Other Local Campaigns

1907 - Clissold Park, Stoke Newington. Opened 1889. Purchased for the public for £96,000 after long local campaign.

On this day in 1889 Clissold Park opened as a public park. It was bought for £96,000 following long local campaign

1904 - Clissold Park, Stoke Newington. Purchased for public use in 1889 for £96,000 after long local campaign.

Clissold Park. Saved from development in 1888 following a turbulent local campaign to secure it as a public park

Clissold Park. Opened 1889 following a long fought local campaign to secure its purchase for the public and prevent it from being built on

1987 - A rare photo of the New River filter beds on Green Lanes. Filled in and built on despite local campaign (via @HackneyMuseum)

Clissold Park, Stoke Newington. Opened to the public in 1889 following a long-fought local campaign to save it from development.

Clissold Park. Originally a private estate, it was saved from development following a 2yr local campaign to purchase it for the public

Happy 128th Bday Clissold Park! On this day in 1889 it opened to the public after a long dramatic local campaign to save it from development

1886 - 'Clissold Park in Danger' public meeting poster. The park was saved for the public following a 2-year dramatic local campaign.

c. 1888 - Drawing of proposed gate in Clissold Park to commemorate the local campaign to save the land from development for the public.

In the mid 1980s, Thames Water planned to offload its 'redundant' reservoirs and filter beds in Stoke Newington and sell them for development. This sparked a local campaign that eventually helped to secure the preservation of the East and West Reservoirs (Courtesy of M. Blake)

Clissold Park. Originally a private estate owned by local merchant Jonathan Hoare in the 1790s, it came under threat of being built over in the 1880s, triggering a local campaign to preserve the park as a public space. After 2 turbulent years, it opened to the public in 1889.

The West Reservoir. The two Stoke Newington Reservoirs were constructed in 1833 to purify the New River water and to act as a water reserve. A local campaign ‘Save the Reservoirs’ was launched in the mid 1980s when the Reservoirs came under threat of development.

Clissold Park (formerly Newington Park, Crawshay Farm). Opened to the public on July 24th 1889 following a 2-year local campaign to save it from development and purchase it for the public.

Clissold Park, Stoke Newington. Opened to the public on July 24th 1889 following a 2-year local campaign to save it from development. Named after Rev. Augustus Clissold who owned the estate from 1835-1882.

ON THIS DAY in 1889 Clissold Park opened as a public park following a dramatic 2-year local campaign to save it from development. The park was purchased for £96k (£11m in today’s money). Read about the campaign here: savingclissoldpark.com #Happy129th https://t.co/u3vZRO06Wi

Clissold Park, Stoke Newington. Opened on July 24th 1889 following a 2-year local campaign to save the land from development for the public.

Clissold Park, Stoke Newington. Opened on July 24th 1889 following a 2-year local campaign to save what the land from being built over.

A view of the Pumping Station from the New River filter beds in Green Lanes. 9 filter beds constructed in phases in 1855-83. They were drained and houses were built on the site in the late 1990s, despite a lengthy local campaign to save them. It did save the West Reservoir.

The 9 New River filter beds in Green Lanes, Stoke Newington. They 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.

The 9 New River filter beds in Green Lanes. Constructed in phases in 1855-83. They 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.

The New River filter beds in Green Lanes. 9 were constructed in phases in 1855-83. They were drained and houses were built on the site in the late 1990s, despite a lengthy local campaign to save them. Photo by Berris Conolly.

The New River filter beds in Green Lanes in 1987. 9 were constructed in phases in 1855-83. They were drained and houses were built on the site in the late 1990s, despite a lengthy local campaign to save them. Photo by Berris Conolly.

Drone footage by Luke Millican. The Pumping Station was built in 1854-56. It was saved from demolition in 1971 following a local campaign and listed in 1974. The West and East Reservoirs were constructed in 1833. They were saved in the following a local campaign in the 1980s-90s.

Clissold Park, Stoke Newington. Opened on July 24th 1889 following a 2-year local campaign to save the land from development (savingclissoldpark.com). https://t.co/tG5o1ITyH3

[THREAD] Clissold Park back in the day. It opened to the public on July 24th 1889 following a 2-year local campaign to save the land from being built on (SavingCissoldPark.com) https://t.co/jbD1cvNEcP

The New River filter beds in Green Lanes. 9 filter beds were constructed west of the Pumping Station in phases in 1855-83. They were drained and houses were built on the site in the late 1990s, despite a lengthy local campaign to save them.

The New River filter beds in Green Lanes. 9 filter beds were constructed west of the Pumping Station in phases in 1855-83. They were drained and houses were built on the site in the late 1990s, despite a lengthy local campaign to save them.

The former New River Pumping Station as seen from the filter beds in Green Lanes c. 1985. Photos by Martin Bailey. 9 filter beds were constructed in phases in 1855-83. They were drained and houses were built on the site in the late 90s despite a local campaign to save them

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.

Just stumbled upon these great photos by Peter Marshall of the lost New River Filter Beds in Green Lanes in 1990. The 9 filter beds were drained and built over in the mid 90s despite a lengthy local campaign to save them once Thames Water intended to sell the land for development

The West and East Reservoirs. They were constructed in 1833 as part of the New River Waterworks in Stoke Newington. They were at risk of being lost in the 1980s and were saved following a lengthy local campaign. Photos by Peter Marshall.

By the 1960s, 187 Stoke Newington High St stood derelict. There was a local campaign to protect its historical features like a grand wooden staircase, as these were gradually being stolen, including the ornate main door frame. It was demolished and rebuilt in 1983.

The New River filter beds in Green Lanes. The 9 mid-19th century filters beds were drained in the 1990s for a housing development despite a lengthy local campaign to save them.

A view of the Pumping Station across the filtering beds in Green Lanes. 9 filtering beds were constructed west of the Pumping Station in phases in 1855-83. They were drained and houses were built on the site in the 90s, despite a lengthy local campaign to save the filtering beds.

A view from the Pumping Station of the filtering beds in Green Lanes. 9 filtering beds were constructed west of the Pumping Station in phases in 1855-83. They were drained and houses were built on the site in the 90s, despite a lengthy local campaign to save the filtering beds.

Clissold House in 1879 when it was the home of Rev. Augustus Clissold, though by this point he was living in 4 Broadwater Down in Tunbridge Wells where he died in 1882. The private estate became a public park in 1889 after a local campaign to save the land from development.

The New River Pumping Station and filtering beds in Green Lanes. 9 filtering beds were constructed west of the Pumping Station in phases in 1855-83. They were drained and houses were built on the site in the 90s, despite a lengthy local campaign to save the filtering beds.

Saw this in Finsbury Park today. The inscription is very relevant to Clissold Park, which was saved following a local campaign in 1886-8 to save the land from development so it could become a public park. Clissold Park will be 150 years old in 2,039! Not too long to go :)

The New River filter beds in Green Lanes opposite the ‘Castle’ Pumping Station. 9 filter beds were constructed in phases in 1855-83. They were drained and houses were built on the site in the late 90s despite a lengthy local campaign to save them. (@highamnews)

@hackneycitizen @StokeyUpdates @XRHackney @XRLondon @clissoldpeople Quite fitting as Sunday is the 133rd anniversary of the opening of Clissold Park, which opened following a fierce local campaign to save the land from being built over in part so people will have an open green p…

The New River filter beds in Green Lanes. 9 were constructed in phases in 1855-83. They were drained and houses were built on the site in the late 1990s, despite a lengthy local campaign to save them. Photos by Berris Conolly.

The New River filter beds in Green Lanes. 9 were constructed in phases in 1855-83. They were drained and houses were built on the site in the late 1990s, despite a lengthy local campaign to save them.

Clissold Park. Opened in 1889 following a 2-year local campaign to save the private estate from being built on so it could become a public open space.

The New River filter beds in Green Lanes. The 9 mid-19th century filters beds were drained in the 1990s for a housing development despite a lengthy local campaign to save them.

Clissold House in 1879 when it was the home of Rev. Augustus Clissold, though by this point he was living in 4 Broadwater Down in Tunbridge Wells where he died in 1882. The private estate became a public park in 1889 after a local campaign to save the land from development.

A view from the Pumping Station of the filtering beds in Green Lanes. 9 filtering beds were constructed west of the Pumping Station in phases in 1855-83. They were drained and houses were built on the site in the 90s, despite a lengthy local campaign to save the filtering beds.

A view of the Pumping Station across the filtering beds in Green Lanes. 9 filtering beds were constructed west of the Pumping Station in phases in 1855-83. They were drained and houses were built on the site in the 90s, despite a lengthy local campaign to save the filtering beds.

The New River Pumping Station and filtering beds in Green Lanes. 9 filtering beds were constructed west of the Pumping Station in phases in 1855-83. They were drained and houses were built on the site in the 90s, despite a lengthy local campaign to save the filtering beds.

The New River filter beds in Green Lanes. 9 were constructed in phases in 1855-83. They were drained and houses were built on the site in the late 1990s, despite a lengthy local campaign to save them. Photo by Berris Conolly.

Clissold Park, circa 1905. It opened on July 24th 1889 following a dramatic local campaign to save the land from development. The fascinating campaign archive is available here: savingclissoldpark.com https://t.co/9Eqvuo9qi7

In the late 70s there was a local campaign to save what was left of 187 SN High St, a grand house built in 1712 that was derelict and in very poor state. It was eventually demolished and a new building was built on the site in 1983 using the original facade.

The New River filter beds in Green Lanes. 9 were constructed in phases in 1855-83. They were drained and houses were built on the site in the late 1990s, despite a lengthy local campaign to save them. Photos by Berris Conolly.

A view of the New River Pumping Station across the filter beds in Green Lanes. 9 filter beds were constructed west of the Pumping Station in phases in 1855-83. They were drained and houses were built on the site in the 90s, despite a lengthy local campaign to save them.

@fearedcreature @Knowledgepoint The building of the building site is very much 187 Stoke Newington Church Street. It stood derelict in the 60s-70s and was demolished despite a local campaign to save it. Here are other photos of the redevelopment of the site in 1983, where YumYum…

The New River filter beds in Green Lanes are situated across the road from the 'Castle' Pumping Station. Nine filter beds were constructed in phases between 1855 and 1883. Despite a lengthy local campaign to save them, which was successful in preserving the reservoirs, they were…

The New River filter beds in Green Lanes are situated across the road from the 'Castle' Pumping Station. Nine filter beds were constructed in phases between 1855 and 1883. Despite a lengthy local campaign to save them, which was successful in preserving the reservoirs, they were…

Clissold Park: It’s interesting to see that large areas of the park were originally fenced off, probably intended more for leisurely strolls along the footpaths than for picnicking. The park opened on July 24th 1889 following a hard fought local campaign to save the land from be…

Clissold House, in the mid 19th century, when it was the private residence of Rev. Augustus Clissold and his wife Eliza, was built in 1790 for local banker Jonathan Hoare. The park was saved from being built on in 1888 following a fierce local campaign and opened as a public spa…

The New River filter beds on Green Lanes, built in phases between 1855 and 1883. Despite a local campaign in the 1980s–90s that saved two reservoirs, the filter beds were redeveloped for housing.

#OnThisDay in 1983, 21-year-old Colin Roach died from a gunshot wound in the foyer of Stoke Newington Police Station. His death sparked local anger, widespread protests, and a community campaign for justice amid allegations of police misconduct and calls for an independent inqui…