Mural

Nathaniel Acton mosaic

Erection date: 2019

Inscription

{At the centre:}
This estate is named after Nathaniel Acton, 1725 - 1795, who owned the land when it was orchards, fields and farms.

{In the outer ring:}
Acton Estate, built 1970, mosaic 2019.

{At the bottom of the mosaic just inside the outer ring:}
HMP

Site: Nathaniel Acton mosaic (1 memorial)

E8, Haggerston Road, Acton Estate

Funded by the firm that has recently redeveloped part of the 1970 Acton Estate. Our photos do not do this charming mosaic justice. Spitalfields Life have good photos, and also say that there are hidden initials of local people who worked on the piece. We could not find these so please let us know if you have more success.

Hackney History Vol 3 has a chapter, The Last Harvest of Haggerston Farm, which we believe gives the early history of this area.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Nathaniel Acton mosaic

Subjects commemorated i

Nathaniel Acton

Nathaniel Acton was a wealthy successful Suffolk landowner. British History O...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
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Hackney Mosaic Project

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Tessa Hunkin

A member of the talented Hunkin family (brother Tim, mother Sally). 1989 Join...

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