The Friends of Horton Cemetery are volunteers who teamed up to get to the bottom of the site’s sinister history. Horton Cemetery is among the biggest burial grounds for people who lived in asylums in the whole of Europe. Around 9,000 people from the five asylums that used to exist in Epsom are buried there – not just the patients, but also any children they had.
Most were buried with no markers of any kind, while the gravestones of others suffered from vandalism.
Researching their names and stories was a mammoth undertaking. Now, the group is up for an award called ‘Everyday History Heroes’. This is the creation of historian David Olusoga and seeks to highlight hidden jewels of English heritage.
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Theresa Kenefick works at Horton Cemetery as a researcher and trustee. She told Surrey Live:
“We’re proud that this nomination recognises the work of our researchers and volunteers for all that they do to restore the cemetery and to ensure the lives of the 9,000 are remembered and not forgotten.”
Seven different regional winners and the national one will be revealed on 10 September.Get a Free Quote for Posters