The Egyptian way of death - in North London

The huge, sprawling Victorian cemeteries of Highgate and Kensal Rise in London are well known for their Egyptian influenced tombs and architecture.

One of the capital's lesser known cemeteries which is also under the 'spell' of the Black Land is Abney Park Cemetery in Stoke Newington, North London.

The entrance of Abney Park is based on an Egyptian temple, flanked by pylons, and decorated with hieroglyphs which read: "The Gates of the Abode of the Mortal Part of Man." These were designed by Joseph Bonomi the Younger (1796–1878) the sculptor, artist, Egyptologist and museum curator in collaboration with architect William Hosking.