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Abney Park's Advent Calendar

by Abney Park Trust

Abney Park Trust held an online memorial event in honour of Remembrance Sunday, combining footage from previous in-person events with ...

The end of January saw the successful restoration of the Grade II listed monument to Sir Issac Watts. Orbis Conservation cleaned ...

In August, the War Memorial underwent a deep clean. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission are responsible for the upkeep of ...

In November Abney Park Trust announced the completion of the professional clean of the majestic grey granite Irish Celtic Cross ...

On 13 October 2020 Abney Park Trust hosted an online event to mark the 80th anniversary of the Coronation Avenue ...

Eric Walrond is one of the most respected Harlem Renaissance writers. His work, including the classic Tropic Death, was influenced ...

Perry's Weeping Holly is an original Loddiges plant from 1840. This 180 year-old holly dates back to the original Abney ...

There are many angels within Abney Park. Generally, they represent messengers of God, guardianship of someone’s soul and protection ...

Enjoy a clip from our virtual dawn chorus event held on 6 May 2020. Unable to give his usual ...

The first door on our advent calendar honours the first person to be laid to rest in Abney Park Cemetery: ...

Possibly the most well-known resident of Abney Park is William Booth, English methodist preacher and founder of the Salvation ...

Enjoy a snippet of Russell Miller's amazing nature and ecology audio walk, recorded in place of an in-person walking tour. ...

By spring we were in lockdown. With all walking tours, events and fayres cancelled, Abney Park Trust embarked on a ...

This is a clip from the online talk 'An Imagined Life', given by Angelina Osborne as part of the ...

On 20 May 2020 we celebrated the 180th anniversary of Abney Park Cemetery. Enjoy a clip from our online anniversary ...

Abney Park Trust would like to thank everyone for their continued support with our monument restoration programme and mission to ...

In this clip from our documentary: 'Your Own, Your Very Own - Abney's Music Hall Stars', show host, Colin Sell, ...

As part of our Christmas event, Sam Perrin shared her research on the life of Abney's own Wizard of the South, ...

Back in January 2020, Hackney Council was awarded £4.4m by the National Lottery to make significant improvements to Abney Park. ...

2 December marks the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. Abney Park has significant links to Abolitionist history and ...

During July and August, we put together a programme of ‘Chapel Recordings’. The recordings used a 360 Camera to allow you ...

In celebration of Abney Park's music hall stars we produced a documentary: 'Your Own, Your Very Own', presented by Colin ...

To celebrate the Month of the Dead, Hackney Tours gave a virtual after-dark historical tour of Abney Park, enabling visitors ...

Unable to run regular walking tours, the Trust created a series of podcasts highlighting the lives of some of our ...