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
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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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 ...
This garden acquired its name due to its popularity as a lunchtime garden with workers from the nearby General Post Office (long gone). ...
Whittington lived nearby and paid for the rebuilding and enlargement of the church St Michael Paternoster Royal. Upper Thames Street is w...
In 2018 a high fence removed the Pavlova plaque from view. But at about the time the Bowman plaque was erected in 2019 the height of the ...
The blue Parson plaque is on the north facade. The 1885 extension plaque is on West Ham Lane, the east side of the building (not in our p...
August 2019: We were informed by Ste Ríkharðsson via Facebook that the plaque went missing following the renovation of the station in 201...
