Abney Park Cemetery Trust

Abney Park Cemetery Trust is one of the Magnificent Seven - the Magnificent Seven, as informally called large private park cemeteries, founded in the first half. Nineteenth century Abney Park Cemetery is a place of nearly 200 thousand. burials and a local nature reserve, part of which is an extensive arboretum. Here rest Catherine and William Booth - a couple who founded the Salvation Army in 1865.

The cemetery was established in 1840 in the 18th-century park. Its creators not only preserved, but constantly enriched the vegetation of the area - they created the most beautiful landscape park in 19th-century London. From the beginning, the cemetery was conceived of as "non-confessional" - believers, atheists and freethinkers lie side by side here. There is only one Gothic chapel for all denominations at the cemetery - the first such object in history in Europe.

Currently, numerous educational campaigns are organized in the cemetery - meetings with artists, nature walks, ecological and historical workshops. It is also a place liked by filmmakers - created here, among others cemetery scenes for the music video "Back to Black" by Amy Winehouse.