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West Hackney is a district in the London Borough of Hackney, situated on the eastern side of Ermine Street, the major Roman Road better known as the A10.
West Hackney Almshouses, Northwold Road
West Hackney Church, on the junction of Amhurst and Stoke Newington Roads
Zeppelin LZ 38 was 164 metres long and had a crew of 18
Plaque marking Marc Bolan's childhood home, at 25 Stoke Newington Common, Hackney.
The Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington was a metropolitan borough in the County of London between 1900 and 1965 when it became part of the London Borough of Hackney.
Stoke Newington Town Hall
Coat of arms of the borough council
Stoke Newington Town Hall. An austere building (perhaps reflecting local nonconformist traditions) compared with those of nearby boroughs like Shoreditch. (January 2006)
Like most British local authorities of the 1950s-60s, Stoke Newington possessed its own nuclear shelter. It is still there, though disused now except for storage. Shown here is the entrance still visible at the back of the town hall (September 2005)