Manor House is a district in the London Borough of Hackney. Located in North London, it lies immediately east of Finsbury Park, west of Stamford Hill and south of Harringay.
Manor House, London
Manor House tube station entrance on the western side of Green Lanes, north of Seven Sisters' Road
Nicholl House (now demolished) was part of the Woodberry Down Estate. It has been falsely reported that the building featured in the film Schindler's List.
View from a flat in the new development at Woodberry Down, March 2012
London Borough of Hackney
The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough in Inner London, England. The historical and administrative heart of Hackney is Mare Street, which lies 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Charing Cross. The borough is named after Hackney, its principal district. Southern and eastern parts of the borough are popularly regarded as being part of east London that spans some of the traditional East End of London with the northwest belonging to north London. Its population is estimated to be 281,120.
Hackney from the air
Sutton House was built in 1535.
Curtain Theatre circa 1600 print. Note: some authorities believe this to be a depiction of the Theatre – the other Elizabethan theatre in Shoreditch.
Hackney Town Hall was built in the 1930s for the former Metropolitan Borough of Hackney.