Written by Lauren
Rating: 5
VERIFIED
As a London Month of the Dead regular, I was chuffed to have an event around Christmas. The performance was fantastic and the atmosphere was perfect!
Description
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Something A Little Different, Theatre/Arts and Walks & Tours
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Tickets from £12.00
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Sun, 5th Oct 2025 @ 11:00 - 12:30
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11:00 - 12:30
London prides itself on its history and no area hosts more of
that than the grisly environs of the Tower of London, the fortress
founded by William the Conqueror soon after his invasion of England
to overawe the brutal and recalcitrant locals.
Pete Smith’s walk will take us from the crypt of All Hallows by
the Tower, via the dreadful execution site on Tower Hill, to the
overcrowded graveyard of the church Dickens called ”Saint Ghastly
Grim”, before heading east to take in a vast plague pit and a Jack
the Ripper killing ground. Looping back to the area where Samuel
Pepys witnessed both the start and the finish of the Great Fire of
London, its route follows a trail of war, murder, terrorism,
pestilence, persecution and retribution, from IRA bombings and
Hitler’s firestorm to a monument to killer mice. It ends opposite
the aptly named “Hung, Drawn & Quartered” pub by which time you may
be in need of a restorative pint of London Pride.
Tickets £12 including a 20% donation to
Kensal Green Cemetery. Please click here to purchase.
Pete Smith is a
Devon-born academic who has lived in London since the age of ten.
Since retiring as Head of English and Dean of Arts at Brunel
University a job he describes as very like managing the salad bar
at Smithfield Meat Market, he has reinvented himself as a City of
London and City of Westminster guide and freelance
lecturer.
Offers
Promotions
Tickets/Times
| Ticket | Event time | Cost |
|---|---|---|
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Blood, Fire and Pestilence
A Guided Tour of Tower Hill (morning) |
11:00 - 12:30 | £12.00 |
Location
Address
Entrance to Trinity Square Gardens, Trinity Square, London, EC3N 4DJ
Nearest Station
Tower Hill (Tube)
Organiser
A Curious Invitation and Antique Beat
Each year, Antique Beat and A Curious Invitation host London Month of the Dead, a festival of over 60 different events to inform, provoke and entertain on teh subject of mortality and the city.
Events include walks, talks, workshops, theatrical performances, storytelling, live-scored films, concerts, and visits to secret parts of the city.
Subjects span the cultural landscape from the forensic to the esoteric with an unparalleled range of speakers, performers, guides and experts.
Each year, London Month of the Dead donates 20% of ticket revenue to one of London's magnificent seven cemeteries.
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