£5m improvement scheme begins at Abney Park Cemetery
Some of the graves at Abney Park Cemetery Pic: Marathon
A £5m project to improve Abney Park Cemetery in Stoke Newington ,which will bring its chapel back into use and create a new café at its main entrance has begun.
The work, £4.4m of which is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund, will also see a new accessible entrance created on Stoke Newington Church Street.
Hackney Council will contribute an additional £710,000 to the National Lottery funding, which will bring total investment to over £5m. Abney Park Trust Charity organisation will also contribute to the improvement project through its volunteers and local donations