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Early development

The area was part of the demesne lands of Stoke Newington Manor. It was known as ‘Berrie Down Wood’ in the seventeenth century and ‘Wood Berry Downs Meadow’ a hundred years later. Building started on Green Lanes with the appearance in 1821 of a large house at a spot that would later be the site of the junction with Woodberry Down (the road) Northumberland House, a three-storeyed building with a pillared entrance, balustrade, and urns on its roof, was completed in 1822. It was then used as a private mental hospital until it was demolished in 1955.

Twentieth-century redevelopment – the Woodberry Down Estate

The LCC compulsorily purchased the area for this purpose in 1934 in order to alleviate chronic housing shortages. Construction began in 1949 and the 57 blocks of flats were completed in 1962. Initially, the estate offered greatly improved living conditions for tenants. However, over time the estate suffered the problems of comparably idealistic, post-war, social housing projects.

1980s squatter community

The squatters at Woodberry Down Estate were predominantly young punks from all over the UK and Ireland. The sharp increase in numbers of squatters has clear links to the huge increases in homelessness in London that resulted from Thatcherite policies.

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Manor House, London has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Manor House, London’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Manor House, London’s information audio spots:

The Screen On The Green The Screen On The Green is a single screen cinema facing Islington Green in the London Borough of Islington, London . The current building was opened in 1913 and it is one of the oldest continuously running cinemas in the UK .

Andover Estate Andover Estate, in Holloway, North London, is a large Islington London Borough Council housing estate . It is flanked by Hornsey Road (west), Seven Sisters Road (south), Durham Road (east) and Durham Road . It falls into the N7 postcode district of London .

Manor House, London Manor House, also known as Woodberry Down, is an area of North London in the northwest corner of the London Borough of Hackney. It lies immediately east of Finsbury Park, north of Stoke Newington, west of Stamford Hill and Seven Sisters, and south of Harringay. The construction of the Seven Sisters Road gave rise to the alternative name Manor House Crossroads.

Highbury New Park Highbury New Park is a street in Highbury in the London Borough of Islington . It runs from Highbury Quadrant in the north to Highbury Grove in the south .

Stoke Newington Stoke Newington is part of the London Borough of Hackney. It is 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Charing Cross. The historic core of the area retains the distinct London village character.

Dalston Synagogue The Dalston Synagogue was a Jewish place of worship in the London Borough of Islington, North London, from about 1885 to 1970 . Jews fleeing the pogroms of the Russian Empire established a congregation in the neighbourhood by 1876 . The Victorian Gothic building was erected in Poets Road in 1885 .

Langham Working Men’s Club Langham Working Men’s Club is a traditional working men’s club in the north London neighbourhood of Harringay. It is located in north London’s north-east London neighbourhood Harringay, north London.

Whittington Stone The Whittington Stone is a monumental stone and statue of a cat at the foot of Highgate Hill, a street in Archway . It marks roughly where it is recounted that a forlorn Dick Whittingon heard Bow Bells ringing from 4+1/2 miles (7.2 km) away .

Market Estate Market Estate is named after the Metropolitan Cattle Market which operated on the site until the 1960s . After slaughter the carcasses of cattle and sheep were sent by underground trains to Smithfield Market to be traded . Three of the six blocks are named after breeds of animal that were traded in the market: Tamworth (pigs), Kerry (cows) and Southdown (sheep)

Canonbury Square Canonbury Square is a garden square in Canonbury, North London . It is bounded by terraces of mostly Georgian houses, many of which are listed buildings . The Evening Standard newspaper described it in 1956 as ‘London’s most beautiful square’

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