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The Ivy House was leased to Benjamin Smith, who built nos.273-5 Mare Street next door in 1838. Used by the Salvation Army from 1894, the Ivy House was demolished in 1926 and the neighbouring villas in 1972 after being used as a clothing factory.

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MARE STREET, west side. Nos.271-275 1910 The Ivy House and its neighbouring pair of villas stood just north of the Richmond Road junction and are partially visible in the James photograph. This view of about 1910 was taken from just across the road.

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MARE STREET Central. HACKNEY, c1900 Corner of Mare Street and Richmond Road, looking west showing Richmond Road Wesleyan Church on LHS.The Richmond Road Wesleyan Church in Hackney (also known

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MARE STREET Central. HACKNEY, 1872 From junction with Richmond Road showing Nos 271-275 Mare Street [271 is the Ivy House]. Photograph ,George James.

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MARE STREET Central. HACKNEY, 1890 Mare Street, west side, looking south from junction with Richmond Road.

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MARE STREET Central.1904 The Ivy House, formerly No.271 Mare Street. Situated at corner of Richmond Road.

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MARE STREET Central. HACKNEY, c1900 Mare Street, looking north from opposite Horse & Groom P.H. A dray has stopped by the Horse and Groom public House in this decidedly busy scene of about 1905 looking north towards the Richmond Road junction.

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QUEENS ROAD INFANTS SCHOOL 1912 Hackney

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MARE STREET Central Hackney, c1873. Eighteenth-century house, at the corner of Mare Street/London Lane as the shop premises of Mrs E Wingrove, ironmonger. Mrs Wingrove's ironmongers shop, 229 Mare Street,

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Lord Clyde,10 Lee Street Haggerston Shoreditch destroyed by bomb April 7th, 1943.

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RICHMOND ROAD HACKNEY, 1962 Corner Mare St Petrol station Richmond Road, south side Nos. 282-288. Elevation to offices.

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RICHMOND ROAD, DALSTON Richmond Road. south side, facing Nos. 147-169 approx. Showing bomb damaged/cleared site and fencing in adjacent area. Hackney Borough Council Engineers, 15th February 1958

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MARE STREET Central HACKNEY. c1872 View from Richmond Road junction looking towards Britannia public house.

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RICHMOND ROAD, DALSTON, 1956 No. 210. demolished (Now Morland Estate), 27th August 1956.jpg

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RICHMOND ROAD HACKNEY, 1962 Corner Mare St garage Richmond Road, south side Nos. 282-288. Elevation to offices.-

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RICHMOND ROAD, SOUTH SIDE, DALSTON. Nos. 90-116. April 1977.

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ST PHILIP'S CHURCH, Richmond Road Hackney. c1870 St Philip's Church, looking north west from approximate location of Malvern Road junction with Richmond Road.Photograph, George James

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QUEENSBRIDGE ROAD, DALSTON, 1970 Queensbridge Road, West side, North of junction with Richmond Road. View from north-east. 1970

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HACKNEY, 1958 Richmond Road. south side, facing Nos. 147-169 approx. Showing bomb damaged/cleared site and fencing

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RICHMOND ROAD, SOUTH SIDE, DALSTON. Nos. 90-116. April 1977.-

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RICHMOND ROAD, DALSTON No. 210., 27th August 1956. (Now Morland Estate)

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RICHMOND ROAD, DALSTON, 1970 north side, looking towards Queensbridge Road.

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Kingsland Green was located to the northwest of the Kingsland Road and Balls Pond Road junction, often described as part of the land north of Kingsland Passage. During the 1870s, this area was a transitional space transitioning from semi-rural land to urban development.

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F L WATTS, CORN & SEED DEALER, c1910 Frampton Park Road and premises on Paragon Road (Stanley Yard), c1910. Now totally a removal firm. Photographs donated by Mr O Watts (father sitting on cart), grandson of F L Watts (on the left).

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t was never told OPEN Dalston opendalston.blogspot.com › 2006/09 › story-that-... 28 Sept 2006 — This is the story of how, within a space of 10 years, 185 years of our local cultural and architectural history in London's Dalston has come to face

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River Lea Navigation Hackney Cut 1965. View looking north from Hackney Marsh showing the Hackney Borough Council local transfer station yard in Lee Conservancy road Homerton loading dust into barges for disposal and coal drop also Lesney Matchbox Toys factory, Marsh Bridge and Kingsmead Estate.

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Looking south along the river lea from the landing stage of the Robin Hood P.H. Leaside Clapton, also showing the Beehive P.H. in 1890.Photograph taken during flooding.

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Kathy Motchman @Kathy_Motch · 10h @soxgnasher my uncle in the late 60s took this photo of where my great grandfather was born. Looking at Google maps, I see that the area has been completely redeveloped. I just thought that I would share it with you.

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ELECTRIC TRAMS FINSBURY PARK. 1910 At terminus outside Finsbury Park.

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The Manor House Finsbury Park A Growler cab turning left into Seven Sisters road Stoke Newington

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Manor House, 316 Green Lanes, Stoke Newington

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Highbury NLR Station, Highbury Corner, Islington - c1910 Flickr

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Brownswood Park Tavern, 271 Green Lanes, Finsbury Park At Brownswood Terrace in 1874

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The London bus route 236 originated in 1926 as the independent route 263, which ran between London Fields and Leyton, later extending to Finsbury Park. It was renumbered from 263A to 236 in October 1934, continuing to serve the Hackney to Finsbury Park area for over 70 years

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Pykes Cinematograph Theatre Finsbury Park

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Finsbury Park Cinema 1923

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21-63 Crondall Street Shoreditch Hackney 1915 demolished