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Malcolm McLaren, manager of The Sex Pistols, brought up at 49 Carysfort Road, Stoke Newington. Warren Mitchell, actor—born in the district. Kevin MacNeil, Hebridean-born novelist, poet and playwright, lives in Stoke Newington. Rodney Marsh, footballer Queen's Park Rangers FC lived in Palatine Road, Stoke Newington as a child.
West Hackney is a district in the London Borough of Hackney, situated on the eastern side of Ermine Street, the major Roman Road better known as the A10.. The area was part of the Ancient Parish and subsequent Metropolitan Borough of Hackney, but has come to be seen by many as an informal extension of Stoke Newington, as well as a sub-district of Hackney proper.
The union with Hackney was very unpopular with the inhabitants of Stoke Newington, and following unsuccessful attempts to end it in 1864, 1880 and 1890, the parish regained independence in 1894. Stoke Newington Vestry consisted of 60 vestrymen, elected from five wards. [2]
The building at 13 Stoke Newington Road was built in 1936 as an Art Deco cinema called The Savoy, later ABC, that ceased operations in 1984. It was later used as a snooker hall and wedding venue, among other uses. "The main auditorium then lay derelict for 40 years" until 2015.
81 and 83 Stoke Newington Church Street: 85 and 87 Stoke Newington Church Street Hackney: House: Early to mid 18th century: 1 September 1953: 1235420: 85 and 87 Stoke Newington Church Street: 187, 189, and 191 High Street Hackney
The road links Green Lanes (A105) in the west to Stoke Newington High Street (the A10, formerly Ermine Street), in the east. Stoke Newington is one of the villages swallowed by the growth of London in the 19th century, and Church Street retains some of this neighbourhood feel, with many restaurants, pubs, and independent (non-chain) shops.
Image credits: Detroit Photograph Company "There was a two-color process invented around 1913 by Kodak that used two glass plates in contact with each other, one being red-orange and the other ...
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