Lovely day out with my work wife, Sarah, today. We decided a while back we would visit all of The Magnificent Seven Victorian cemeteries in London. Today was number three, Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. This was exactly the sort of old cemetery I love; densely packed graves, left to go wild and full of nature. A really tranquil piece of calm, with a high rise backdrop, and very modern London beyond that. The 'bonus' was learning of two graves that were linked to our afternoon adventure (a Jack the Ripper walking tour) - that of Dr Rees Ralph Llewelyn, the surgeon who carried out the autopsy of JtR's first poor victim, and then the grave of George Lusk, the head of the vigilante committee who patrolled the streets trying to catch Jack. The former was an impressive family tomb right near the entrance to the park; the latter we were unable to find exactly as - from what info we could find - it is a flat stone, covered by undergrowth and very worn. We got as close as we could to pay our respects though, and spent a really nice hour exploring the area.
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