General Interest

December 17, 2025

Behram Pacha – Robert Cannon

Lieutenant General Robert Cannon – Behram Pacha 1811-1882, Isabella Langford Cannon 1827-1853, Amy Josette L. Massinberd Cannon 1851-1854, Emma Beevor Ronald Cannon 1832-1888 Behind…

December 14, 2025

Frederick Anness Concentration Camp doctor

Farmsteads burnt, but still the commando raids continued. Kitchener and his staff couldn’t leave women and children to starve on the Veldt. They brought…

December 3, 2025

Lost at Sea – Richard Frederick Francis, OBE 14th June 1894 – 23rd October 1942

Chief Engineer Merchant Navy, S.S. Empire Star, Blue Star Line S.S. Empire Star slipped out of Liverpool docks on 20th October 1942, heading for…

December 3, 2025

Lichens Are Lovely In Winter

Winter is not generally the best time of year to spot biodiversity in churchyards, but it can be the perfect time to investigate lichens….

December 1, 2025

Charles Smiles – Rendezvous Street Tobacconist

At 14 Rendezvous Street in Folkestone, in 1891, lived Charles and Elizabeth, with five of their grown-up children. Charles was 61, born at Enfield,…

November 13, 2025

Margaret Care Founder Member of Friends of Folkestone Old Cemetery

Margaret Care was a founder member of the ‘Friends of Folkestone Cemetery’, being at the first meeting when the group’s setting-up was discussed over…

November 11, 2025

Armistice Day

As is customary each year on Armistice Day (11 November), veterans and their families, representatives from the office of the Lord Lieutenant, Folkestone &…

November 3, 2025

Winter in a Churchyard or Cemetery

A winter visit to a churchyard, chapel yard, or cemetery can be a rewarding experience. While you watch redwings and other winter thrushes feasting…

October 20, 2025

Baby Loss Awareness Day

On 15th October, our volunteers marked Baby Loss Awareness Day with a touching tribute in the White Garden at Cheriton Road Cemetery. Around 350…