Part II of III
This week’s cemetery is the neglected, overgrown, and hauntingly beautiful Abney Park.
Cemetery: Abney Park Cemetery
Established: 1840
Location: Stoke Newington High Street in North East London
Size: 750,000 people buried on 32 acres
Architecture: Egyptian revival entryway; Gothic style Chapel
Famous inhabitants: Salvation Army founders, William and Catherine Booth
Notable items of interest:
- First non-denominational cemetery in London to house dissenters
- First non-denominational chapel in Europe
- First arboretum cemetery in London
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