Architects and Builders

The Town Hall was built in 1935-37 by the architect J. Reginald Truelove on the site that once accommodated the 15th century Manor House

By 1876 there were 5 builders in Church St, besides Whincop & Son, timber merchants, at no. 40, one of the few firms still in SN in 1983

No records of the construction of Clissold House or park have been located and the identity of the architect is a mystery.

Sir George Gilbert Scott, the architect who designed the new St Mary's church in 1855 also designed the Midland Grand hotel in St Pancars

The entrance to @AbneyParkN16 was designed by Joseph Bonomi Jr., sculptor, artist and Egyptologist in collaboration with William Hosking

The buildings and layout of @AbneyParkN16 were designed by William Hosking in 1839-1840. Joseph Bonomi Jr. helped design the main entrance.

The chapel in @AbneyParkN16 was built by John Jay of London Wall. The foundation stone was laid by the Lord Mayor of the City of London.

From the 1820s developers began to turn their attention to Stoke Newington.One of the most prolific builders was Thomas Widdows of Church St

Wiesbaden Road was built by William Hicklin and was renamed Belgrade Road in the First World War. It was completed in 1894-5.

Stoke Newington Town Hall (built 1935-7) was designed by J. Reginald Truelove. It was built on the site of Church Row (1695-1935).

In 1829 Sir Charles Barry (architect of the Houses of Parliament) restored St Mary's Old Church and added a spire to the old tower.

@tellydubby best source with all the dates and builders: british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pu… scroll down for various chapters. Plenty of information.

Most of the houses on Albion Rd (constructed 1830) were built by Thomas Cubitt,one of London's leading master builders at the time.

The Clissold Road Swimming Baths, which stood where the Clissold Leisure Centre is today were designed by Hobden and Porri. Demolished 1997.

Poor state of a historical 1843 Stoke Newington mansion on Lordship Road: “@StMarysLodgeN16: Site still being used as a builder's tip.”

"All around the builders are drawing a close cordon of bricks" (Shirley Hibberd, nature writer and Stoke Newington resident, 1864).

@Thegilbertscott Indeed. I always thought it’s interesting an architect of his stature designed a local parish church in SN. Lucky us.

Thomas Cubitt, Master Builder, who built most of the original houses on the newly formed Albion Road from the 1830’s flickr.com/photos/tedesco…

The original West Hackney Church (SN High St/Amhurst Rd, Built 1824) was designed by Sir Robert Smirke, who designed the British Museum.

Abney Park Cemetery chapel, designed by William Hosking (1800-61), is the oldest surviving non-denominational chapel in Europe.

RT @HackneySociety: 9a Evering Rd only locally listed application 2013/3819 for 9 units (houses) granted Jun 2014 Architects @NISSENRICHARDS

Allen Rd is possibly named after Matthew Allen, builder and member of a Stoke Newington Quaker family who built flats for the middle classes

Was told by builders the revealed 1950s Vacuum Shop sign at 60 Church St is for sale for £50. I asked on behalf of... instagram.com/p/yPYlP4n64E/

The Pumping Station on Green Lanes was operational till 1936. Built 1854-56, designed by William Chadwell Mylne. Used for storage from 1946

Adding a spire (J Oldrid Scott, architect) to St Mary’s new Church in 1890, 32 years after the church was built, cost £7000.

@FoxlowN16 Any idea when 71-73 Church St was built by any chance? I seem to recall reading it was built in the 18th century.

John Jay 1805-1872, builder and stonemason of Abney Park Cemetery chapel is buried in the cemetery.

@ghostsigns @HackneySociety @TheGoodEgg_ The builder on site offered it to me for £50 when I first asked. Owner became aware of interest..

@bowesmanor Yes. The West Hackney almshouses in Northwold Rd were originally built by Thomas Cooke in 1740. They were rebuilt in 1889.

@richspence306 Designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, who designed St. Pancras hotel. Built 1855. Spire added 1890 designed by Scott's son.

The pumping-house at Stoke Newington was designed by William Mylne, assisted by Robert Billings, and inspired by Sterling Castle in Scotland

The Stoke Newington pumping station's buttresses are adorned with the monograms ‘MYLNE 1855’. It was designed by William Chadwell Mylne.

@TheFoxReformed interesting. Wouldn't imagine a wall of a Victorian house would need to be rebuilt and why the builder is signs his work

@CaIIumDVS In most cases builders of a terrace used well-established patterns and followed them.

@CaIIumDVS The patterns themselves which the builders followed are all well documented in books from that period and after

In 1829 Sir Charles Barry (architect of the Houses of Parliament) added a spire to old St. Mary's tower.

@johnnyfoxrocks Indeed. I suspect that’s the case today. Builders and new owners aren’t bothered with such ‘things’ I reckon.

@Huriye very much so. Interesting, yet not too surprising, both eminent architects designed churches in a small village

Joseph Woods (1776-1864), Quaker, botanist and architect, son of a founding abolitionist by the same name lived in Stoke Newington

@oldlondonnow The New Church opposite was designed by G.G. Scott by the way. Next generation but may be of interest.

Grade-II listed. Designed by J. Reginald Truelove and built 1935-37 as part of the borough’s new municipal hub x.com/hackneycitizen…

1887 - “It would be a thousand pities if that delightful spot [Clissold Park] would ever be sacrificed to the builders."

.@richmondie Gibson Gardens (1880) was built by the Metropolitan Association for Improving the Dwellings of the Industrious Classes

1886 - "He had often wondered as he walked beside Clissold Park how long it would be before it fell under the clutches of the builder."

@highamnews Came across a mention of a builders’ syndicate that was willing to pay £120,000 for the park. Only once, so may be untrue.

1889 - “…for to them the builder's desecration of so charmingly rural a spot [Clissold Park], would have been little short of sacrilege."

The construction of Albion Road by London master builder Thomas Cubitt, who built Belgravia and north Bloomsbury, was completed in 1837

1937 - 10 photos of the newly built Stoke Newington 'Civic Centre’ (Architect: John Reginald Truelove 1887-1942) architecture.com/image-library/…

@Huriye 'The West Hackney almshouses in Northwold Rd were originally built by Thomas Cooke in 1740. They were rebuilt in 1889’

@beckyfh They ran out of money in the 1850s. The original architect’s son, George Gilbert Scott Jr., designed the steeple.

RT @watchingukmedia: The Alexandra Theatre later Palace Theatre 67a Stoke Newington Rd designed by Frank Matcham closed around 1950 https:/…

@latimerjason originally a Victorian pumping station built by the New River Company