Tombstone Tourists - why cemeteries are so interesting - Ian Everest

Jul 16, 2026

19:15 - 19:00

Find out about the development of the large municipal cemeteries during the 19th century and the background to their establishment. Using Newhaven Cemetery as a focus, the talk looks at how a cemetery can act as a reference library for local and family history, and a fascinating insight into Victorian social history.

Ian Everest is a popular speaker from Newhaven giving talks on Farming History, Sussex Local History, Military and Social History.

Event organiser:

Sussex Family History Group : Worthing Meeting Centre

Contact details:

Contact details : Mrs Judy Excell. [email protected] 01903245639 (Visitors £2.00)

SFHG Worthing Meeting Centre
The Manor House, Field Place
Worthing
BN13 1NP