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The man who burned down the White House and his link to Ladywell cemetery: New Years Day guided history walk

There will be a New Years Day guided history walk (Saturday 1st January) ' More Lock down Luminaries' Based on recent research of some more of the illustrious deceased buried in the cemeteries.

Led by Mike Guilfoyle Vice-Chair : FoBLC.  Meet Ladywell cemetery main gate at 13.00. Walk will last approximately 1-2 hours.

Free - All Welcome

Find out about Rear -Admiral Sir George Cockburn, the man who burned down the White House and his link to Ladywell cemetery!

WASHINGTON BURNING, 1814. Washingtonians fleeing the city during the burning of the White House and the Capitol by the British on 24 August 1814. Illustration by Joseph Boggs Beale


The South London Press has details of some of the other luminaries who will be covered here https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/find-out-about-some-of-lewishams-history-makers-on-a-tour-of-cemeteries-on-new-years-day/