Hosted by Hackney Council in partnership with Abney Park Trust, this talk by Mike Kaner introduces the Abney Park Restoration Project, looks in more detail at the buildings in this incredible site, and talks through what the site will be like when work is complete.
Read MoreWatch the recording of Tree expert Russell Miller giving an tour of Abney Park's surviving remnants of the famous Loddiges arboretum.
Read MoreAlan Gatrell discusses the varied history of Abney's residents. Highlights on his virtual tour include the lives of Salvationists, Abolitionists, Chartists and Music Hall stars as well as the park's architects.
Read MoreDuring March, Keyline Productions came into Abney in the early hours of the morning and recorded bird expert Andrew Peel as he walked along the pathways identifying and describing the birds that could be heard. Watch the recording.
Read MorePoet and writer Chris McCabe shares his findings from his forthcoming book, Buried Garden (October 2021), which documents the lost poets of Abney Park Cemetery.
Read MoreWatch a recording of Alan Gartrell’s talk in which he discusses the lives, trials, triumphs of Abney’s four MPs to gain a greater understanding of the political climate they lived in.
Read MoreThe theme for this year's International Women's Day was Choose to Challenge. There are a whole host of amazing women connected with Abney Park Cemetery who went against the expectations and restrictions imposed upon them by society. Listen to Romany Reagan and Sam Perrin’s talk to find out more.
Hosted by Hackney Council, in partnership with Abney Park Trust, this talk explores the biodiversity of Abney Park to mark the start of the National Lottery Heritage funded improvement project that begins on site later this year.
Read MoreThis January marks the 112th anniversary of the Tottenham Outrage. The online talk given by Alan Gartrell focused on the context of the Outrage and reveals Abney Park's links to the event.
Read MoreWatch the recording of Alan Gartrell’s fascinating and moving talk on war grave arrangements and how and why we commemorate the war dead in the way we do.
Read MoreWatch the recording of Angelina Osborne’s online talk on 'Joanna Vassa: An imagined life', as part of our Black History Month events.
Read MoreWatch a recording of Burt Caesar’s talk, in which he considers three diasporic locations which precede the current so-called ‘Windrush Scandal’, a twenty-first century iteration of a ‘hostile environment’.
Read MoreWatch 'Your Own, Your Very Own', a documentary detailing the life and times of the music hall stars buried in Abney Park, presented by Colin Sell, of Radio 4's Sorry I Haven't A Clue.
Read MoreAbney Park Trust hosted an online event to mark the 80th anniversary of the Coronation Avenue bombing in 1940. Watch the recording.
Read MoreWatch the recording of Dr Romany Reagan’s lecture exploring the Victorian garden cemetery today as a place for mortality mediation and shared community space.
Read MoreOn Wednesday 20 May 2020 we celebrated the 180th anniversary of Abney Park Cemetery with two online talks given by Alan Gartrell and Sam Perrin, followed by a Q&A Session. Watch the recording of this event here.
Read MoreWatch a recording of Romany Reagan’s talk which presents the history of Abney Park - sharing a picture of the land itself; its place in wider mourning shifts and societal changes; and what Abney Park means for us today as a vital community space.
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