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 house was built in 1700 and we understand it was close to Stoke Newington...
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
Hackney Council was created in 1965 from the 3 Metropolitan Borough Councils ...
We thank Steve Roffey for alerting us to this item at Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Association 1. We thank FNA for the photos and for their ca...
Joseph Turner 1775 - 1851 Brought up in London, Turner was always fascinated by the Thames. Water and ships were a major source of inspir...
The building was also restored after World War II damage. There can't be much of the original left.
We first photographed this plaque some years ago when the building was The Queen's Head public house.
Thanks to Gordon for telling us about this plaque and thanks to Alan Patient for the photos.
