Abney Park Trust remembers those who lost their lives in World War I and World War II, honouring those who are buried or commemorated in Abney Park Cemetery.
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Abney Park Trust has cleaned the Grade II listed memorial and had it restored to its former glory thanks to a four-figure donation from TimeLine, a learning project charity.
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Read about the restoration of the War Memorial to its pristine condition after it was damaged by successive chalkings.
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Read how Abney Park Trust, which champions the biodiversity and heritage of this cherished cemetery and woodland, has raised over £12,000 in donations since it launched its pandemic fundraiser back in March.
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On the grey Tuesday morning of 2 June 1840, Rev’d James Mather (b. 1775) was the first person to be laid to rest in Abney Park Cemetery. James Mather was a Congregationalist Minister at the Upper Clapton Chapel. The second burial, on 7 June 1840, was that of 16 year old Susannah, who lived at 6 Stoke Newington High St.
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Enquire about our new service to tend graves or commemorate lost loved ones on behalf of bereaved family and friends during this difficult time of lockdown.
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We're looking for people with knowledge and skills in fundraising to help direct the Trust efforts to increase our ability to raise funds and secure our future as well as help with PR/communications to raise our local and national profile to support our immediate and long-term funding strategy.
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Read why Aisling O'Leary, travel writer for the Telegraph, is escaping to Abney Park during her London lockdown and why Abney Park Trust needs your help to continue in their role as curators of this beautiful space.
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Following government advice, Abney Park Trust has reluctantly decided to cancel or postpone all our upcoming events, close our visitor centre and suspend grave searches. The safety of our dedicated staff and loyal visitors is our top priority so we believe that this is the right thing to do in these challenging circumstances. We greatly appreciate everyone’s support and hope to welcome you back soon.
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Restoration work in Abney Park Cemetery is finally complete on the well-loved monument to Issac Watts, one of Stoke Newington’s most notable former residents.
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Ben Weitzman, an American law student, will be running his first London Marathon on behalf of Abney Park Trust, supporting our work running community events and activities to draw in visitors and increase their knowledge of the history and ecology associated with Abney.
Please support Ben's fundraising campaign and donate whatever you can.
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Abney Park Trust is delighted to announce that Hackney Council has been awarded £4.4m by the National Lottery to make significant improvements to Abney Park. Funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund will see Abney Park’s historic chapel brought back into use as a venue, the development of a new café and classroom at the park’s main entrance, as well as a new accessible entrance on Church Street, which will encourage more visitors to the park to enjoy its history and biodiversity.
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Are you passionate about Abney Park? Have you thought about joining the Trust team?
The Trust employs two part time members of staff to run its operations, and we are currently looking to specifically recruit a new Trustee who has particular experience in HR and employment matters, as well as office and line management experience, to take on a lead role in staff management at the Trust.
Read more to see the full job description and how to apply.
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The volunteer-based Abney Unearthed project has now run for just over two years.
The project initially began in 2017 with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (now NLHF) and Hackney Council. The initial project ended in 2019 and was deemed successful by the HLF after delivering all outputs and providing engaging tours, informative displays, also producing the first version of the online map and adding information to the new database. The online map can now be seen here.
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During December the Visitors’ Centre has reduced opening times. Please read further for details.
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During November the Visitors’ Centre has reduced opening times. Please read further for details.
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Abney Park is now open. The gates will close at 4.30pm.
Due to the high wind warnings forecast by the Met office, the Trust has been advised that Abney Park will be closed this Saturday 2nd Nov. This closure will also mean that the History Tour scheduled for 2pm on Sunday 3rd Nov is cancelled. Abney Park will re-open once the tree officers have carried out their safety checks - this may not be until Monday morning.
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During October the Visitors’ Centre has reduced opening times. Please read further for details.
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On 29 August Abney Park Cemetery will be closed to the public for the day. The reason for this is so we can accommodate a film shoot that will be using large sections of the park and the chapel. To maintain clear health and safety regulations it is necessary to close the park. There will be some set dressing, in preparation for the shoot on 27 and 28 August, but public access will still be available.
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Please read further for August opening hours
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