Abney Park in Stoke Newington, London, formerly one of the ‘magnificent seven’ garden cemeteries of London, is now a woodland Victorian Gothic cemetry and Local Nature Reserve managed by the Abney Park Trust.
The park has an old Gothic feel to it and the headstones are graves are allowed to "go wild".
The cemetery/park is allowed to grow wild and one sees wonky tombstones everywhere.
Slowly vines creep in among the graves.
In the middle of the park sits the Gothic style Victorian funeral chapel.
Here is a peep into the chapel. It is no longer used and is falling apart inside and out, but only adds to the atmosphere of the place.
What I love about the place is the caretakers look like Goths themselves.
As I wander around the many paths I get a different view of the chapel.
Here the graves are soon going to be covered by ivy.
I love this image of graves head stones now completely covered in ivy.
It truly is a small magical place to visit in London.
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