Missionaries of Abney Park: Walking Tour with Alan Gartrell

Among Abney Park's varied history are the many stories of missionaries laid to rest here. Alan Gartrell will take you around Abney Park Cemetery and detail the missionary history of Abney Park from the good, the bad, and the bizarre. 

The missionary history links with Abney Park are intrinsic, with one of its pathways named Leota Path giving a clue to some of the past events. Leota was a native who came back to the UK with John Williams in 1834 and recorded his journey across the sea from his homeland to Britain. Join us on 26 June for this ‘in person’ tour as we look at this topic from multiple angles, from translations to cannibalism. 

Meet inside the main gates, at the Stoke Newington High Street entrance.

Tour guide biography

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 Parks missionary links. He very modestly says he is not a historian just a few clicks ahead of everyone else on Wikipedia.