Post-War Rebuilding and Redevelopment

The proposed redevelopment of 148-154 Stoke Newington Church Street hackney.gov.uk/commercial-dev… http://t.co/FKk6I2yRSv

1950 - Princess Margaret with Mayor E. Norwall, during a visit to Stoke Newington to open the new Amwell Court estate

Derek Baker's research of the Furneux estate off Church St offers good view of impact of Victorian building boom

1865 map of Stoke Newington. The Victorian building boom that transformed the village into a London suburb is picking up pace quickly.

Hawksley Court, Albion Road, Stoke Newington c1950. Built on the site of houses that were severely damaged during WW2.

The Caledonian Pub SN Road/Wellington Rd, before it was demolished to make way for Somerford Grove Estate and rebuilt on Somerford Grove

‘Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington. Hawkers, Canvassers and other unauthorised persons are not allowed on this estate’ Barrie House, Hawksley Court, Hawksley Road/Woodlea Road

Is Yoakley Road (formerly Park Street) the widest residential street in Stoke Newington? It sure feels like it. It was built in the early-mid 19th century before the rapid building boom of the 1860s-80s, which resulted in relatively narrow streets, at least by today’s standards.

8 local history posters in Swan Lane, N4 tell the story of the ambitious and large-scale Woodberry Down estate in north Stoke Newington by the New River Reservoirs. The Woodberry Down health centre was the 1st comprehensive clinic built under the NHS Act.

1952 aerial view of the Woodberry Down Estate, Stoke Newington

My digital reconstruction of a recently spotted painted street sign in 217 Stoke Newington High Street. It's the only surviving painted street sign that has 'Stoke Newington', suggesting it was painted in the 19th century and refers to Stoke Newington Parish.

Multiple layers are barely visible in this 19th century painted street sign in Brighton Road. Here's my digital reconstruction. This section of South Hornsey Parish was incorporated into the newly formed Borough of Stoke Newington in 1900.

Multiple layers are barely visible in this 19th century painted street sign in Victorian Grove (formerly Victoria Grove). Here's my digital reconstruction. This section of South Hornsey Parish was incorporated into the newly formed Borough of Stoke Newington in 1900.

Multiple layers are barely visible in this 19th century painted street sign in Shakspeare Walk (formerly Shakespeare Road). Here's my digital reconstruction. This section of South Hornsey Parish was incorporated into the newly formed Borough of Stoke Newington in 1900.

My digital reconstruction of a painted 19th century street sign in Allen Road. The street was built in the 1850's, along with others in the area as part of the Albert Town housing development. Allen Road used to be lined up with shops and had 4 pubs. Most were converted to flats.

Where a Stoke Newington Church St street sign once was. My digital reconstruction.

Where a Park Crescent street sign once was. My digital reconstruction. The row, like all others along Church St which had names and separate numbering, was renamed and renumbered in 1937 to be incorporated into the newly named Stoke Newington Church Street.

Hawksley Court Garage, Albion Road (Photo by Terry Gilley)

Amwell Court in Green Lanes. Bransby House named after Dr. John Bransby who ran Manor House School. Attended by Edgar Allan Poe. Located where 176-82 Church St is now. Patten House - Named after William Patten, the first Lord of the Manor of SN. Repaired the old church in 1563

1938 Stoke Newington Council foundation stone, Hewling House, Milton Gardens Estate as seen from Matthias Road.

The former Coach and Horses pub on the Islington side of Matthias Road overlooking Milton Gardens Estate in Stoke Newington. Now residential property.

St. Faith's Church, Londesborough Road/Knebworth Road, Stoke Newington. Hit by a V1 flying bomb 18th June 1944. Londesborough Estate was built on the site. This view is looking west from Knebworth Road.

@MiloOConnor96 During the redevelopment of the building a few years ago. There used to be a sign there. Is that the one you mean?

Seven Sisters Road and Woodberry Down in the north part of the parish, and later Metropolitan Borough, of Stoke Newington. The area was transformed dramatically between 1948-1962 when 57 London County Council housing blocks were built to form the Woodberry Down Estate.

Woodberry Down Estate, Stoke Newington. 57 housing blocks were built by the London County Council between 1948-62 to house residents of slum clearance areas. Until the development, Woodberry Down was almost semi-rural with large Victorian villas with large front and back gardens.

December 1945 - The site of of the future Hawksley Court Estate, which was built on a bomb site in 1948. On the left is long-gone Lilian Street, which didn’t survive the redevelopment. The remains of Hawksley Road houses 1-24+26 had been fully cleared by this point.

Amwell Court in Green Lanes was built on the site of a bomb site, adjacent to the New River and West Reservoir. Named after Amwell Springs, originally the source of the New River in Hertfordshire. Princess Margaret visited the estate when it opened on Nov 11th 1950.

Woodberry Down Estate in Stoke Newington (built 1948-62) was the brainchild of Labour MP Herbert Morrison, who wanted in the 1930s to rehouse working-class Londoners living in inner-city squalor. It meant compulsorily buying up the homes of the well-to-do residents in the area

The Happy Man pub was sadly demolished last week. The first Stoke Newington pub to be demolished in 17 years after The Prince of Wales, 1 Allen Rd. It was built in 1957 as part of the vast Woodberry Down Estate. Designed by a Truman’s architect and opened by Sir Thomas Buxton.

Northumberland House in Green Lanes. Built as a private mental hospital in 1822 on the bank of the New River by Green Lanes, opposite Finsbury Park, in the northern edge of the Parish of Stoke Newington, which was rural. Rowley Gardens estate was built on the site in 1955.

Housing estates in SN (Borough): Woodberry Down Estate Shellgrove Road Estate Yorkshire Grove Estate Milton Gardens Estate Burma Court Estate Hawksley Court Estate Lordship North Estate Lordship South Estate Kings Crescent Estate Kennaway Hall Estate Amwell Court Estate

1952 - ‘Mr. C. J. Shaw of Hawksley Court, Stoke Newington wins Mary Bessley Cup, one of six championship cups awarded by the London Garden Society for his window-box’. Hawksley Court Estate was built on a bomb site. Opened 12.9.1948 by the Minister of Health Aneurin Bevan MP.

Woodberry Down School in Stoke Newington (demolished), which opened in 1955 as part of the Woodberry Down Estate, was the first purpose-built comprehensive in the country.

Just spotted this commemorative sign from 1951 above the entrance to 1-6 Gordon Lodge in Queen Elizabeth’s Walk. “This building was named after Councillor A. M. Gordon O.B.E., J.P. in commemoration of his devoted service to Stoke Newington...”

Blink and you miss it: Ordnance Survey Benchmark. The only one if its kind I’ve seen in the area. St John's Court, 82-90 Stoke Newington Road. Formerly the North London Magistrates Court.

1949 - Needwood House, Woodberry Down Estate, Stoke Newington: ‘The largest block of flats yet built for the London County Coucil’. 57 housing blocks were built by the London County Council in Woodberry Down between 1948-62 to house residents of slum clearance areas.

Then & Now: The view from Lordship Park Bridge in 1934. The West Reservoir is out of view on the left. The bridge was rebuilt in 1956. Woodberry Down was thinly populated before Woodberry Down Estate was built in 1948-62. (Archival photo: hackney.soutron.net/Portal/Default…) https://t.c…

1949 aerial view of Stoke Newington. The newly built Hawksley Court Estate in Albion Road was built on a bomb site. Prefabs in the bottom left, Clissold Crescent, where Medway House flats were later built. Houses on the east side of Clissold Road were pulled down in the 60s.

@MGEmancipation Amwell Court in Green Lanes near the pumping station also built on a bomb site. Such post-war developments in the area usually comprised of 1-2 blocks.

1946 - Sandbrook Road looking north where Hawksley Court Estate is now. On the left is Emergency Water Supply (EWS). In the middle is what was left of Lilian St following bomb damage. It was lost when the estate was built. (Source: hackney.soutron.net/Portal/Default…) https://t.co/crhLemW51d

1946 - Bomb clearance site in Albion Road where Hawksley Court Estate was built. Sandbrook Road in the background. Emergency Water Supply (EWS) can be seen behind the trees. (Source: hackney.soutron.net/Portal/Default…) https://t.co/in46Arjj53

Then & Now: Matthias Road junction with Cowper Road, Stoke Newington in 1974 prior to redevelopment. A new development was completed recently. The original pillar post box is still there. (Archival photo: hackney.soutron.net/Portal/Default…) https://t.co/O6jD7jrEwa

Then & Now: 1-2 Glebe Place, Stoke Newington Church St/Clissold Rd. 1-4 Glebe Place, four grand semi-detached houses in Church St facing the park, were demolished in 1937 to make way for Manton House and Lloyd House. Such redevelopment was common in the 1930s.

Then & Now: Woodberry Down, Stoke Newington. Compulsory Purchase Order was issued in the 1930s for the well-to-do houses in this quiet, leafy part of SN to build the Woodberry Down Estate; 57 housing blocks built between 1948-62. The estate is undergoing lengthy regeneration.

St. Faith's Church, Londesborough Road/Knebworth Road, Stoke Newington. Hit by a V1 flying bomb 18th June 1944. Londesborough Estate was built on the site.

1952 - Woodberry Down Estate, Stoke Newington. Compulsory Purchase Order was issued in the 1930s for large Victorian houses in this quiet, leafy part of Stoke Newington to build a large scale housing estate. 57 housing blocks were built on the site between 1948-62.

Detailed description of the origin of the Woodberry Down Estate in Stoke Newington; a large-scale landmark housing development by the LCC. The new neighbourhood included a library, primary and secondary schools and a health centre. See pages 21-23 casa.ucl.ac.uk/woodberry/pdf/… https:/…

Fascinating description from 1953 of the Woodberry Down Estate in Stoke Newington as the “estate of the future” and “the colourful LCC New Town”. The large scale housing development included two schools, a library and the first purpose-built health centre in the country.

The Woodberry Down Estate in Stoke Newington; a large-scale landmark housing development by the LCC, built in 1948-62. The vast estate included 57 housing blocks, shops, library, primary and secondary schools, health centre and the Happy Man pub.

@GregUllyart This is Victorian Road looking west towards Nevill Road. Knebworth Road and Londesborough Estate in the distance. The Prince Albert pub on the right.

Burtonwood House in Woodberry Down Estate undergoing demolition at the moment. One of the earliest completed homes in 1948 in the vast estate of 57 blocks (completed in 1962). It was considered innovative for use of lifts and reinforced concrete from recycled air raid shelters.

The Woodberry Down Estate; a large-scale landmark housing development by the LCC in north Stoke Newington built between 1948-62. The estate included 57 housing blocks, shops, library, primary and secondary schools, first purpose-built NHS health centre in the country and one pub.

Burtonwood House and Ashdale House in Woodberry Down Estate undergoing demolition. Two of the earliest completed homes in 1948 in the vast estate of 57 blocks (completed in 1962). Considered innovative for use of lifts and reinforced concrete from recycled air raid shelters.

Burtonwood House in Woodberry Down Estate today undergoing demolition. One of the earliest completed homes in 1948 in the vast estate of 57 blocks (completed in 1962). Hailed the ‘Estate of the Future’ WD included primary and secondary schools, health centre, library, shops &amp…

Here’s the full 2:15min clip of my brief appearance in Landscape Artist of the Year last night, where I provided an overview of the history of the Woodberry Down Estate. Quite tricky to try to summarise in a few sentences. Its story is still being written

Much-changed Woodberry Down Estate in 1987 facing the West Reservoir. Woodberry Down Seconday School, one of the first purpose-built comprehensive schools in the country is on the right. 8-storey Needwood House and Nicholl House on the left. Part of a photo by Berris Conolly.

A view of the East Reservoir from Newnton Close, Woodberry Down Estate in 1987. Photo by Berris Conolly

The Woodberry Down Estate shopping parade in 1963…and today.

Red marks housing developments built on a bomb site. Wholesale housing clearance in the 70s for example led to the development of Yorshire Grove Estate and Shellgrove Estate in the south. Lordship South Estate was built in the mid 30s and the Woodberry Down Estate in 1948-62.

Drone photos by instagram.com/luke_millican of the demolition of Burtonwood House and Ashdale House in Woodberry Down Estate. Two of the earliest completed homes in the estate of 57 blocks. Considered innovative for use of lifts and reinforced concrete from recycled air raid shelter…

The remains of the ‘Civil Defence Headquarters Stoke Newington’ sign in Lordship Terrence. I created a digital reconstruction of the original sign a while ago.

Leafy Seven Sisters Road and Woodberry Down in north Stoke Newington. This view is looking east with Seven Sisters Road on the left. St Olave's Church can be seen behind the trees. This view changed dramatically between 1948-1962 when the Woodberry Down Estate was built.