Any citizens of London around? I need some input... I'm fascinated by many of the cemeteries in London but Abney Park has a look to it that captures my attention even more than Highgate & Nunhead.

The roar of traffic is a distant memory when you chance upon the white marble lion in Hackney's woodland haven, Abney Park. The roar of traffic is a distant memory when you chance upon the white ...

Lindsey Nature-ist: Abney Park Cemetery Chapel Lindsey Clarke Angel Lindsey Clarke A touch of the occult? Lindsey Clarke What is it? The first aboretum to be combined with a cemetery in Europe, Abney ...

Whatever your plans for more unusual Saturday night activities, we’re willing to bet they don’t usually involve Barbara Windsor, Matt Lucas, the world premiere of a new requiem, or hanging about in a ...

Rumour has it that an unexploded Second World War bomb lies somewhere in the decay of Abney Park Cemetery. My travel buddy, David, the grandson of a Royal Air Force pilot and a military-history ...

The chapel itself bears no saint’s name, for it is known as Europe’s oldest non-denominational chapel. Built in 1840, it was intended not as a place of worship but as a way-station for the Victorian ...

Summary: First, the backstory: Artist Lee Simmons and her then boyfriend were sweeping up a mess of powder paint and glitter from the site of a previous installation. Lee put on her camcorder to ...

Dog owners have slammed a proposal to ban dogs off the lead in a cemetery. Hackney Council is consulting about plans to expand the list of areas where dogs must be kept on a lead at all times – ...