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Stoke Newington Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Stoke Newington

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Stoke Newington history

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Early

Stoke Newington or ‘new town in the wood’ has been lightly settled for hundreds of years, close to larger neighbouring Saxon settlements near the River Lea. In the Middle Ages and Tudor times it was a very small village a few miles from the city of London.

18th century

Lady Mary Abney laid out parkland behind today’s fire station on Church Street. She drew up the first detailed maps of field boundaries and laid out a manorial parkland. A century later it passed to Lady Abney who drew up a detailed map of fields.

19th century

Manor of Stoke Newington was “enfranchised” to be sold in parcels as freehold land for building purposes. Gradually the village became absorbed into the seamless expansion of London. Many expensive and large houses were built to house London’s expanding population of nouveau riche.

Early 20th century

Curved brick and Portland stone Town Hall was built for the Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington by J. Reginald Truelove between 1935 and 1937.

Second World War

During World War II, much of the area was damaged in the Blitz and many were made homeless. The level of destruction was much lower than in those areas of East London further south such as Stepney or Shoreditch. Most of the historic buildings at the heart of Stoke Newington survived, at least in a repairable state.

Postwar developments

After the war a substantial amount of residential housing had been either destroyed or left in such a bad state that it was seen as better to demolish it. Much of this residential redevelopment was planned by Frederick Gibberd, the designer of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral.

Political radicalism and terrorism

The ‘Stoke Newington 8’ were arrested in 1971 for suspected involvement in The Angry Brigade bombings. The most famous examples of political terrorism by Stoke Newington residents are Patrick Hayes, Jan Taylor and Muktar Said Ibrahim. The first two were convicted of two bombings and had substantial links to the huge lorry bombs of the 1990s.

21st century

These days, Stoke Newington is a very multicultural area, with large Asian, Irish, Turkish, Jewish and Afro-Caribbean communities. The area continues to be home to many new and emerging communities such as Polish and Somali immigrants.

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Best Stoke Newington places to visit

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

Whitecross Street Prison Whitecross Street Prison was a debtors’ prison in London . It was built between 1813–15 to ease overcrowding at Newgate Prison and closed in 1870 . All of the prisoners were transferred to the newly built Holloway Prison .

Peacock Inn, Islington The Peacock Inn is a former public house at 11 Islington High Street, London, that dates from 1564 . It is located in the centre of Islington, London .

White Conduit Fields White Conduit Fields in Islington was an early venue for cricket . Several major matches are known to have been played there in the 18th century . It was the original home of the White Conduits Club, forerunner of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)

Spa Green Estate Spa Green Estate is the most complete post-war realisation of a 1930s radical plan for social regeneration through Modernist architecture . Conceived as public housing, it is now a mixed community of private owners and council tenants .

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 .

Northampton Square Northampton Square is in a corner of Clerkenwell projecting into Finsbury, in Central London . It is between Goswell Road and St John Street (and Spencer and Percival Streets) Fronted chiefly by main buildings of City, University of London .

Lloyd Square Lloyd Square is fronted by homes in the initial, mainstream category of the statutory protection and recognition scheme . The garden has a few mature trees and is lined by neat hedges and formal railings, which are listed .

Finsbury Estate Finsbury Estate comprises four purpose-built blocks of flats located on a level site, providing 451 residences . Patrick Coman House and Michael Cliffe House are high-rise blocks of 9 and 25 storeys respectively . Joseph Trotter House and Charles Townsend House are of four storeys . Amenities include a community centre and library, below-ground car parking, ball-games area and playground area .

King Square Gardens King Square Gardens is a park in the area of St Luke’s in the London Borough of Islington . The park is designated as a Site of Local Importance to Nature Conservation . It was used in the opening scene of the 1979 Pink Floyd song Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 .

Spa Fields Spa Fields is known for the Spa Fields riots of 1816 and an Owenite community which existed there between 1821 and 1824 . The park, or open common, was once of 14 hectares but was mostly built over in the 19th century . It is now a small park popular with office workers at lunchtime and as a children’s playground .

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