Comments on: Music Hall Artistes Of Abney Park Cemetery https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/07/06/music-hall-artistes-of-abney-park-cemetery-iii/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:30:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Mark https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/07/06/music-hall-artistes-of-abney-park-cemetery-iii/#comment-1748901 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:30:43 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=203825#comment-1748901 You are a lucky man Bernie.
Having been several times in the last few years, I find the parks and museums superb. Great tube, great place. Most importantly fewer people!
Enjoy your twilight years and try not to pine for a place that has changed beyond recognition but I.m.o. not in a good way.

]]> By: Bernie https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/07/06/music-hall-artistes-of-abney-park-cemetery-iii/#comment-1748537 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 09:28:08 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=203825#comment-1748537 Thank you, Mark, for your words of comfort. Kind thoughts!

]]> By: Mark https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/07/06/music-hall-artistes-of-abney-park-cemetery-iii/#comment-1748041 Sun, 06 Jul 2025 13:36:33 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=203825#comment-1748041 Fear not Bernie, Glasgow is infinitely better in every way to the London of today. You are NOT missing out. Away the noo!

]]> By: Bailey Jones https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/07/06/music-hall-artistes-of-abney-park-cemetery-iii/#comment-1747982 Sun, 06 Jul 2025 11:02:20 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=203825#comment-1747982 Some short lives here. A reminders of the high mortality rates in the Victorian era.

]]> By: Bernie https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/07/06/music-hall-artistes-of-abney-park-cemetery-iii/#comment-1747939 Sun, 06 Jul 2025 09:25:32 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=203825#comment-1747939 Sadly, I now live in far-away Glasgow, and at ninety-two have no chance of visiting Abney Park. And when I was younger, and lived in Bayston Road, N. 16, it never crossed my mind to visit there; perhaps the cemetery was not opened up the same way. But I would very much like to ramble around now. Alas, alas! It cannot be.

]]> By: ANDY STROWMAN https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/07/06/music-hall-artistes-of-abney-park-cemetery-iii/#comment-1747875 Sun, 06 Jul 2025 06:35:33 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=203825#comment-1747875 My Auntie Rae loved the music halls and told me the best drink she ever had was at the Hackney Empire one baking hot Saturday night .
The magician did a trick with this drink in a big tall glass and it was like a packet if Rowbtrres fruit pastilles and came off the stage and presented it to her when she was theee or four rows from the stage .

Two women in their pensioner age said young women could go there unaccompanied and it was a safe place for them .

All true .

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