Coronation Avenue 80th Anniversary: Civilian War Memorial Restoration Event

13th of October 2020 marks the 80th anniversary of the Coronation Avenue bombing in 1940. To mark this occasion, Abney Park Trust will be hosting an online event. The Civilian War Memorial in the cemetery, which commemorates the Stoke Newington residents lost in the Second World War, has been restored thanks to a donation from the Charity TimeLine. 

The event will be made up of a selection of talks:

- Cllr Susan Fajana-Thomas will introduce the event, giving a brief overview of the monument and Abney Park Trust. 

- Alan Gartrell will be giving a talk on the history of the Civilian War Memorial in the context of the Second World War. This will detail the events of October the 13th 1940 and look into Stoke Newington during the war. 

- Rabbi Herschel Gluck will be giving a talk entitled 'A glimpse of Jewish life in Stoke Newington throughout the ages." This will touch on the history, institutions, and contribution of the Jewish community in Stoke Newington, the Second World War including the events at Coronation Avenue and Abney Park, Mosley and the Black Shirts, and contemporary Jewish life in the area.

- There will also be video messages from the relatives of those lost during the Coronation Avenue bombing, kindly contacted by TimeLine. 

Please register for a free ticket to this event in order to get the link to the live stream.