2017

TQ3386 : Abney Park Cemetery - Walker Tomb

taken 8 years ago, near to Stoke Newington, Hackney, England

Abney Park Cemetery - Walker Tomb
Abney Park Cemetery - Walker Tomb
Abney Park cemetery is one of the Magnificent Seven cemeteries in London.
Abney Park in Stoke Newington, is a historic parkland originally laid out in the early 18th century by Lady Mary Abney and Dr. Isaac Watts LinkExternal link , and the neighbouring Hartopp family.
In 1840 it became a non-denominational garden cemetery, a semi-public park arboretum, and an educational institute, which was widely celebrated as an example of its time. A total of 196,843 burials had taken place there up to the year 2000. It is a Local Nature Reserve.
General William Booth, founder of The Salvation Army is buried here TQ3386 : Abney Park Cemetery - Monument to General William Booth & Catherine Booth.
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Geographical Context: Burial ground, Crematorium
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TQ3386, 288 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 10 February, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 26 April, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3343 8678 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:33.8472N 0:4.5838W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3343 8678
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SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
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