The first synagogue in present day London Borough of Hackney, built 1779 - 80 (5539 - 5540), stood to the rear of this building in the grounds of Clapton House.
London Borough of Hackney
E5, Thistlewaite Road, 25
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First Synagogue in Hackney
It stood to the north of Clapton Pond, probably on the site of the house of T...
British History Online gives the following information: 'Benjamin Mendes da C...
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First Synagogue in Hackney
Hackney Council was created in 1965 from the 3 Metropolitan Borough Councils ...
The dates on the plaque differ from those usually given: date of birth varies but date of death is normally given as 26 October 899. We c...
Richard Savage, fourth Earl Rivers, Governor of the Tower of London, 1660 - 1712, lived here.
May 2016: The Islington Tribute reports that the plaque has been replaced, 27 May, with one giving the correct date of habitation (1944-7...
Joaquim Nabuco, 1849-1910, eminent Brazilian statesman and diplomat, lived here, 1900-1905.
On the curved wall at the entrance to the garden.
The house of Sir Jacob Epstein, sculptor, lived and died here, 1929-1959.
The baluster/sundial presents no interesting detail to photograph so we have instead presented a close-up of one of the crowned letters o...
District Surgeon in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District, 1920-1931. Officer in the Order of St John.
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