1970s and 1980s Photos

Stoke Newington Church Street post office in the 1980s (Photo by Larraine Worpole)

Clissold Park as seen from the now demolished Kings Crescent Estate tower blocks in 1980s (Photo by Larraine Worpole)

RT @AudreyIsWright: #London: 1980s photos of Dalston/Stoke Newington bitly.ift.tt/1ttnxvZ https://t.co/4Bx40Ku1Nk

The 3rd Stokey History event will be on 22 May. Garden City Movement, Photos from the 70s-80s, Church St property survey. Watch this space.

Sheppards Market 2nd hand shop, 7 Stoke Newington Church St. Philips Estates, estate agents since the mid 1980s. Photo from Evans, B. & Lawson, A., 1981, A Nation of Shopkeepers, p.83. amazon.co.uk/Nation-Shopkeepers-Bill-Evan… https://t.co/pPjNoWLaXF

Clissold Park, late 70s by @mbarnesn16

Then & Now: Wordsworth Road, Stoke Newington in 1975. Butterfield Green was developed in stages during the late 70s-early 80s. (Archival photo: hackney.soutron.net/Portal/Default…) https://t.co/8hgJca2Uh0

Stoke Newington Town Guide outside Abney Park Cemetery next to the public toilets on the right in the late 70s. Photo by Alan Denney.

1977 - A view of Cowper Road looking south from Allen Road where the entrance to Butterfield Green in Allen Road near Nevill Road is now. Butterfield Green was developed in stages during the late 70s-early 80s. (Source: hackney.soutron.net/Portal/Default…) https://t.co/AwBlpUIS7S

1977 - Nos. 87-109 Spenser Grove, where Butterfield Green is now, looking towards Allen Road. Built as part of the Albert Town development in the 1850s. Butterfield Green was developed in stages during the late 70s-early 80s. (Source: hackney.soutron.net/Portal/Default…) https://t.co/xrKp7I…

Then & Now: Spenser Grove in 1977 looking towards Allen Road. Built in the 1850s. Now Howitt Close and Butterfield Green. Butterfield Green was developed in stages in the late 70s-early 80s. (Archival photo: hackney.soutron.net/Portal/Default…) https://t.co/qvtK7G1C9s

Then & Now: Milton Grove in 1977, where Butterfield Green is now. Built as part of the Albert Town development in the 1850s. Butterfield Green was developed in stages during the late 70s-early 80s. (Archival photo: hackney.soutron.net/Portal/Default…) https://t.co/U3y8xwSYBQ

Then & Now: Cowper Road where the entrance to Butterfield Green in Allen Road near Nevill Road is now. Butterfield Green was developed in stages during the late 70s-early 80s. (Archival photo: hackney.soutron.net/Portal/Default…) https://t.co/EgiW1nlCC8

Then & Now: Aerial view of Butterfield Green. 1947 view shows a bomb clearance site in Milton Grove and Shakespare Walk. Compulsory Purchase Order was issued in the 70s for the houses where Butterfield Green was developed in stages during the late 70s and early 80s

Then & Now: Aerial view of Butterfield Green with: - LCC Bomb Damage Map - 1947 aerial view - Present day Compulsory Purchase Order was issued in the 70s for the houses where Butterfield Green was developed in stages during the late 70s and early 80s. (Thanks @mooney_photo)

THREAD: Lesley Butler kindly shared with me family photos showing Spenser Road near Allen Road where she grew up in the late 1970s. Compulsory purchase orders were issued by the council for the 1850s houses in the area in the late 70s-early 80s to develop Butterfield Green.

Here’s the recording of yesterday’s event organised by @HackneySociety where Alan Denney presented fascinating photos of Stoke Newington he took in the late 70s and early 80s. Such an important historical record. Highly recommended.

A view of Cowper Road from 9 Allen Road with Matthias Road in the distance. This is now the entrance to Butterfield Green. The houses were pulled down in the late 70s and early 80s following Compulsory Purchase Order in order to develop Butterfield Green. Photo by Roy Martin.

A view of Allen Rd/Cowper Rd from 9 Allen Rd. This is now the entrance to Butterfield Green. The houses were pulled down in the late 70s and early 80s following Compulsory Purchase Order in order to develop Butterfield Green. Photo by Roy Martin.

Inside a Stokey pub in the 1970s: Roy Barrows kindly sent me these terrific photos from the 70s of the now-gone Howard Arms pub, which was at Howard Rd/Spencer Grove. Such interior photos are rare and fascinating. I love Ray’s comment about the Public Bar and Saloon Bar!

Stoke Newington Church Street in the late 1970s. Photos by Mark Barnes (@mbarnesn16). Mark Will present his terrific photos at the upcoming Stoke Newington History Talks online event in April. Watch this space!

TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE for the 15th Stoke Newington History Talks online event on April 6th 7PM! snht15.eventbrite.com Three fascinating talks: - Historical street signs - Photos from the late 70s by @mbarnesn16 - History of electricity in Stoke Newington by @EngineerLondon htt…

Cowper Rd from Allen Rd with Matthias Rd in the distance. This is now the entrance to Butterfield Green in Allen Rd near Nevill Rd. Butterfield Green was developed in stages from the late 70s after Compulsory Purchase Orders were issued for the houses. Photo by Roy Martin.

On April 6th as part of the 15th Stoke Newington History Talks event, Mark Barnes (@mbarnesn16) will present his fascinating photos of Stoke Newington from the late 70s. Burnt cars, Clissold Park Bowling Green, Church St and much more! Book tickets here: snht15.eventbrite.com…

Here's a sneak preview (1:39min) of Mark Barnes' (@mbarnesn16 ) talk next week as part of the 15th Stoke Newington History Talks event, where he shares terrific photos of Stoke Newington he took in the late 70s. Book tickets: snht15.eventbrite.com https://t.co/6mCJlW7Aoe

TOMORROW! Stoke Newington History Talks. Online at 7pm. 164 tickets sold already. snht15.eventbrite.com Three fascinating talks: - SN’s historical street signs - Photos from the late 70s by @mbarnesn16 - History of electricity in Stoke Newington by @EngineerLondon https://t.co…

TODAY AT 7! @EngineerLondon will shine a light on the history of electricity in Stoke Newington taking us into SN’s electricity facilities, @mbarnesn16 will take us on a photographic tour of SN in the late 70s and I’ll show how old street signs provide a glimpse into the past.

Being treated as part of this evening’s event to a terrific collection of photos of Stoke Newington in the late 70s @mbarnesn16 took as a teenager growing up in 135 SN Church St. Great stories and photos.

Here’s Mark Barnes’ (@mbarnesn16) brilliant talk from this week’s Stoke Newington History Talks event: My photos of Stoke Newington in the late 70s. Enjoy! Event mailing list: mailchi.mp/09800fe1b2a5/s… https://t.co/4K5lc36LNC

It’s up! here’s the 90min recording of this week’s Stoke Newington History Talks event, featuring three 20min talks about street signs, electricity and photos from the 70s. You can access videos of each of the talks here: stokenewingtonhistory.com/2021/04/09/06-…

[THREAD] Photos of Stoke Newington in the late 70s-early 80s by Alan Denney. Alan was a guest speaker at two Stoke Newington History Talks events. Four months ago he presented his terrific photos in an online event organised by the @HackneySociety https://t.co/yokfvdJSkc

@ghostsigns This is from a photo by @mbarnesn16 in the late 70s, though looks like it was repainted with a different background colour by then and the rose looks golden to me, rather than red.

The site of the future Butterfield Green in 1946. A common misconception is Butterfield Green was developed on a bomb site when in fact, bomb damage was small and limited to a part of Milton Grove and Shakspeare Walk. The houses where BG is now were cleared in late 70s-early 80s

@davidjmadden @highamnews Only a fraction of Allen Road’s commercial properties survive. It was lined up with shops on both sides from Nevill Road to Milton Grove. The development of Butterfield Green in the late 70s-early 80s on the site of streets reduced the population in the…

“My photos of Stoke Newington in the late 1970s” - A 20min talk by Mark Barnes (@mbarnesn16). Presented at the 15th Stoke Newington History Talks event in April.

33 Cowper Rd where Butterfield Park Playground is now, was hit during a Zeppelin raid on 31.5.15. It was the first air raid on London. Two sisters; Elizabeth May (11) and Elsie Leggett (3) were killed as a result of the fire that broke out. The street was demolished late 70s

[THREAD] Alan Denney’s photos of Stoke Newington in the late 70s-early 80s

131 Stoke Newington Church Street in the late 70s not long before it was demolished. No. 133 was next to it and demolished many years before. The site has been left empty since the houses were demolished.

Derelict 187 Stoke Newington High St in the late 70s. In 1825 Mary Lister established there the ‘Invalid Asylum for the Recovery of the Health of Respectable Women’ (eastendwomensmuseum.org/blog/2021/5/28…). It was built in 1712. Demolished and rebuilt in 1983. Now flats and a restaurant. https…

Here are some of the beautiful original features of 187 Stoke Newington High St (built 1712, rebuilt 1983) that were documented in the late 70s by Peter Forster who campaigned to protect the building, which was derelict at that point. Sadly none of these feature survived.

Then & Now: Cowper Rd from Allen Rd. Built in the 1850s as part of the Albert Town development. The houses were sound and occupied when Compulsory Purchase Orders were issued in the late 70s to clear streets south of Allen Road for the creation of Butterfield Green.

Then & Now: Nevill Rd connected to Wordsworth Rd in 1960. On the left is Cowper Rd which connected Allen Rd and Matthias Rd before the creation of Butterfield Green in the late 70s and early 80s.

1986 - Butterfield Green. Photo by Berris Conolly. Compulsory Purchase Orders were issued in the 70s for occupied houses and shops in Cowper Rd, Wordsworth Rd and Spenser Grove to develop a public green space. The park was developed in stages throughout the late 70s and 80s.

Then & Now: Shops and houses in Wordsworth Road where Butterfield Green is today. Butterfield Green was developed in stages during the late 70s and early 80s.

What remained of the Stoke Newington Town Guide outside Abney Park Cemetery by the late 70s. It originally had a map with lights that came on when buttons were pressed indicating the location of various landmarks. Photo by Alan Denney.

Then & Now: Wordsworth Road in the 1970s. Butterfield Green was developed in stages throughout the late 70s-early 80s.

33 Cowper Rd where Butterfield Park Playground is now, was hit during a Zeppelin raid on this day in 1915; the first air raid on London. Two sisters; Elizabeth May (11) and Elsie Leggett (3) were killed as a result of the fire that broke out. The street was demolished late 70s

Then & Now: Wordsworth Road. Butterfield Green was developed in the late 70s and early 80s. (Archival photo courtesy of Jan Purkiss)

Then & Now: Wordsworth Road showing the back of Victorian houses in Cowper Rd awaiting demolition in the late 70s as part of the development of Butterfield Green. Wordsworth Terrace, which faced Wordsworth Rd already demolished by this point. It’s now a playarea.

Then & Now: Victorian Road before the development of Yorkshire Grove Estate in the 1970s. (Photo by Tony Hall)

Then & Now: Wordsworth Rd/Palatine Rd with Cowper Rd on the left in 1985. 300 houses were demolished in the late 70s and early 80s using Compulsory Purchase Orders in order to develop Butterfield Green over several stages. The vast majority of the houses were lived in at the…

Butterfield Green in 1986 following wide-scale demolition of Victorian houses in Wordsworth Rd, Cowper Rd, Spenser Grove, Shakspeare Walk and Milton Grove since the late 70s to make way for a new green space. View towards Palatine Rd. Photo by Berris Conolly.

Butterfield Green in 1989 following wide-scale demolition of Victorian houses in Wordsworth Rd, Cowper Rd, Spenser Grove, Shakspeare Walk and Milton Grove since the late 70s to make way for a new green space. Palatine Rd and Wordsworth Rd on the left.

Stoke Newington Town Guide outside Abney Park Cemetery next to the public toilets on the right in the late 70s. Photo by Alan Denney. It originally had a map similar to this this one with key locations of the borough marked by light bulbs.

Then & Now: Lordship Terrace in the late 70s. Photo by Mark Barnes @mbarnesn16 who gave this terrific talk about photos he took in Stoke Newington in the late 70s at one of my events https://t.co/TIs2QXH8rV

Then & Now: Allen Road/Wordsworth Rd in 1985. Many houses in the streets south of Allen Rd were demolished in the late 70s-early 80s using Compulsory Purchase Orders to develop Butterfield Green over several stages. The vast majority of the houses were lived in at the time.

Then & Now: Cowper Rd from Allen Rd. Built in the 1850s as part of the Albert Town development. The houses were sound and occupied when Compulsory Purchase Orders were issued in the late 70s to clear streets south of Allen Road for the creation of Butterfield Green.

The white tiles on a wall outside Abney Park Cemetery is all that remains of the underground public toilets that were outside the entrance to Abney Park Cemetery. Opened c. 1905. (Archival 1970s photo by Alan Denney)

A view of Allen Rd/Cowper Rd from 9 Allen Rd. This is now the entrance to Butterfield Green. The houses were pulled down in the late 70s and early 80s following Compulsory Purchase Order in order to develop Butterfield Green. Photo by Roy Martin.

1986 - Butterfield Green and Palatine Road. Photo by Berris Conolly. Butterfield Green was developed in stages during the late 70s and early 80s on the site of close to 300 Victorian houses that were demolished using Compulsory Purchase Orders. Nearly all the houses were lived in

Then & Now: Allen Road/Wordsworth Rd in 1985. Many houses in the streets south of Allen Rd were demolished in the late 70s-early 80s using Compulsory Purchase Orders to develop Butterfield Green over several stages. The vast majority of the houses were lived in at the time.

Then & Now: Cowper Rd from Allen Rd. Built in the 1850s as part of the Albert Town development. The houses were sound and occupied when Compulsory Purchase Orders were issued in the late 70s to clear streets south of Allen Road for the creation of Butterfield Green.

Lordship Terrace in the late 70s. Photo by Mark Barnes (@mbarnesn16)

Then & Now: Shops and houses in Wordsworth Road where Butterfield Green is today. Butterfield Green was developed in stages during the late 70s and early 80s.

Then & Now: Wordsworth Road in the 1970s. The buildings were demolished as part of the development of Butterfield Green in the late 70s-early 80s.

Th future site of Butterfield Green in 1971. Compulsory Purchase Orders were issued for the Victorian houses in Cowper Rd, Wordsworth Rd, Spenser Grove, Shakspeare Walk and Milton Grove to develop Butterfield Green from the late 70s to the early 80s.

Then & Now: 54 Allen Road. Allen Road was a bustling shopping street with 50 shops. All but 4 shops were converted to flats. Decline in local shopping and loss of 300 houses to create Butterfield Green in the late 70s-early 80s likely contributed to the demise of Allen Rd.

The scrapyard in Wordsworth Road where Butterfield Green playarea is today. Photo taken by Marc Caucutt from the back garden of 33 Cowper Rd. The area was redeveloped in the late 70s-80s as many houses were pulled down to create Butterfield Green.

Then & Now: East side of Cowper Road. It was demolished in the late 70s and early 80s as part of the development of Butterfield Green, which also resulted in the creation of Bennett Road; a very short stretch that connected Cowper Rd and Wordsworth Rd.

Aerial view in 1971 of the streets that were built in the 1850s as the Albert Town development. By 1971, it was a mix of Victorian, post-war and 1960s housing. Most of the Victorian houses, about 120, were demolished to create Butterfield Green in the late 70s-early 80s.

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 site of the future Butterfield Green after around 120 Victorian houses were pulled down in the late 70s and early 80s to make way for a new local park. Allen Road on the left and Palatine Road on the right.

Butterfield Green looking east to Palatine Road in 1986 following the clearance of 120 Victorian houses and shops in the late 70s and early 80s to develop a new local park. Photo by Berris Conolly.

Newly developed Butterfield Green in 1989. Palatine Rd on the left and Wordsworth Rd Substation on the right. Butterfield Green was developed on the site of of 120 Victorian houses that were demolished in the late 70s and early 80s to make way for a new local park.

Then & Now: Allen Road/Spenser Grove. There used to be 50 shops in Allen Road. Today there are 4. Spenser Grove used to connect Allen Road and Matthias Road. One of several streets that changed dramatically when Butterfield Green was created in the late 70s and early 80s.

Then & Now: Butterfield Green in the early 1980s. It was developed on the site of 120 Victorian houses that were pulled down in the late 70s and early 80s using Compulsory Purchase Orders to make way for a new local park.

Then & Now: 1 to 11 Wordsworth Road. Demolished as part of the development of Butterfield Green in the late 70s and early 80s. The creation of the new park resulted in the demolition of 120 houses and some shops.

Then & Now: Cowper Road in the late 70s. Most of the street was demolished in the late 70s and early 80s as part of the development of Butterfield Green. Cowper Rd was as one of several streets in the area that were demolished to create the new park.

Then & Now: Victorian Road/Nevill Road before the development of Yorkshire Grove Estate in the 1970s. (Photos by Tony Hall)

Came across a fascinating article that sheds a light on the creation of Butterfield Green in the late 70s. The area was declared an “Action Area” for improvement. 120 houses were demolished to create a new park. Interview with Cowper Rd resident here: stokenewingtonhistory.com/video-intervie… htt…

Then & Now: Allen Road in 1985. 120 houses in the area that was declared an “Action Area” (for improvement) were demolished in the late 70s-early 80s using Compulsory Purchase Orders to develop Butterfield Green.

Then & Now: 223 Stoke Newington Church St. Part of a terrace built in 1855 and originally named Park Crescent. Sadly, the old ‘Park Crescent, N’ street nameplate in the mid 1980s photo is long gone. Most of the terrace was squatted in the 80s-mid 90s, before it was renovated.