EVENTS

Guided Tour Around Denne Cemetery

Denne Road Cemetery is a well-kept secret. A casual passer-by may notice just some mown grass with a few scattered gravestones. The old lych-gate, often draped with a chain, leads into an overgrown wilderness.  Looking past the gatehouse they would see an uninviting path leading through an avenue of dark, menacing trees. Most people venture no further.
But, beyond this unpromising facade lies a treasure-house of Horsham’s Victorian history. 
The tour discovers: how Horsham was brought to a standstill by a funeral; one of the greatest tax frauds of all time; the man who made himself rich by ruining others; how the children of this parish were all taken to the 1851 Great Exhibition; the family whose son went down on The Titanic; and, of course, William Pirie. 
 

These free tours are led by Vee Willis, a Horsham Heritage Walks Guide. 

 

Tour dates:

All start at 2.30pm, lasting about an hour and a half.

Friday 21st June 

Saturday 6th July Fully booked

Thursday 1st August Fully booked

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Group size is limited to 20 people. Please book early to avoid disappointment

email: 

events@horshamsociety.org to reserve your place.

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