Virtual Events & Recordings
Audio talk: The life and times of 'Champagne Charlie' George Leybourne
Rowan Lennon discusses the life and times of the great man of Music Hall: George Leybourne, or ‘Champagne Charlie’ as he was known, who is buried at Abney Park.
How Abney Happened/Abney's Suffragettes: 180th Anniversary Online Talk and Q&A
On 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.
Webinar recording: The Victorian Arcadia: 180th Anniversary Talk
Watch 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.
Audio walk: Abney Nature: Trees and ecology by Russell Miller
Let Russell Miller take you on a tour of the natural wonders here at Abney Park. Russell's wonderful walk takes you through a fascinating variety of animals, insects, plants, fungi and more! Take a listen.
Audio talk: The amazing life and story of Margaret Graham, Abney's Aeronaut
Rowan Lennon provides fascinating insight into the amazing life and story of Margaret Graham, Abney's Aeronaut, who is laid to rest in our cemetery in 1880, sadly without monument. Listen to the podcast recording to find out more.
Birdsong recording: Virtual dawn chorus with Andrew Peel
Watch Andrew Peel (RSPB and Marylebone Birdwatching Society) as he walks through his local Horsenden Hill to to explain the beautiful sounds of the morning. (Recorded: 6 May 2020)
Audio walk: Love, Wrath, Death, Lions: A Performed History of Frank and Susannah Bostock
Take a listen to the performed life story of Frank and Susannah Bostock, a famous travelling circus and menagerie couple, buried in Abney Park Cemetery.
Audio walk: Thoughts on Mourning
Listen to this meditation on modern versus Victorian mourning practices. Interweaving quotes from then and now, with stories, the walk is set to the music of The Black Heart Procession.
Audio walk: Woodland Magick
Listen to this dark allegorical tale of what lies behind the uncanny mystery that envelops Stoke Newington – and lies beneath Abney Park Cemetery…
Audio walk: Woodland networks
Listen to this audio tour of some of the veteran tree specimens in Abney Park Cemetery and explore the unseen nonhuman networks at play in this ancient and diverse nature preserve.
Birdsong recording: Abney Park Dawn Chorus
Listen to a brief recording of the Dawn Chorus at Abney Park, for those unable to visit the park and hear it for themselves.