Overleigh Cemetery Tour
Opened in 1850, Overleigh Cemetery hosts many fascinating graves which reflect Chester’s rich and diverse history.
You’ll discover the extraordinary stories of around 25 of those laid to rest here, including Mary Jonas, mother of 15 sets of twins, Edward Langtry, husband of Edward VII’s mistress who went mad and died in the Chester lunatic asylum, Ishizo Ishimura, a Japanese acrobat who broke his neck performing a backwards double somersault, and William Cross who made his own coffin from thousands of matchboxes, illuminated inside by lights from a battery
Details
Every Friday at 2pm from June to September.
Tour duration 90 mins approx. Includes some rough paths and steps. Maximum 16 people per tour.
The walk starts at the cemetery gate in Overleigh Road, Handbridge, opposite Blackwells Stonemasons, CH4 7HW.
Price
Tickets £10 from the Town Hall Visitor Information Centre on Northgate St, Tel 01244 405340 bookable in advance or on the day before 1.15pm
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