Written by Lauren
Rating: 5
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Absolutely fascinating and entertaining night! We learned so much, the actors really brought it to life in a creative way, and the wine was flowing.
GHOSTLY TRAILS - A Journey Along Britain's Corpse Roads
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2 reviews - Dissenters Chapel
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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n/a
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Sat, 7th Oct 2023 @ 13:30 - 15:00
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13:30 - 15:00
In a time before paved roads stretched across the country, communities faced unique challenges in laying their deceased to rest in hallowed ground. Join us on a journey through the intriguing world of "corpse roads” - ancient trackways used to carry the departed to their final resting places. These routes were vital for preserving burial rights held by regional "mother" churches, and they became rich in beliefs, folklore, and superstitions.
Discover Britain's best-known corpse roads as we explore the tales of hauntings, local mysteries, and the superstitions that have become woven into their history. Along the way, we'll unearth evidence of communities fiercely defending their right to traverse these sacred paths against encroaching landowners and officialdom.
In this talk, Stuart Dunn will delve into the social history of remote rural communities and how their relationship with the land was intimately intertwined with these ancient pathways. Join us as we walk through the echoes of the past, learning about the fascinating stories and traditions that have endured along the ghostly trails of Britain's corpse roads.
Tickets £12 including a 20% donation toward a host of restoration projects at Kensal Green Cemetery.
Stuart Dunn
Stuart Dunn is Professor of Spatial Humanities at King’s College London. He is interested in the history, archaeology and myth of landscapes, and how stories about them are told. His current research concerns spatial narratives in the digital world, and how digital methods can enrich our understanding of landscapes in both the past and the present.
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Ghostly Trails
A Journey Along Britain's Corpse Roads |
13:30 - 15:00 | £12.00 |
Location
Address
Dissenters Chapel, Kensal Green Cemetery, 391 Ladbroke Grove, London, W10 5AB
Nearest Station
Ladbroke Grove (Tube)
Getting there
Organiser
A Curious Invitation and Antique Beat
This year Antique Beat and A Curious Invitation will be hosting The London Month of the Dead, a series of 36 different events investigating the capital’s relationship with its deceased residents. Events will include a private view of the Museum of London’s bone archive, taxidermy workshops, macabre walking tours and private views and a programme of weekend death salons with talks on subjects ranging from public dissection and body snatching to reincarnation and funereal folklore. Each salon will feature a pair of speakers, authorities in fields such as osteology, forensic pathology and the paranormal, who will offer their own perspectives and insights on mortality in the city.
Each year the London Month of the Dead donates 20% of all ticket revenue to one of London's magnificent seven cemeteries. In 2017 all of the death salons and concerts will be hosted at the Dissenters and Anglican chapels at Kensal Green. In previous years the month's programme has centered around Brompton Cemetery but the chapel is now undergoing important restoration work, a project the London Month of the Dead is proud to have supported.
The London Month of the Dead has been curated by a Curious Invitation and Antique Beat to inform, entertain and provoke on the subject of death and London cemeteries.
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