Plaque

Beehive foundation stone - Balls Pond Road

Erection date: 1891

Inscription

These buildings were erected in the year 1891 by J. Studds & Son of Barretts Grove, Stoke Newington.

Site: Beehive foundation stone - Balls Pond Road (1 memorial)

N1, Balls Pond Road

Our close-up picture is pretty good considering we were on the top deck of a bus at the time. The Victorian scrolls on the shop front carry the same beehive motif.

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Beehive foundation stone - Balls Pond Road

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J. Studds & Son

A building firm based in Barretts Grove, Stoke Newington, active in 1891. Slu...

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