Where Is Tower Hamlets Cemetery?

Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park is a local nature reserve and historic cemetery in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets within the East End of London. It is regarded as one of the seven great cemeteries of the time.

What happened in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park?

Ranjith Kankanamalage, known as Roy, was found dead in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park at 6.30am on Monday, August 16. The 50-year-old had severe head injuries and a post-mortem confirmed they were caused by blunt force trauma, police said. His death is being treated as a homophobic hate crime.

How Old Is Bow Cemetery?

Opened in 1841 and closed to burials in 1966, the correct title for the cemetery was The City of London and Tower Hamlets Cemetery (not to be confused with the City of London Cemetery in Newham) and it is locally known as 'Bow Cemetery'. There are over 350,000 people buried here.