tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post8639231114227717379..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Stoke Newington, LondonPhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-26356028928592653212018-11-20T11:14:22.854+00:002018-11-20T11:14:22.854+00:00I'm an admirer of Abney Park. My GG Uncle is b...I'm an admirer of Abney Park. My GG Uncle is buried there, plus several other relatives. It's a pity the chapel is in such poor repair.Michael Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12233579713414891962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-66221689684208057792018-11-11T08:32:05.881+00:002018-11-11T08:32:05.881+00:00Joseph: Very true, the building does look curious....Joseph: Very true, the building does look curious. I should have said more and have made a stab at unpicking its stylistic heterodoxy in a new footnote. I do not know how it came to be designed like this...it's certainly worth more thought and research and will be added to the list of things for further delving. Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-2760900762398329392018-11-10T18:32:12.581+00:002018-11-10T18:32:12.581+00:00Judging from the photo, your description of the ce...Judging from the photo, your description of the cemetery chapel as "Gothic" is rather short of the mark! The large ogee opening and plain brickwork are more like the pre-Pugin Gothick of the earlier 19th century - a very curious building altogether! Any more information on this?Joseph Biddulph (Publisher)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08655472675410890012noreply@blogger.com