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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in West Hackney

  

West Hackney Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about West Hackney

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West Hackney history

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Early history

The part of Hackney included the hamlet of Newington which lay between the Roman Road (now known as the A10) and the Common. The hamlet has now been absorbed into the wider urbanised area.

Chapel of ease

The church of St. James was designed by Robert Smirke in the Greek Doric style. The 1825 creation of the ecclesiastical parish of West Hackney saw St James elevated to the status of parish church.

WWI – London’s first air raid

First bomb of the first air raid on London, a 190lb incendiary, fell on 31 May 1915. The German Army airship LZ 38 had begun the first assault on the capital by a foreign power since 1066. The householder, Albert Lovell, had just returned home from posting a letter, the bomb bounced off his chimney and went through his roof.

WWII – Blitz

West Hackney church was destroyed by enemy action in September 1940. The remains were cleared away and replaced by a modern building, rededicated to St Paul, in 1960.

Post-war

Jack ‘the Hat’ McVitie was killed at Evering Road by gangsters Ronnie and Reggie Kray. The murder was a significant factor in their downfall and imprisonment.

West Hackney geography / climate

Extent

There was formerly a West Hackney electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney. There is an ecclesiastical parish of West West Hackney, a sub-division of the wider Ancient Parish of Hackney. Both the ward and the ecclesiastical parody have used the A10 as the western boundary.

Open Spaces

Stoke Newington Common is the largest open space in the area at 2.15 hectares. West Hackney Recreation Ground is one hectare in extent and was originally the burial ground for St James’s church (replaced, after bombing, by St Paul’s church)

Transport

West Hackney is served by two railway stations; Rectory Road and Stoke Newington. The latter lies on the ill-defined borders of the borough.

You can visit West Hackney places with Walkfo West Hackney to hear history at West Hackney’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo West Hackney has 443 places to visit in our interactive West Hackney map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout West Hackney, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at West Hackney places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to West Hackney & the surrounding areas.

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443 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best West Hackney places to visit

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

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)

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 .

New North Road, Islington The New North Road is 0.8 miles (1.3 km) in length and is part of the A1200 . It is a link road from the A1 at Highbury into the City of London at Moorgate .

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.

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