Waking the Dead - The Hidden Histories of Kensal Green Cemetery
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    • The App
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    • Oral History Recordings
    • Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Key Figures
    • Andrew Ducrow
    • Anthony Perry
    • Anthony Trollope
    • Baron Baker
    • Charles Babbage
    • Count Suckle
    • Duke Vin
    • James Barry, Dr
    • Feargus O'Connor
    • Frank Critchlow
    • Harold Pinter
    • Howard Staunton
    • Isambard Kingdom Brunel & Marc Isambard Brunel
    • George Bridgetower
    • Jind Kaur
    • Joe Strummer
    • Kate Meyrick
    • Kelso Cochrane
    • Michael Abbensetts
    • Pearl Connor
    • Russ Henderson
    • Thomas Wakley
    • Wilkie Collins
    • William Makepeace Thackeray
    • The Reformers Memorial
    • The Dissenters' Chapel
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Waking the Dead

The Hidden Histories of Kensal Green Cemetery

Waking the Dead

Funded by £76,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Waking the Dead will focus on Kensal Green Cemetery and the local community surrounding it. It will explore its history through short films, a youth-led art exhibition, recording oral histories and a bespoke smartphone app. All these will be produced by talented young people keen to get the experience they need to break into media and heritage jobs. 

Kensal Green Cemetery, or ‘All Souls’ as it is also known, is a treasure trove of local and global history. It is the final resting place of a diverse mix of characters that reads like a Who’s Who of times gone by, including Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Lady Jane Franklin, Wilkie Collins, Harold Pinter, Anthony Trollope, William Makepeace Thackeray and local heroes like Duke Vin, Count Suckle and Russ Henderson. 

If you are interested in finding out more information please email wakingthedead@octavia.org.uk  
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Octavia Foundation, registered charity no (1065817). We connect people affected by unemployment, ill health, social isolation or low incomes in central and west London with opportunities for positive personal change. Our vision is to build stronger, happier and healthier communities to help create an enriched life where we live.

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery
Harrow Road,
London W10 4RA

Open 9am - 5pm

Kensal Green Cemetery was opened in 1833 and comprises 72 acres of grounds, including two conservation areas, adjoining the Grand Union Canal. The cemetery is located in the London Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, and its main entrance is located on Harrow Road (near to the junction with Ladbroke Grove and Chamberlayne Road).

The Cemetery


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  • Home
  • The Project
    • The App
    • The Short Films
    • St Thomas Primary School Heritage Work
    • Oral History Recordings
    • Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Key Figures
    • Andrew Ducrow
    • Anthony Perry
    • Anthony Trollope
    • Baron Baker
    • Charles Babbage
    • Count Suckle
    • Duke Vin
    • James Barry, Dr
    • Feargus O'Connor
    • Frank Critchlow
    • Harold Pinter
    • Howard Staunton
    • Isambard Kingdom Brunel & Marc Isambard Brunel
    • George Bridgetower
    • Jind Kaur
    • Joe Strummer
    • Kate Meyrick
    • Kelso Cochrane
    • Michael Abbensetts
    • Pearl Connor
    • Russ Henderson
    • Thomas Wakley
    • Wilkie Collins
    • William Makepeace Thackeray
    • The Reformers Memorial
    • The Dissenters' Chapel
  • The Exhibition
  • Gallery
    • Archive Images
  • Waking the Dead Blog
  • Contact
  • Links