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1 day ago · Hackney Village c. 1830. Most houses were much smaller, on fragmented copyholds, and were repeatedly rebuilt. Six tenements were held in 1653 by Ralph Macro, a saddler of London, presumably on land north of the Vicarage and held by his son and namesake, a physician, in the 1690s. (fn. 22) Church Street, although populous, paid less rates in ...
2 days ago · Mare Street was a distinct settlement in 1593. (fn. 4) By that date it may have included the Flying Horse inn, said to have been a staging post perhaps because of its 18th-century name, the Nag's Head, and the Horse and Groom, since all three were timber built. The first two stood at the corners of Flying Horse Yard and London Lane, both ...
3 days ago · Hackney was associated with lunatic asylums, (fn. 86) although less notoriously than Hoxton by the 1670s or Bethnal Green later. The longest lived was Brooke House, taken in 1759 by John Monro (d. 1791), who was physician to Bethlehem hospital like his father and many of his descendants. (fn. 87) The house was licensed for 50 patients c. 1840 ...
4 days ago · Find out more. We are an independent, crowdfunded, community cinema on Chatsworth Road, Hackney. After a successful crowdfunding campaign in 2016, the space originally housing the historic Castle Electric Theatre was brought back to life! We screen a wide array of cinema, from independent cinema to blockbusters.
4 days ago · US. 2h 11min. Directed by: Luca Guadagnino. Cast: Zendaya, Josh O'Connor, Mike Faist. From visionary filmmaker Luca Guadagnino (Suspiria), Challengers stars Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court. Married to a champion on a losing streak (Mike ...
5 days ago · The Fall Guy. Cast: Emily Blunt, Ryan Gosling, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Stephanie Hsu. Release: May 2nd 2024. Director: David Leitch. Colt Seavers is a stuntman who left the business a year earlier to focus on both his physical and mental health. He's drafted back into service when the star of a mega-budget studio movie, which is being directed by ...
2 days ago · By Sam Baldwin. Hackney Marshes, a bridge between urban and natural environments, is an urban park right in the center of London. It is known for its diverse wildlife and is frequently used for football due to the availability of football, rugby, and cricket pitches. London E10 5SG, United Kingdom. Contents hide.
