Waking the Dead - The Hidden Histories of Kensal Green Cemetery
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Oral History

As part of the project, the Octavia Foundation and the young volunteers have conducted 20 oral histories - some with local notables and historians, others with the elderly residents in Octavia's care home James Hill House. 

Few places in London have experienced such constant and dynamic change as North Kensington, many of the oral histories that have been provided testify to how communities deal with huge social, political and cultural change. With the connection to Kensal Green Cemetery, the religious figures of the local area were spoken to at length, whereupon they provided their reflections on the changing congregations. 

Have a listen to some our the Oral Histories on our SoundCloud account or click on the player below.

Ansel Wong on Pearl Connor

Ansel Wong on Anthony Perry

Ansel Wong on Carnival

Niles Hailstones on Count Suckle

Niles Hailstones on Duke Vin

Eddie Adams of Feargus O'Connor

Julian Litten - History of Kensal Green Cemetery

Rosita Lynch on Russ Henderson

Charlie Phillips on Baron Baker

Reverend Gary Bradley

Mike McKenzie

Steph Bramwell on humanism

Reverend David Ackerman

Irene and Liz - James Hill House

James Hill House Session 2

Iskcon - London Radha Krishna Temple

​Imam Samer

Laurie Soden

Eddie Adams 

Mark Olden - Journalist

Matthew Phillip - Director of the Tabernacle

If you would like a transcript of any of the oral histories please email [email protected]
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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