Abney Park cemetery, London

After the excitement of the footy in Barnsley yesterday we headed to London to visit my mother. we took a walk down my old haunt - Stoke Newington High Street and then a stroll around the magnificent Abney Park cemetery.

The cemetery, one of the ‘magnificent seven’ garden cemeteries of London, is a woodland memorial park and Local Nature Reserve, managed by the Abney Park Trust.

The site of Abney Park was formed from the estates of Fleetwood House and Abney House, the latter of which had been the home of renowned non-conformist and hymn writer Isaac Watts. This association quickly made Abney the foremost burial ground for Dissenters – those practising their religion outside the established church. It was founded on these principles, with a non-denominational chapel at its core, and was open to all, regardless of religious conviction.

The chapel, now derelict is placed at the centre of the cemetery. We waited for the light to blaze through the vegetation like a stage spotlight and we played with the falling shadows