Monument to John Jay in Abney Park Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Hackney local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1997. Monument.

Monument to John Jay in Abney Park Cemetery

WRENN ID: grey-granite-moon
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Hackney
Country: England
Date first listed: 24 March 1997
Type: Monument
Source: Historic England listing

Description

TQ 3386 735/12/10062

STOKE NEWINGTON HIGH STREET, N16 (west side) Monument to John Jay in Abney Park Cemetery

GV II Monument to John Jay (1805-1872). White marble sarcophagus with an elaborate moulded cover, lions' feet and rich acanthus decoration to the corners. Jay was a leading City contractor and in 1840 he was the mason responsible for erecting the chapel at Abney Park Cemetery, designed by William Hosking and already listed. The sarcophagus may have been carved in Jay's own workshop.

Listing NGR: TQ3335486693

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