Abney and the Crimean War – Walking Tour with Alan Gartrell

This October marks the 167th anniversary of the Charge of the Light Brigade, an infamous British military failure during the Crimean War.
On this walk, Alan Gartrell will talk about his favourite character in the cemetery, William Henry Pennington. Pennington took part in the Charge and later became a celebrated Shakespearean actor.

The tour will also address the effect of the Crimean War on fellow Abney residents, such as Henry Richard MP who laboured ceaselessly as the Secretary of the Peace Society. It will also look at Betsi Cadwalladr, the Welsh Florence Nightingale, who trained as a nurse to the troops in her 60s.

Please meet at the gates at the Stoke Newington High Street entrance five minutes before the event.

Speaker bio:

Alan Gartrell has given tours of Abney Park for many years now. His topics spread a huge range from the history of Hackney's MPs to Abney Park's missionary links. He very modestly says he is not a historian, just a few clicks ahead of everyone else on Wikipedia.