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Homerton history
Origins
Archaeological excavations at Link Street exposed a building dating to the 11th or 12th century. Homerton (Humberton or Hummerton, named for a woman named Hunburh) developed for about a half-mile along the road on the north side of Hackney Brook.
Medieval Homerton
In medieval times, Homerton was predominantly rural and arable crops were grown, together with fruit and vegetables for the City of London markets. The majority of the land was given over to pasture for sheep and cattle, and milk and cheese were also supplied to the City.
Tudor wealth
Homerton became a desirable suburb of London in the Tudor period. The village was divided between Upper and Lower Homerton, with the later extending towards the marshes and the house at Hackney Wick.
The marshes
Marsh Road, from Homerton High Street, led to, and across the marshes, towards the Templar owned water-powered corn mill at Temple Mills. A Roman stone causeway was discovered in the 1770s. By 1795 the former Templar mills were being used for preparing lead.
Religion and education
In the 18th century the availability of land, large houses and tolerance to dissenters made Homerton a popular place to found institutions. The Kings Head Society moved to a large house here in 1768, forming Homerton College for the education of Calvinist ministers with between 12-20 students. Notable nonconformist ministers preached at the Old Gravel Pit.
Victorian era
A spur connecting the North London Railway at Dalston to Stratford opened in 1847. The 200 bed Eastern Fever Hospital was founded in September 1870 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board to prevent contagion. The buildings were demolished in 1982 and the site became the core of the modern Homerton University Hospital.
Industry and housing
The coming of the railways and the building of the fever hospital drove many of the wealthier residents away. From 1937 onwards, the London County Council built mass housing, sweeping away the worst of the slums. The oldest surviving residential building in Hackney is Sutton House on Homerton High Street, built in 1535.
In modern times
1970s glam rock singer Marc Bolan and actor Ray Winstone were born in Hackney Hospital. The hospital, originally built in 1841 as the Hackney Union workhouse, finally closed in 1995. Homerton is also home to Chats Palace arts centre, named after the nearby Chatsworth Road.
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