In the 1870s cattle were grazed south of Burma Road, and Brooklands Farm had grazing rights in Clissold Park, where hay was also made.
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Stoke Newington borough had its own military band by 1910 and open-air concerts were held in Clissold Park by 1916
@DissentersN16 The Clissold Park bandstand back in the day: facebook.com/photo.php?fbid…
Sir John Runtz was the first Mayor of the borough of Stoke Newington (1900-65). He helped raise £95K to obtain Clissold Park for the public.
Park Lane Bridge - Then and Now. The Bridge went over the New River as it ran south from Clissold Park.
Old photo of Clissold Park
RT @museumchurch: Thanks to the I Lived in Stoke Newington Facebook group for help tracking down a pic of Clissold Park's old railway. http…
RT @museumchurch: In March 1917, parts of Clissold Park were given over to cultivation to aid the WWI war effort. #N16
RT @museumchurch: Clissold Park's 2nd listed structure: the 1790 boundary stone dividing Stokey and Hornsey Parishes by the New River. http…
The study and dining rooms at the grand Kennaway Hall which stood in Paradise Row opposite Clissold Park
View of Paradise Row (now Church Street) and the New River from Clissold Park
Clissold Park was opened to the public on 24 July 1889 by the Earl of Rosebery, the first chairman of the London County Council
RT @LondonStone: In the past hot air balloons and parachutes were tested in Clissold Park @HistoryOfStokey
RT @highbury3: @HistoryOfStokey indeed. My grandad said all Clissold Park railings were taken down for war effort. Thing is, wrong kind of …
Warwick House in Paradise Row (Church St opposite Clissold Park) in 1930 (London Metropolitan Archives)
Paradise House in Paradise Row (Church Street opposite Clissold Park) in 1930 (London Metropolitan Archives)
Clissold Park, Stoke Newington c. 1963
In the late 19th century there was a plan to use Clissold Park for residential development. It was scrapped following public opposition
... Activists John Runtz and Joseph Beck raised money to buy Clissold Park for the public. It opened as a public space in 1889
Clissold Park was bought for the public from George Crawshay, iron master, for £96,000 on the 10th of January 1889
J. Hoare mortgaged what was later called Clissold Park to Robert Pryor, who foreclosed and whose executors sold it in 1800 to Thomas Gudgeon
Thomas Gudgeon sold what would later be Clissold Park & House to William Crawshay whose daughter Eliza married Augustus Clissold
@TheoJThomas At least the man made New River survived though in a limited capacity becoming a somewhat ornamental lake in Clissold Park.
An aerial view of Clissold Park from 1905. Produced by local firm Aero Photo Co. of 54 Bouverie Road.
Stoke Newingtonians successfully opposed plans to demolish the old Church in 1858 and use Clissold Park for residential development in 1890
Sir William Patten, Lord of the Manor, built the present "Old" Church, bordering Clissold Park on the north side of Church Street, in 1563
Grass bike Polo, Clissold Park, Stoke Newington 1956
@Louiestowell :) I can actually easily picture it in today's Clissold Park. Start spreading the word...
Beckmere lake, Clissold Park, 1958 (Source: flickr.com/photos/zongo/) http://t.co/jeDQ5v9lTa
Clissold Park's lakes are named Beckmere and Runtzmere in honour of Joseph Beck and John Runtz who led the purchase of the Clissold estate
The Clissold Park drinking fountain contains the inscription: "This fountain was erected by subscription ad1890 in grateful recognition..."
An old photo of Beckmere lake, Clissold Park referred to as a 'boating pond'
The Willows estate in Paradise Row (later part of Church St opposite Clissold Park) was replaced by Carysfort Road in 1893-7.
Eliza Crawshay inherited Newington Park (later Clissold Park) in 1835 before she married Augustus Clissold (died 1882).
The houses next to St Mary's old church were demolished in the 1790's when Jonathan Hoare built his estate, the future Clissold Park & House
The Clissold Park area, including nos. 169-223 (odd) Church Street, was declared a conservation area under the Civic Amenities Act, 1967.
In 1982 Hackney council proposed to extend the Clissold Park conservation area to include the whole of Stoke Newington Church Street.
Clissold Park Tennis Clubhouse to be completed in the summer of 2014
@Ed001riRey yes. See also better.org.uk/leisure/clisso… near Clissold Park
Front of old postcard showing Clissold House (Clissold Park, Stoke Newington), which is referred to as 'The Lodge'
Back of old postcard showing Clissold House (Clissold Park, Stoke Newington), which is referred to as 'The Lodge'
Clissold Park bandstand, Stoke Newington
St Mary's Old Church seen from Clissold Park, Stoke Newington
Clissold Park, Stoke Newington c. 1906
RT @clissoldpeople: Clissold Park will be 125 this summer. Let's make it a day to remember. Get you thinking hats on. Give us your ideas.
1885 - Clissold Park, Paradise Row, Church Row (site of the future SN Town Hall), St Mary's Old Church
The source of the New River (constructed 1609-1613) that runs through Clissold Park was springs of pure water around Ware in Hertfordshire.
The lessee of Clissold Park wanted to develop the land and build rows of houses, but the lease didn't allow breaking it up to building plots
Eventually, in 1889 Clissold Park was sold as one piece for £96,000 to the London County Council to be used as a public park.
When Lordship South Estate was built in 1936 next to Clissold Park every flat had a downstairs shed in the yard for a pram, bicycles or coal
Paradise House (on the left) in Paradise Row (Church St opposite Clissold Park).Paradise House:tinyurl.com/nukmyyb http://t.co/NqVJU3Ix7c
@ChiLLiSizZzler @jamesjamesbrown Malcolm Mclaren was raised at 76 Carysfort Road south of Clissold Park
Beckmere pond, Clissold Park, Stoke Newington
Clissold Park was opened to the public on 24.07.1889 by the Earl of Rosebery, the first chairman of the London County Council.
The Clissold Park bowling green opened in 1914
There used to be a brick lodge at the Church Street entrance to Clissold Park
Clissold Park, a Quiet Corner - Postcard, 1908
1926 Stoke newington in Summer-time: The Bowling Green, Clissold Park
1898 - The Clissold Park bandstand, Stoke Newington flickr.com/photos/british…
1898 - The Deer-Pen, Clissold Park, Stoke Newington flickr.com/photos/1240350…
1898 - Sheep in Clissold Park, St Mary's Old Church, Stoke Newington flickr.com/photos/1240350…
1904 - The Deer-Pen, Clissold Park, Stoke Newington
3) 1860-90 - Remaining open space disappear under rows of Victorian terraced houses (Apart from Clissold Park, SN Common and Abney Park)
"..the winding New River, reservoir ponds and Clissold Park maintain an illusion of parkland and open country" (London: North by B. Cherry)
235, 239 and 243 Stoke Newington Church Street opposite Clissold Park were built in 1721.
Clissold Park, Stoke Newington c. 1900
Clissold Park, Stoke Newington (Pre-1914)
RT @AthenaElectric: Clissold Park in #StokeNewington to celebrate its 125th birthday. hackneycitizen.co.uk/2014/02/13/cli… @hackneycitizen
Video: Stoke Newington, North London Girl Guides, 1920 (Clissold Park bandstand?) britishpathe.com/video/north-lo…
1927 - Boating Lake, Clissold Park Stoke Newington
Back in the day - Clissold Park, Stoke Newington
1886 - Public meeting notice to preserve Clissold Park, which was destined for housing development
The Clissold Park bandstand, Stoke Newington c. 1910
1888 map - Clissold Park is a privately owned estate called Newington Park. Bought for the public for £96K in 1889.
1907 - Queen Elizabeth's Walk (Opposite Clissold Park), Stoke Newington
24.07.1981 - Funk the (royal) Wedding at Clissold Park (Details: …story-is-made-at-night.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/royal-…) http://t.co/KhnelIAccY
1906 - Police Officer on duty, Clissold Park, Stoke Newington
Paradise Row (Church Street opposite Clissold Park), Stoke Newington
1907 - Two policemen in Clissold Park, Stoke Newington
1909 - Greetings from Stoke Newington postcard (All but Clissold Park and House are gone now).
RT @clissoldpeople: Guided tour of Clissold Park and House this Wednesday evening 16th April. 6pm - 7.30pm. Reserve a place: email Lucy.G…
1908 - The Clissold Park bandstand, Stoke Newington
The land that makes up the 53 acres of Clissold Park was put together in 1789-1790 by Jonathan Hoare, who had a (Clissold) house built there
Paradise House Schools, Church Street, Stoke Newington (Opposite Clissold Park). Formerly Samuel Hoare senior's house
Queen Elizabeth's Walk along Clissold Park, Stoke Newington.
St Mary’s Church and the New River flowing through Clissold Park, Stoke Newngton. Houses next to church demolished.
Paradise Row, Church Street, Stoke Newington facing west towards Green Lanes. Clissold Park on the right.
1902 - The Stream (New River), Clissold Park, Stoke Newington
Clissold Park - The commemorative fountain thanking local people who campaigned to save the land from development
Paradise Row, Church Street, Stoke Newington. Facing Clissold Park and the New River before the river was truncated.
More photos of Stoke Newington’s affluent Paradise Row, Church Street (Opposite Clissold Park): facebook.com/media/set/?set…
c. 1908 - St Mary’s old church and Clissold Park, Stoke Newington
c. 1910 - Clissold Park, Stoke Newington
1904 - The Clissold Park bandstand, Stoke Newington
This week’s updates celebrate 125 years of Clissold Park, which opened to the public on the 24th of July, 1889.
The two ponds in Clissold Park are named the Beckmere and the Runtzmere in honour of the two principal founders, Joseph Beck and John Runtz.
In the 1870s cattle were grazed south of Burma Road, and Brooklands Farm had grazing rights in Clissold Park, where hay was also made.
Clissold Park was opened to the public on 24 July 1889 by the Earl of Rosebery, the first chairman of the London County Council.
Clissold Park was bought for the public from George Crawshay, iron master, for £96,000 on the 10th of January 1889.
By 1793 Jonathan Hoare had built a mansion in Stoke Newington (later Clissold) Park, then known as Paradise House.