Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

We are the Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, a charity that cares for a nature reserve & heritage site in East London
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Festive Raffle, 2026 Events & Tower Hamlets in Bloom Winners! - https://t.co/4aqnaURZvb

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Artist Callout, New Parents Nature Walk & Bird Chorus Walks! - https://t.co/SgchEMR7oy

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Festive Raffle, 2026 Events & Tower Hamlets in Bloom Winners! - https://t.co/QzXymg8Kr5

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Festive Raffle, Wreath Workshop & Members' Monday Festive Social! - https://t.co/6rumyNxAPc

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Looking towards the Festive Season at FoTHCP - https://t.co/qT7kI8jPyh

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Day of the Dead Celebrations, Halloween Events & London in Bloom Awards! - https://t.co/mAdHK4dZq9

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Wreaths, Nature Walks & Remembrance Ceremony - https://t.co/o309wRFLU1

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Bat Walks, Heritage Open Days and Our Very Own Stone Stories! - https://t.co/qc4n5xZzfo

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'Best of the Best' Green Flag Award, Heritage Tours and The Big Butterly Count! - https://t.co/PBhhp6grd3

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New Logo, Art Shows & Our Summer Fair Is Nearly Here! - https://t.co/SmeNI9Kw7V

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Colour and life in the Cemetery Park, and our upcoming Summer events! - https://t.co/0KxCPeHewm

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Weathered Gravestones, Bluebell & Snakehead Blooms and Butterfly Walks - https://t.co/tZVxl37BgX

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Arson Attacks, New Parent Walk Success and Spring Bloom Guide! - https://t.co/SB7LCESLlO

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35 Year Fundraiser, New Parents' Walk & FoTHCP Through Your Lens! - https://t.co/4nB1Ti2Eis

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35 Year Fundraiser, New Parents' Walk & FoTHCP Through Your Lens! - https://t.co/bYbucuHMoD

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There is so much that was once here that we can see no longer. The site's usage and purpose has changed through the decades, but at the heart of it all was a place of rest and mourning for the people of East London.

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Have a look at this photo from THC in the 1930s;
Compare this to the (approximate) view today.

Many of these stones have been lost due to neglect, vandalism, and council clearances. The chapel in the background was demolished in 1967 after suffering a direct hit during WWII.

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❗️Join us this Saturday for our 'East London Remembers' walking tour, exploring the legacy of the World Wars in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park❗️

Book here: https://t.co/b7nSMUttBC

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East London Remembers:

Join the Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park on a walking tour highlighting the stories of those whose lives and deaths tragically intertwined with the First and Second World Wars

📅Sat 23 Nov, 11am
🎟️£3 per ticket
Book: https://t.co/dJpk7IH0Md

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Pedro was buried at THCP in January 1888. He is one of hundreds of children from Barnardo’s homes buried in unmarked graves here.

His life shows how, as the empire expanded, the destitute of the East End increasingly reflected Britain’s global influence and movement of people.

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This Black History Month we remember the short life of Pedro Bismark, who died in one of Thomas Barnardo’s homes for destitute children.

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He had been employed as a house boy in a vicarage, but he had health problems and struggled with the work. Once in Barnardo’s care, Pedro spent time at a home in Stepney. In May 1887, he was moved to the infirmary suffering from pneumonia, and he died in early 1888, aged 17.