Guided Overleigh Cemetery Tour in Chester | 1 hour 30 minutes

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Guided Overleigh Cemetery Tour in Chester
2 Adults x $12.55
$25.10
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$25.10

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  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Qualified and insured Green Badge guide (2022)

Overview

Opened in 1850, Overleigh Cemetery hosts many fascinating graves and monuments that reflect Chester's rich and diverse history. Every gravestone conceals a life story waiting to be told, and every grave has a hidden history. Led by a qualified and insured Green Badge guide, tours will include visits to around 25 of the most notable graves. Designed by a famous local architect, T.M. Penson, the cemetery was laid out "with admirable taste" and included two lodges, two chapels, and an ornamental lake with three islands. Humble graves were unmarked or had a simple wooden cross, while the better-off had grander memorials. You'll discover the extraordinary stories of some of those laid to rest here, including Mary Jonas, who had 33 children, including 15 sets of identical twins; Edward Langry, the husband of Edward VII's mistress, who went crazy and died in the local lunatic asylum; and William Bidulph Cross, who made his own illuminated coffin from wooden matchboxes.

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    The guide will give a brief description of the background and history of the cemetery, which replaced the cemeteries in the 8 parish churches within Chester city walls which were full by the mid 19th century. Stops may include the graves of famous Victorian personalities such as local architects, John Douglas and T M Lockwood, the archaeologist Professor Newstead, who excavated many sites in Chester, Dr Arthur Randall Jackson, who discovered 47 new species of spider, and the Browns William and Charles, who founded Browns Department store and saved Bishop Lloyd's palace from destruction. Others were victims of tragic accidents, such as two Hoole children who drowned after falling through the ice on a frozen pond, Marjorie Tucker an RAF driver in the 1st World War who was killed by a passing train a few weeks before the war ended, and Marie Verbinnen, a Belgian refugee who died of a heart attack just three weeks after the war's end. Thomas Hughes drowned when the Lusitania sank.

    1 hour 30 minutes

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Additional Info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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A peaceful and beautiful place

Published on Apr, 2025

The park like cemetery is a beautiful backdrop for Caroline’s stories of Chester’s past. She puts the history of the city on a human scale and makes it relevant using information about the lives of individuals who once lived there. There are politicians, business people, children, firemen, sailors and ordinary folk - who have lived their long-ago lives in Chester. The twenty minute walk from the centre of town to the cemetery crosses the river and winds along a path that follows the bank. It’s a beautiful walk and the tour is a lovely quiet way to spend the late afternoon.

Excellent introduction to Chester and its history

Published on Feb, 2025

We joined Paul's "Welcome to Chester" walking tour and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Paul is an excellent guide, friendly and clearly very knowledgeable. He presented quite a large amount of information in a clear and entertaining manner. The pace of the tour was suitable for anyone (the tour demographic was ages 40+ to 80+ and we all managed to keep up!). Anyone who has significant difficulty with steps and stairs might struggle a little, but Paul's tour is definitely worth the effort!

Engaging Walking Tour of Chester

Published on Feb, 2025

Welcome to Chester - Walking Tour. Very informative and enjoyable tour. Gave a good orientation to centre of Chester. Interesting to see places that you would normally not gain access to without a guide. Who would have guessed what lies beneath Pret A Manger or above a jeweller’s shop (I won’t spoil things)? Paul was a very engaging and knowledgeable guide. Thank you.

Engaging Walking Tour of Chester

Published on Feb, 2025

Welcome to Chester - Walking Tour. Very informative and enjoyable tour. Gave a good orientation to centre of Chester. Interesting to see places that you would normally not gain access to without a guide. Who would have guessed what lies beneath Pret A Manger or above a jeweller’s shop (I won’t spoil things)? Paul was a very engaging and knowledgeable guide. Thank you.

The past reawaken.

Published on Sep, 2024

Fascinating tour, well worth going on. Guide had a great knowledge of the graveyard and 'occupants' and brought to life the ones who had contributed to the City.

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