Aerial Photos

An aerial view of Clissold Park from 1905. Produced by local firm Aero Photo Co. of 54 Bouverie Road.

An aerial photo of Clissold Park, showing the bandstand and Clissold House #125YearsOfClissoldPark

An aerial view of Clissold Park from 1905. Photo taken by local firm Aero Photo Co. of 54 Bouverie Road

1905 - Aerial view of Clissold Park by local firm Aero Photo Co. The bandstand was vandalised and removed in 1965.

This 1905 aerial photo of Clissold Park, shows the bandstand and footpath along BOTH sides of the New River

1907 - Aerial view of Clissold Park, Stoke Newington. The bandstand was vandalised and subsequently removed in 1965.

1907 - Aerial view of Clissold Park, Stoke Newington. Note the bandstand next to the house. It was removed in 1965.

Aerial view looking south down the A10 in SN; Originally a main Roman road called Ermine St en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ermine_St… https://t.co/Wp1kYAxIFr

1905 - Aerial view of Clissold Park, Stoke Newington. The octagonal wooden bandstand burnt down in 1965.

1905 - Aerial photo of Clissold Park, showing the original deer enclosure was half the size of the current one.

This aerial photo shows Clissold Road before the school was built and also houses on Church St opposite the park which were demolished

1905 aerial view of Clissold Park. Note the deer enclosure was half the size it is today. There was a footpath along the river on both sides

Aerial view of Clissold Park. The bandstand was added in 1893, 4 years after the park opened. It was altered in 1912 and vandalised in 1965.

1949 aerial photo of Stoke Newington showing the severely damaged West Hackney Church on Stoke Newington Rd/Amhurst Rd. Rebuilt in the 60s.

1949 aerial photo of Stoke Newington showing the New River filter beds on Green Lanes which are now gone and the Clissold Park bandstand

1949 aerial photo of Stoke Newington showing the High Street and Church Street.

1949 aerial photo of south western Stoke Newington. Note the number of pubs on Howard Road.

Aerial view of north western Stoke Newington in 1952 showing the west Reservoir (left) and Filter Beds (right) on Green Lanes (middle)

1930 aerial view of north Stoke Newington, which included Manor House and bordered on Finsbury Park, the N4 portion of the old borough

1949 aerial view of Devonshire Square Church on SN Road/Walford Rd, which sustained severe damage during WW2 like others in the area.

1949 aerial view showing Abney Park Cemetery before it closed and nature took over, making it the nature reserve it is today.

1949 aerial view of the newly built blocks of flats on Albion Road, following severe bomb damage. Note houses on east side of Clissold Road

1949 aerial view showing Abney Congregational Church on Church Street opposite the cemetery, which sustained severe bomb damage.

1933 aerial view of the Allen Estate (Manor Road on the right and Bethune Road). The extensive gardens now form Allen Gardens.

1933 aerial view of the north eastern portion of Abney Park Cemetery, Listria Park and Manor Road. Note all the graves are clearly visible.

1933 aerial view of Green Lanes, Stoke Newington. The Victorian Green Lanes church can be seen towering on the left. Pulled down in 1968.

1949 vs. present aerial view of Howard Road and the surrounding area.

Then & Now: Aerial view of South-East Stoke Newington, which was completely transformed following housing development.

Here are Monica Blake’s presentation slides from yesterday detailing the untold story of the campaign to save the New River Reservoirs and Filter Beds in the late 1980s-early 1990s. It includes this great aerial photo of the now-gone Filter Beds. slideshare.net/HistoryofStoke… https://…

Before nature reclaimed Abney Park: 1933 aerial view of the north eastern portion of Abney Park Cemetery, Listria Park and Manor Road. Note all the graves are clearly visible.

An amazing aerial view of Stoke Newington during the Stoke Newington Midsummer Festival c. 1995. Courtesy of Kay Trainor, the co-founder of the festival who’ll talk in the upcoming SN History Talks event about the 3-week annual arts festival, which took place during the 1990s.

1933 aerial view of Abney Park Cemetery and Manor Road, Stoke Newington.

1949 aerial view of Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington

1930 aerial view of Woodberry Down, Stoke Newington

1952 aerial view of the Woodberry Down Estate, Stoke Newington

William Patten, the first Lord of the Manor of Stoke Newington, left his mark on the south aisle of St Mary's Old Church, which he had built as part of an extensive repair and extension of the parish church in 1563. (Ab alto = From Above)

1908 - Aerial view of Clissold Park, Stoke Newington.

1907 - Aerial view of Clissold House, Clissold Park, Stoke Newington. Originally named Paradise House, the house was built for local merchant Jonathan Hoare in 1790. The vast estate became a public park in 1889 following a 2-year campaign to save it from being built on.

Aerial view of Stoke Newington during the Stoke Newington Midsummer Festival c. 1995. Courtesy of Kay Trainor, the co-founder of the annual festival.

Aerial view of the New River reservoirs and filter beds in Green Lanes. Once part of the extensive New River Company’s Waterworks in Stoke Newington.

Aerial view of Woodberry Down, Stoke Newington in 1930. Green Lanes on the left. Manor House top left. (Source: buff.ly/2IXaahU) https://t.co/zTFSICj3IS

Aerial view of the The New River filter beds in Green Lanes, Stoke Newington in 1930. Woodberry Down on the right, Finsbury Park on the left. The 9 filter beds were drained and houses were built on the site in the late 90s despite a 10-year local campaign to save them.

1949 aerial photo showing the newly built Woodberry Down estate in Stoke Newington north of the reservoirs, the New River Filter Beds and Clissold Park. (Source: buff.ly/2QMHQDl) https://t.co/sfnsK7O8Sp

Aerial view of Abney Park Cemetery in 1960. The nondenominational garden-cemetery opened in 1840 on the grounds of Abney House (1700-1843) and Fleetwood House (1635-1872). 200,000 people are buried in 60,000 graves.

This aerial photo from 1946 shows a shadow cast by the hollow ruin of St. Faith’s Church, Londesborough Road/Knebworth Road. It was hit by a German V1 rocket in 1944. The Londesborough Estate was built on the site. Nevill Road visible in the distance.

1946 aerial photo showing the original course of the New River, which ran along Church Street, exited the park under Paradise Bridge as it made its way under Park Lane Bridge in Clissold Crescent and then down Aden Terrace towards Petherton Road. It now ends in the East Reservoir

Aerial photo of Clissold Road in 1946, showing the houses and large back gardens on the east side where Stoke Newington School now stands. Built in the early 1850s, the houses were demolished in 1968 following compulsory purchase to make way for the school.

@jonmundy @TobyCrick @boccalar The aerial photo was taken on April 2nd 1946 and bomb damage and prefabs clearly visible in other areas. Likely that the damage in the future Butterfield Green area wasn’t as extensive but regardless, it is 1946 :)

1954 Aerial view of the The New River filter beds in Green Lanes, Stoke Newington. The 9 filter beds were drained and houses were built on the site in the late 90s despite a 10-year local campaign to save them. The campaign was successful in saving the two reservoirs.

1954 aerial view showing significant bomb damage in Londesborough Road and Knebworth Road, which sustained a direct hit on June 18th 1944. Eight people were killed and St Faith’s Church was destroyed beyond repair.

Aerial view in 1947 of the New River in Aden Terrace. It went under Newington Green Bridge in Green Lanes as it made its way down Petherton Road towards Islington. This section was drained that year and allotments were planted on the site. It now ends in the East Reservoir.

Aerial view of Clissold Park in 1905

1907 aerial view of Clissold House, Clissold Park, Stoke Newington

1949 aerial photo showing the newly built Hawksley Court Estate. Built on a bomb site and covered what used to be Lilian Street and the south end of Hawksley Road. Also good view of the east side of Clissold Road which was pulled down during the 60s to make way for a school

Aerial view of north Stoke Newington c. 1980. The 9 New River filter beds were drained and houses were built on the site in the late 1990s, despite a lengthy local campaign to save them. The campaign was successful in saving the West Reservoir, which was also at risk.

A plate above the entrance to St Mary’s old Church marks the year, 1563, William Patten, the Lord of Manor of Stoke Newington repaired and extended the parish church. ‘Ab alto’ means ‘from above’.

@therobwells The photo was taken from Albion Road looking north. Bottom left in the aerial photo. You can see how Lilian Street connected the South and North section of Hawksley Road when it was U-shaped

Aerial view of Woodberry Down in Stoke Newington before the development of the Woodberry Down Estate. Brownswood Tennis Club in the middle. 57 housing blocks were built by the London County Council in Woodberry Down between 1948-62 to house residents of slum clearance areas.

1971 aerial view of the streets that became Yorkshire Grove Estate in the 70s: Beatty Rd, Gunstor Rd, Nevill Rd, Orpen Rd, Victorian Rd, Victorian Grove, Walford Rd, Warwickshire Rd, Yorkshire Rd.

Aerial view of Abney Park Cemetery in 1933. It opened in 1840 as a nondenominational garden-cemetery. 200,000 people were buried in 60,000 graves over the years in the cemetery. The land was originally a private arboretum, Abney Park, which was planted in the early 18th century.

Aerial view of Stoke Newington Church Street in the 1990s during the annual ‘Stoke Newington Midsummer Festival’

@Laurenpett20 Here’s another aerial view of the estate

@MillarCaroline @WestReservoir @PeterKenyon @jonburkeUK @thameswater View from above in 1944

1931 - Fire in Price's timber yard, Stoke Newington Church St. This aerial photo shows Defoe Road before post-war development as well as Lordship Road before Denman House was built in 1937.

@Gooner_AK This aerial photo from 1944 shows as far as I can tell the area cleared, following bombing I’d imagine. The dark rectangle on the left is Emergency Water Supply container. So it would have been built possibly in the late 40s, early 50s at the latest perhaps.

Aerial view of Abney Park Cemetery in 1960. It opened as a nondenominational garden-cemetery in 1840 on the grounds of Abney Park, an 18th century arboretum behind Abney House mansion and the adjacent back garden of Fleetwood House mansion. 200K people are buried in 60K graves.

Aerial view of Clissold Park showing the long-gone octagonal bandstand next to Clissold House

Aerial view of Stoke Newington Church Street during the annual Midsummer Stoke Newington Festival in the 90s

Aerial view showing the former New River Waterworks in Stoke Newington. The 9 filter beds were drained and built over in the 1990s despite a lengthy local campaign, which saved the reservoirs that were also at risk of being lost after TW planned to sell the land for development.

@joeb_EY Here’s an aerial view from 1946 showing the New River in Aden Terrace. This section was drained not long after and the allotments opened.

1944 aerial view showing the 9 New River filter beds in Green Lanes opposite the Pumping Station. Drained and built over in the 90s despite a lengthy local campaign, which saved the reservoirs that were also at risk of being lost after TW planned to sell the land for development.

Bruce Oliver kindly shared with me photo his father took in 1969 of the site that was cleared in Lordship, Grayling and Yoakley Roads (seen in an aerial view from 1944) to make way for Grazebrook Primary School. The view looks south with Yoakley Rd on the left.

@KathyMWeston @VictorianLondon @BNArchive @AnneMPowers My pleasure. Here’s the photo I used in tbt animation and you can just about see Glebe Place behind the trees in this aerial photo.

@manaboutdogblog You can see it in this 1947 aerial photo. Doesn’t look like it was severely damaged or damaged at all. It wasn’t uncommon for buildings that were sound to be included in a development plan and they were pulled down.

Fascinating 1952 aerial photo showing the transformation of Woodberry Down from a leafy area with a large houses with big back gardens into an extensive estate with 57 housing blocks. The road with the old houses used to be part of connect to Lordship Road. It’s Newnton Close now

Aerial view of the Reservoirs and surrouding area in 1970. Lincoln Court in Bethune Road was built in 1969.

@N16Breda @AbneyParkN16 Aerial view of Abney Park Cemetery in 1960.

Aerial view of Clissold Park in 1905. Note the east side of Clissold Road that was demolished in the 1960s to make way for a new secondary school. Also Glebe Place on the corner of Church St/Clissold Road where Manton House flats were built in the 1930s.

1933 aerial view of Manor Road, Abney Park Cemetery and Listria Park

1949 aerial view showing the newly built Hawksley Court Estate in Albion Rd, which was built on a built site. Prefabs on a pub site in Clissold Crescent/Carysfort Rd where council housing was built later. Clissold Road with the houses on the east side that were demolished c. 1968

@Microlambert @realnickperry @hackneywick Another aerial photo in the series taken from a kite that pretends to be an ‘Aëroplane’

1971 aerial view showing the original Victorian streets and many houses south of Allen Road that were pulled down for the development of Butterfield Green (yellow) and modern housing (blue).

Then & Now: Abney Park Cemetery from above c. 1950

1944 aerial view showing the 9 New River filter beds in Green Lanes opposite the Pumping Station. Drained and built over in the 90s despite a lengthy local campaign, which saved the reservoirs that were also at risk of being lost after TW planned to sell the land for development.

Aerial view of Stoke Newington during the Stoke Newington Midsummer Festival c. 1995. Courtesy of Kay Trainor, the co-founder of the annual festival.

Clissold Park from above, early 20th century

Aerial view of Abney Park Cemetery in 1933. It opened in 1840 as a nondenominational garden-cemetery. 200,000 people were buried in 60,000 graves over the years in the cemetery. The land was originally a private arboretum, Abney Park, which was planted in the early 18th century.

Aerial photo of Clissold Road in 1946, showing the houses and large back gardens on the east side where Stoke Newington School now stands. Built in the early 1850s, the houses were demolished in 1968 following compulsory purchase to make way for the school.

Aerial view of Abney Park Cemetery in 1933. It opened in 1840 as a nondenominational garden-cemetery. 200,000 people were buried in 60,000 graves over the years in the cemetery. The land was originally a private arboretum, Abney Park, which was planted in the early 18th century.

To illustrate the significance of the local campaign to save Clissold Park in 1886-8, I asked @RobertpHaslam to use AI to generate an aerial view of site, had the campaign failed and the land was built on. The campaign almost failed on several occasions. This could have happened.

Aerial view of the Stoke Newington Midsummer Festival. An annual arts and performance festival that ran from 1993 to 2003. A snippet of a talk Kay Trainor, one of the festival’s co-founders, gave at one of my events 5 years ago https://t.co/zoMXUBooJ8