Check out more information about the project using the links below – whether you want to listen, read or watch.
Listen to the podcasts
We sat down with Quinn London, the main contractor on the project, a few times to hear the latest.
Episode 1, December 2021: Rob Davies from Quinn joins the Abney Park Trust’s Deputy Chair Nick Toner to chat about some of the latest goings-on.
Episode 2, February 2022: Rob and Nick meet again to discuss what’s happening in the latest stages of the restoration.
Watch the talks
Over the last few years we’ve held a number of online talks with experts and those involved in the restoration work. You can catch up at the links below.
Mike Kaner, lead architect: Join Mike as he talks us through the plans for the restored park.
Russell Miller, Hackney Council ecology adviser: Take a virtual tour of Abney Park’s ecology with conservation activist and restoration project adviser Russell Miller.
UPDATED: Read the documents
If you’re looking to dive deep into the background of the park and the history that led up to this project, why not read a PDF version of the hoarding that will appear at the High Street gates? Check out this historical timeline and this overview of the restoration project.
We’ve also uploaded the planning documents which were put together before the project began. You can access the full folder here, or choose from the links below:
NEW: Piotr Frac’s notes on the stained glass windows
Proposals for the Church Street entrance
Gazetteer of monuments, part 1
Gazetteer of monuments, part 2
Got specific questions about something in these documents? Or need some signposting to find the information you need? We’re on hand: send us an email and we’ll get back to you.
Visit the news archive
We’ve been keeping a record of the major restoration project milestones over at our news archive, as have our partners at Hackney Council.
“Installation of heat pump marks latest phase of Abney Park restoration project…”: August 2022
“Abney Park Trust joins the Mayor of Hackney to mark the start of historic renovation”: October 2021
Staff, trustees and park users – both human and canine – gather for the groundbreaking ceremony at the start of the project.
A view of the Abney Park history timeline on the hoarding outside the High Street gates. Click the image above to view the full timeline.