Tucked away on a hillside just off Ecclesall Road lies a hidden Victorian city of the dead, Sheffield's very own Highgate. Sheffield General Cemetery, a Grade II* listed heritage and conservation site, is a museum of people which tells the story of Sheffield's past through its 87,000 residents and 10 listed monuments and structures. In this fully illustrated talk you will discover one of England's earliest landscaped garden cemeteries as we meet steel barons, radicals, soldiers, an elephant trainer and a Russian aristocrat when we travel back in time to 1836 on a very Sheffield story of life - and death - in Victorian times
Views: 525 | Enquiries: 2Janet Ridler is an established and well-known professional historian, writer and tour guide, who has worked as a Heritage Interpreter for historical buildings and venues across South Yorkshire including Sheffield Cathedral, Sheffield General Cemetery, Portland Works and Sheffield Museums. She has devised and written guidebooks, tours and presentations for both adults and children, and is a popular speaker at venues across South Yorkshire, North Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, as well as further afield.
Janet has given presentations, talks and lecture for for Sheffield University's Festival of the Mind, the Off the Shelf Literary Festival, Sheffield Showcase Festival and for English Heritage and the National Trust, and is in demand as a speaker for groups such as Local History societies, Probus, Women's Institute. libraries, and more.
Janet's talks are informative, entertaining and engaging - and always fully illustrated, often with photos and other resources not found in the public domain. Whatever the size of your group,you can be sure of a professional and memorable presentation, and a satisfied audience.
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