The Missionaries of Abney Park

Amongst the varied history of Abney Park are the many stories of missionaries laid to rest here. Alan Gartrell will take you around Abney Park Cemetery and detail the missionary history of Abney Park from the good, the bad, and the bizarre. 

The missionary  history links with Abney Park are intrinsic, with one of its pathways named Leota Path giving a clue to some of the past events laid to rest in the soil. Leota was a Samoan who came back to the UK with John Williams in 1834 and recorded his journey across the sea from his homeland to Britain. 

This tour is free, with a suggested donation to help support Abney Park Trust.

Meet here:
From the Stoke Newington High Street entrance, follow the pedestrian walkway to the far end where the path splits into three.

Please check your emails on the morning of the event - if there is inclement weather we may cancel and reschedule this walk.

Speaker Bio:
Alan Gartrell has given tours of Abney Park for many years now. His topics spread a huge range from the history of Hackney's MPs to Abney Parks missionary links. He very modestly says he is not a historian just a few clicks ahead of everyone else on Wikipedia.