Join us to find out about Abney Park before 1840 and hear stories of some of the key figures in Stoke Newington’s history.
Some of the people of Abney were Non Conformist in more than religion. Those buried here include Chartists, Abolitionists, Suffragettes, Fenians and Teetotallers. Join Alan Gartrell to hear the stories of those who stood outside the mainstream.
On 23rd January 1909, Latvian revolutionaries attempted to steal the payroll wages of factory workers in Tottenham. This resulted in a wild chase across the Hackney Marshes involving hundreds of people. Join Alan Gartrell to hear the story of this extraordinary event.
Join our ecology trustee, Martina Girvan, for a New Year’s Day walk.
Join us for our Memorial Lecture on the life and work of William Hone. Hone was an early nineteenth century satirist who famously faced a three-day show trial in 1817. It was so dramatic that Ian Hislop wrote a play about it. But Georgian satire was so robust that it can put even Private Eye in the shade.
Join Abney Unearthed for a walking tour to discover the originator of the Medical Witnesses Act, a president of the Royal College of Surgeons, homeopaths, one of the co-founders of the Hunterian Museum and a pioneer in the treatment of TB.
Join us on All Hallow’s Eve for a walking tour through Abney Park and it’s ghostly literary history
London Month of the Dead bring you a guided tour of the history of the music hall stars buried at Abney Park. Each ticket includes a 20% donation to the restoration projects at Abney Park Cemetery.
London Month of the Dead bring you a guided tour of the history of the music hall stars buried at Abney Park. Each ticket includes a 20% donation to the restoration projects at Abney Park Cemetery.
Join Katie Crabtree for a walk through Abney Park to observe the deadwood, graves, living/dying pathways and ecosystem to reflect upon our mortality.
Anti-Slavery International is the oldest human rights charity in the world, dating back to 1787. An important demonstration of its international reach was the Anti-Slavery Convention of 1840, the same year that Abney was opened.
Join Nina Lovelace from Hackney Outdoors CIC to learn to identify nature's abundance in autumn, while learning about the stories and folklore associated with common trees and plants found in Abney Park. Finish the walk with a delicious herbal tea.
The Bronterre O’Brien Commemoration is back after a hiatus, and this year it will be given by Diane Abbott - MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington.
After 40 years of European peace, the Crimean War was a shock to British Society. Join Alan Gartrell on a walking tour to explore this time with the people at Abney who fought in it, nursed at Balaclava, used it to expose the chaos of government processes or were inspired to fight for Peace.
Catherine Booth campaigned against the exploitation of women and child trafficking. When she and a journalist showed it was possible to purchase a 13 year old girl, the Government's response was to imprison those who exposed this. Abney holds people who planned and were sentenced for their part in this scandal of the 1880s. Adult themes will be discussed.
All four MPs buried at Abney Park were on the radical side of the House, often in dispute with their own parties and promoters of progressive reforms and liberation movements. Join Alan Gartrell for this talk, where he discusses their trials and triumphs to gain a greater understanding of the political climate they lived in.
Spring has sprung once again in Abney Park and with that comes the mellifluous tones of bird song. Abney Park Trust is very excited to host ornithologist Andrew Peel for this event.
Join illustrator Katie Scott and Abney Park Trust trustee Martina Girvan for a botanical drawing workshop.
Spring has sprung once again in Abney Park and with that comes the mellifluous tones of the Dawn Chorus bird song. Abney Park Trust is very excited to host ornithologist Andrew Peel for this event. Join us for exclusive early morning access into Abney Park to hear the bird song.
Abney Park Cemetery opened on the 20th May 1840 and will be 183 years old this month. Hear the tale of how a group of men made a place where those of all faiths could be buried, as well as how they formed one of the Magnificent Seven Victorian Cemeteries of London in the dissenting borough of Stoke Newington.
Some of the people of Abney were Non Conformist in more than religion. Those buried here include Chartists, Abolitionists, Suffragettes, Fenians and Teetotallers. Join Alan Gartrell to hear the stories of those who stood outside the mainstream.
Biscuit Tins, School Buses, Wine Gums. These are all things that have their roots at Abney. Join Alan Gartrell to find out some of the trades, sometimes strange sometimes very profitable, of those who are buried at Abney Park Cemetery.
Ever wondered about the ordinary people buried in Abney Park? This Abney Unearthed tour takes you on a journey of discovery into the history of common graves and the people interred within, from 1840 when the cemetery opened. We will also speak about the early graves recently discovered by the project volunteers and why these graves are so important.
Amongst the varied history of Abney Park 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.
On 23rd January 1909, Latvian revolutionaries attempted to steal the payroll wages of factory workers in Tottenham. This resulted in a wild chase across the Hackney Marshes involving hundreds of people. Join Alan Gartrell to hear the story of this extraordinary event.
Join Russell Miller on New Year’s Day.
From 18th to 20th December 1817, a mild mannered bookseller faced a three day show trial in the City of London's Guildhall before the Lord Chief Justice. William Hone was an early satirist and investigative journalist who had repeatedly irritated the Government. Hone's trial is an important milestone in Press freedom and the liberty of the jury system. Hone and George Cruikshank's (his and Dickens' illustrator) satire is still sharp and relevant and the tour will discuss this and the issues it raises.
Take a pre-dusk tour of the sinister side of 19th Century London. As the night approaches and the light wanes in this atmospheric location, see what lurked in the shadows of Victorian society, bleeding out onto the pages of works like this and Dracula. We'll explore how it connects to Hackney's rich heritage of nonconformism, our contemporary era of disinformation and worries over the Artificial Intelligence future.
On the eve of Remembrance Sunday this tour will discuss those buried and remembered at Abney in conflicts as long ago as Trafalgar and the American Civil War. It will highlight the unique role of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in Britain's particular style of remembrance and those recalled in the recent centenary, as well as discuss Abney's rare memorial to the Civilian dead of Stoke Newington.
Join Abney Unearthed for this brand new tour based on research into the 200,000+ people buried in the cemetery. Hear the stories of those who lost their lives at sea who are either buried at Abney Park, or commemorated on a family grave. The subjects of this tour include seafarers lost on various oceans, families lost in shipping and ferry disasters, ship’s surgeons and a naval captain posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross.
