Homerton
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Homerton is an area in London, England, in the London Borough of Hackney. It is bordered to the west by Hackney Central, to the north by Lower Clapton, in the east by Hackney Wick, Leyton and by South
Chats Palace has been an important local arts centre and music venue for 40 years. It is housed in the former Homerton Library, the new one is close by.
Sutton House, the oldest house in Hackney. (September 2005)
Sutton Place, Grade II listed terrace 1790–1806 in Homerton. (November 2005)
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Marc Bolan
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Marc Bolan was an English guitarist, singer-songwriter and poet. He was a pioneer of the glam rock movement in the early 1970s with his band T. Rex. Bolan is an influence on artists in the genres of g
Homerton
…building in Hackney is Sutton House on Homerton High Street. It was built in 1535 and is owned and run by the National Trust. 1970s glam rock singer Marc Bolan and actor Ray Winstone were born in Hackney Hospital, on Homerton High Street. The hospital, originally built in 1841 as the Hackney Union workhouse…
Plaque marking Bolan's childhood home, 25 Stoke Newington Common, Hackney, east London
An outfit of Marc Bolan's on display at the Hard Rock Cafe in Sydney, Australia
Gloria Jones with her and Marc Bolan's son Rolan in 2014
Marc Bolan's Rock Shrine at the site where he died in a car crash in Barnes, London on 16 September 1977, two weeks shy of what would have been his 30th birthday.