.

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

So glad you enjoyed the video :)

This was great Sinead. Thank you as always x

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

You are most welcome one, Clare!

I love your tours and videos Sinead! Thank you. You do such a great job..

Very fascinating, Thank you

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Our pleasure :)

Love this very interesting love to see you do the graveyards in Bristol. So thank you 😊

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

You never know where she will turn up next ;)

😂❤❤Keep outgoing yourself my Lovely 😂

I lived and went to school close to the cemetary and we would play in there. I spent many an afternoon with my class doing gravestone rubbings. Great memories!!

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Oh wow! Thanks for sharing with us, Leigh :)

Beautiful video, Beautiful location, beautiful guide ❤

As always I loved it and now am seeking out either tours I missed or tours I wish to watch again. Only Sinead could give us a jump scare in a cemetery tour.

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Glad you liked this one, Jared!

Great tour thanks

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

You are most welcome, Doreen :)

Sinead in a cemetery? HELL YEAH! I really missed this Halloween vibe 😅 I've been studying too much and this video is an absolute pleasure 😊 Love you guys 💚

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Glad we could bring you a bit of a break!

Another great tour. Happy Halloween.

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Happy Halloween!

Happy Samhain. The camera did pick up a few energies... What a beautiful resting place. And that dog that said hello to you, that would have scared the $#%@ out of me and a few expletives would have been said! Many Blessings

Thank you for another cemetery tour. I was so looking forward to another one this season. So very interesting and informative.

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

You are most welcome!

Wonderful graveyard tour, Sinead! Each one that you’ve done is completely interesting - so much history and quiet tranquility in the midst of the city!

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I often think all the money they spent on the dead would have been better spent on the living, but if the Victorians didn’t have such a fascination for death, we wouldn’t have these wonderful places to visit ( they really tried to take their wealth with them). Their punishable crimes were a bit tipsy turvy too weren’t they! Thank you Sinead, and Ken, he was really good too! I would love to have the surname of Bear.

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Interesting thought, Shirleyn! Glad you enjoyed it :)

I am a believer, but I struggle with discouragement in this world. So, I try not to watch too much news. I like good news stories, or history or science. I love your channel because it shows the forgotten history and the beautiful cemeteries and the stories of the people "interned" in here. One day soon, I will actually visit England. Not the "popular" places, but the forgotten and beautiful places like the ones you show. I am not interested in the "royals" unless they can fix their soap opera. BUT...i think there is NEW HOPE with the new Royals and their children, so that is good. EVER SINCE watching these videos of yours, I have a growing affinity to the British people and your history and even the Royal family and your culture. American TV land portrays an ugly stupid inaccurate picture, lately , of Britain. But Britain is not dead, and despite its new struggles, still has some beauty and traditions in it!

@lukeyznaga7627

8 ай бұрын

that "Baer" cemtery stone is beautiful with its quote. Matilda Peacock. Interesting name. Like the wheat.

I love tours of very old cemeteries of which we have none in the U.S.A.. I love the history of those that are buried there. thanks very much, Sinead, you always show so many interesting posts.

@bonniea8189

8 ай бұрын

This cemetery was created in 1841, making it 182 years old. A quick Google search for the oldest cemeteries in the US provides the following older US cemeteries for you to visit: 1. Greenlawn Cemetery, Indianapolis - 1821 (burial place of Pres. Benjamin Harrison) 2. Saint Louis Cemetery, New Orleans - 1789 (Nicholas Cage bought a plot for himself here) 3. Ste. Geneviève Memorial Cemetery, Ste. Geneviève MO - 1787 (burial place of US Senator Lewis F. Linn) 4. American Cemetery, Natchitoches LA - 1737 (a scene from _Steel Magnolias_ was filmed there 5. Old North Cemetery, Concord NH - 1730 (US Pres. Franklin Pierce buried here) 6. North Burial Ground, Providence RI - 1700 (Horace Mann buried here) 7. Myles Standish Burial Ground, Duxbury MA - 1638 (the eponymous Myles Standish, as well as other Mayflower pilgrims, buried here) 8. Charter Street Cemetery, Salem, MA - 1637 (oldest US cemetery, Salem Witch Trials victims and judges buried here)

@bonniea8189

8 ай бұрын

I also love cemeteries and thanks to this video, am considering a visit to this one because my great-grandmother was born in Poplar! I kept hoping to see a gravestone with her family name on it, but alas, I'll have to go look for myself.

@patbowman6723

8 ай бұрын

You never know, she just might show up one of these days. Of course,if you go it would make a great vacation. @@bonniea8189

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Definitely go and see if you can find it, Bonnie!

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed this one, Pat :)

Sinead thank you for the tour, I absolutely love old cemeteries

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

You are most welcome, Mickey :)

I love your videos so much, I don’t comment often enough. I could wander this cemetery for days, thank you for sharing. ❤️

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed this one :)

Another great tour, thank you

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Our pleasure, as always!

Great as always sinead 👏👏🎃

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

As always, I truly enjoyed this walk with you Sinead.

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Glad you liked this one!

Hi Sinead, awesome live video walk tour. I enjoyed it. How are you doing? I'm doing well. Are you ready for Halloween? I'm ready for Halloween 🎃. All your history videos are always wonderful. Have a great day see you next video 😊

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

We are ready for Halloween, Michelle! Will you get many trick-or-treaters?

@MichelleBruce-lo4oc

8 ай бұрын

@FreeToursbyFootLondon no not in Mississauga, Ontario where I live. In Toronto there's lots of trick or treaters.

Thanks for a great vlog Sinead !

Saving this for when I get home from work tonight.

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

We hope it's worth the wait!

Hi Sinead i love when you tour the cemeterys they are so beautiful and peaceful, i also enjoy your Christmas tours i can't wait until December and your wonderful tours.❤

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Christmas starts on our channel tomorrow, Kathy! :)

This is a very interesting cemetery and has many graves and a lot of background info. Good job Sinead.

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Your the best Sinead. Love the cemetery tours!

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Charles Lechmere the man who found Polly Ann Nichols the first of the five conical Jack the Ripper victims who was seen standing alone with her body in Bucks Row is buried in there. Spookily some years ago i found out through research that Charles Lechmere was my Gt gt Grandfather. Sadly his son and grandson are also there, they died in the 1943 Bethnal Green tube disaster who you mention. I often pay them all a visit when i come back to the manor. Its my favourite part of the Eastend. Enjoyed your video.

@FreeToursbyFootLondon

8 ай бұрын

We love that extra info - thank you for sharing, Susan!