Pre-War Housing

Lordship Terrace (formerly Meadow Street) before its houses were demolished to make way for Lordship South Estate.

1933 - Meadow Street. Renamed Lordship Terrace 1937. Houses demolished to make way for Lordship South Estate 1936.

1955 - 1-4 Barn St looking south towards Church St. 5-9 demolished when Denman House was built in 1937.

c1948 - Millington House, western Church St. Built on the site of Georgian houses. Note the New River along Church St

1928 - Nos. 3-4 Glebe Place, eastern pair. Front view. Stood on Church St near Clissold Rd. Manton House there now.

Lordship South Estate (built 1936) and Denman House (built 1937), Lordship Road and Lordship Terrace, Stoke Newington

Millington House on Church St was built in 1936 on the site of 18th century town houses in affluent Paradise Row

Paradise House was a Georgian town house on Church Street where Millington House is today. It was later a school.

1936 - Millington House, Stoke Newington Church Street. Built on the site of Paradise House; a Georgian villa.

Paradise House School on Church St (Paradise Row) opposite Clissold Park. Millington House was built on the site.

Paradise Row (Church St) opposite Clissold Park. Millington House was built on the site of Paradise House (left).

Millington House on Church St was built in 1936 on the site of Paradise House; an 18th century town house in SN's affluent Paradise Row

@Huriye this is outside the entrance to Lordship South Estate behind the sub-station

Millington House on Church Street was built on the site of Paradise House (later school), which formed part of the affluent Paradise Row

Small old houses on Barn St, Lordship Terrace & Lordship Rd made way for Denman House in 1937. Barn St declared Slum Clearance Area in 1933

1924 - Edward’s Lane/Church St. A year after the WW1 memorial hall was built and before library was extended and Lordship South Estate built

Paradise House, home of the Hoare family, stood on Church St opposite the park. Millington House block of flats was built on its site.

Demolition of houses in Stoke Newington in a Slum Clarence Area in 1935 to make way for Denman House. Photos of these houses by A. Guttridge

1937 Denman House was built on the site of small, old houses on Barn St, Lordship Terrace and Lordship Rd after the area was declared a slum

1912 - A small cottage on the corner of Barn St and Lordship Terrace, where Denman House is today. Street declared Slum Clearance Area 1934

1935 - Corner of Barn St and Lordship Terrace, where Denman House is today. The area was declared Slum Clearance Area in 1934

1935 - Lordship Terrace, where Denman House was built in 1937. The area was declared Slum Clearance Area in 1934. 1 of 7 in Stoke Newington

1935 - Barn St connected Lordship Terrace and Church St. The area was declared Slum Clearance Area in 1934, Denman House built 1937.

1966 - Watson Close at the side of Matthias House, Stoke Newington

Manton House on Church Street opposite the park was built on the site of 4 semi-detached houses that were numbered 1-4 Glebe Place.

The newly built Millington House flats on Church Street opposite the park. Built in the 1930s on the site of Paradise House.

Millington House on Church Street was built in 1936 on the site of Paradise House; an 18th century town house in SN's affluent Paradise Row

Denman House built 1937 on a site that was declared a slum clearance area (Parts of Barn St, Lordship Terrace, Edwards’s Lane, Lordship Rd)

A view of St Mary’s new church from Clissold Park across the New River. Manton House and Gaskin House flats were built on the site of the four Glebe Place houses, one of which can be seen on the right slightly. This section of the New River was filled in in 1958.

Barn St looking south towards Church St from junction with Lordship Terrace before Denman House flats were built in 1937. The small houses of Barn St were declared a 'Slum Clearance Area' in 1934. The Falcon pub at 151 Church St visible at the back. Courtesy of @ArchivesHackney.

1930 - Paradise House on Paradise Row, Church St opposite the park. Millington House flats were built on the site in 1936. Childhood home of Samuel Hoare Jr buff.ly/2Dz1SYD and also Jonathan Hoare who had Clissold House (Originally Paradise House) built in 1790 https://t…

Mashup: Paradise House on Paradise Row, Church St opposite the park. Millington House flats were built on the site in 1936. (Paradise House photo source: buff.ly/2q1ICRG) https://t.co/f13l1gfbC0

Comparing the size of the small houses on Barn St with those of the surrounding streets it's clear why it was declared a Slum Clearance Area in 1934. It was altered considerably along with Edward's Lane, Lordship Terrace and Lordship Rd when Denman House flats were built in 1937.

I contributed an article to the upcoming edition of @HACKNEYMAGAZINE about photos of Stoke Newington taken in the 30’s by Church St shopkeeper Alec Guttridge. These important photos document the Barn St ‘slum’ before the street was redeveloped as Denman House. Out on the 8th!

‘Stoke Newington Borough Council 1936’ mosaic plaque denotes when Lordship South Estate on Lordship Terrace and Lordship Road was built. A year later Denman House flats opposite were built on the site of small houses that were declared a ‘Slum Clearance Area’.

James Shirley Hibberd (1825-90), one of the most popular and successful gardening writers of the Victorian era, lived in Lordship Terrace, Stoke Newington. In 1936 Lordship South Estate was built on the site of the street’s original houses.

Millington House, Stoke Newington Church Street. It was built on the site of Paradise House, later school. This section of the New River along Church Street was drained in 1958.

Paradise Row, Church St opposite Clissold Park. Millington House was built in the 30s on the site of Paradise House School (left). It was the childhood home of Samuel Hoare Jr. buff.ly/2xMwIfj and his brother Jonathan. The latter had the mansion in the park built in 1790…

The swimming baths in Clissold Road (Opened 1930) where Clissold Leisure Centre is now. On the left you can see 59 Clissold Road, a photo of which I posted yesterday. On the right the back garden of one of four semi-detached houses named Glebe Place. Now Manton House flats.

Denman House built 1937 on a site that was declared ‘Slum Clearance Area’ (Parts of Barn St, Lordship Terrace, Edwards’s Lane, Lordship Rd)

@andy_brown05 This is Lordship Terrace before Lordship South Estate was built in 1936

Millington House, Stoke Newington Church St. Built in 1936 on the site of Paradise House, the childhood home of prominent abolitionist Samuel Hoare Jr (1751-1825) and his brother Jonathan. Jonathan built himself a house nearby in 1790, which was later renamed Clissold House.

BINGO!! Just found with help from @AbneyParkN16 the grave of Sir Herbert John Ormond (1867–1934), a local draper who was elected Mayor of Stoke Newington 11 times. Ormond House in Lordship South Estate is named after him.

c. 1936 - Lordship Terrace and the newly built Lordship South Estate (left) and Denman House (right). Denman House was built on a 'Slum Clearance Area'. Photo by Frederick Arthur Wirth. Kindly provided by his son John Wirth.

No. 10 Barn Street on the corner of Lordship Terrace. The street consisted of old and very small houses, housing the poorest families in the parish and later borough. In the early 1930s it was declared a ‘Slum Clearance Area’ and Denman House flats were built on the site.

A view of a much changed Barn Street from Lordship Terrace before Denman House was built with Church St in the background. The street was one of the poorest in SN and was declared a ‘Slum Clearance Area’ in 1934. The long-gone Falcon pub at 151 Church St visible in the background

Millington House, Stoke Newington Church St. Built in 1936 on the site of Paradise House, the childhood home of prominent abolitionist Samuel Hoare Jr (1751-1825) and his brother Jonathan. Jonathan built himself a house nearby in 1793, which was later renamed Clissold House.

1933 - Lordship Terrace, north side looking east. Lordship South Estate was built on the site during the mid 1930s.

‘This wall is the property of the Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington’ Spotted today in Lordship South Estate near Queen Elizabeth’s Walk

@JonathanFoyle @LynRennick Question is whether what you have as U is fact an O. The attached is in Lordship South Estate but shows a plaque with ‘This was is the property...’ I was intrigued as to why it would be stated in this manner.

Millington House, Stoke Newington Church St. Built in 1936 on the site of Paradise House, the childhood home of prominent abolitionist Samuel Hoare Jr (1751-1825) and his brother Jonathan. Jonathan built himself a house nearby in 1793, which was later renamed Clissold House.

1937 Ordnance Survey Map arrived last week. A fascinating view of 1930s housing developments (Denman House and Lordship South Estate) and pre-bomb damage (Hawksley Road was originally U-shaped and there was Lilian Street)

Lordship Terrace in the late 1930s after new council housing blocks were built and transformed the streetscape. Large semi-detached houses with vast gardens stood on the north side and small, old terraced cottages were on the south side where Denman House is now.

Lordship Terrace before Lordship South Estate was built in 1934-6

Corner of Barn Street and Lordship Terrace. Barn Street was one of the poorest streets in Stoke Newington. Tiny, dilapidated cottages like this one were pulled down in 1936 to make way for Denman House after the area was declared a ‘Slum Clearance Area’.

Lordship Road looking north. Lordship South Estate now on the left. This is one of the oldest roads in Stoke Newington.

Paradise House (later school), Paradise Row, Stoke Newington Church St. Millington House was built on the site in the 1930s. This was the family home of the Hoare family. Samuel Hoare Jr was one of the founding members of the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade.

Millington House, Stoke Newington Church Street. Built in 1936 on the site of Paradise House.

The back garden of Paradise House in Paradise Row, Stoke Newington Church Street facing the park. Originally a residential property, it was a school for boys when it was pulled down in 1936. Millington House was built on the site.

1-2 Glebe Place, Stoke Newington Church Street/Clissold Road. Manton House was built on the site, which included an identical pair of semi-detached houses numbered 3-4 Glebe Place.

Clissold House in 1876 when it was the home of Rev. Augustus Clissold and his wife Eliza. Eliza died in 1878 and Augustus in 1882. The house was built in 1790 for Jonathan Hoare, who grew up in nearby Paradise House where Millington House is now.

Paradise House School for boys, Stoke Newington Church Street facing the park. Millington House was built on the site in 1936.

Lordship Terrace in 1933 just before these houses were pulled down and Lordship South Estate was built on the site.

A rare view of the small, old houses in Barn St where Denman House was built in 1937. Photo by Alexander Guttridge who grew up in Barn St and documented the streetscape before they were pulled down. A rare glimpse of some of SN’s poorest streets.

Lordship Terrace was transformed in the mid 30s. Lordship South Estate was built on the site of large houses with big gardens and Denman House built on Slum Clearance Area. Photo by F. A. Wirth and kindly provided by his son J. Wirth. More details here: buff.ly/2yx56PL h…

Picturesque Paradise Row, Stoke Newington Church St overlooking Clissold Park. Kennaway Hall Estate was built on the site of these houses beginning with Millington House in 1936 on the site of Paradise House School for Boys on the left, originally a residential property.

1-2 Glebe Place, Stoke Newington Church Street/Clissold Road. 1-4 Glebe Place, four semi-detached houses in Church Street facing the park, were demolished and Manton House and Lloyd House housing blocks were built on the site.

Denman House, Stoke Newington. Built in 1937 on the site of small, old houses along Lordship Road, Lordship Terrace and Barn St. These houses were home to some of the poorest in the borough and were likely dilapidated and lacking modern essentials.

c1860 - Shirley Hibberd’s rear garden and bee hives at 6 Lordship Terrace. He was one of the most popular and successful gardening writers of the Victorian era. Lordship South Estate was built in Lordship Terrace during 1934-6. Hibberd’s house was where Ormond House is now.

@CaronLipman This is the top of Edward’s Lane where Denman House was built. Lordship South Estate in the background. This photo was also taken by local shopkeeper Alexander Guttridge who grew up in Barn St and photographed the streets with the old houses before they were demolis…