London Borough of Hackney
The gateway to Abney House which stood here 1700 - 1843.
Issac Watts, hymn-writer and poet, stayed here 1734 - 1748.
Oops! The plaque has 'Issac' rather than the more common 'Isaac' and we can't find any support for this odd spelling. Hope no one lost their job over it.
N16, Stoke Newington Church Street
Entrance to Abney Park Cemetery inside which stands an imposing statue of Issac Watts.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Abney House
The picture supposedly shows the house in 1845 so either the picture source i...
Hymn-writer, poet, theologian and logician. Born Southampton. As a non-confor...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Abney House
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Length of building: 1848 ftBreadth of building: 408 ftHeight of building: 108...
