Enormous thanks to Lucy Whelan for this one. An orthodox over the shoulder presentation is transformed into a firework display of credibility by the use of a mirror to reveal another bookcase! As Lucy said, wisdom includes reflection. Caroline Lucas at the peak of her powers.

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‘The High Street has a great potential to be rethought of as a non-linear experience’ - Brian Girard - KPF on the alleyways, courtyards and other underutilised spaces that lie behind #NLADialogues NLA

Please take the time to sign :( anyone who swims at West Reservoir and London Fields Lido Petition: Allow open-air swimming pools, lidos & lakes to open in a new Covid-19 lockdown petition.parliament.uk/petitions/5550…

I absolutely love swimming at London Fields Lido every morning and all over the country others are doing the same in lidos, lakes and pools. It’s great for physical and mental health and safe, with no indoor facilities open. They really need to stay open: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/5550…

100 tickets booked already! wow :) - Caz Richards 🇺🇦 💙 will share her experiences working in the park and living in Clissold House in the 80s-90s - BillyHR will talk about the history of fire fighting in Stoke Newington - I'll explore fascinating old aerial photos of SN

SNV FS? I assumed this old plaque Defoe Rd meant ‘Stoke Newington Vestry’ and something to do with fire. Here’s an explanation by BillyHR, one of the guest speakers at the upcoming SNHT event where he’ll present the history of fire fighting in SN SNHT14.Eventbrite.com

Long live luxcrete

Old aerial photos of Stoke Newington - The topic of my talk as part of the upcoming Stoke Newington History Talks online event on Dec 3rd 7pm. 140 tickets have already sold. Proceeds from ticket sales go to @HackneyFoodbank. See you there! snht14.eventbrite.com

Many of Clissold Park's old trees were lost in The Great Storm of 1987 on the 15th-16th of October. Photos kindly provided by David Pollock.

Here’s the recording of last week’s Stoke Newington History Talks event featuring three 20min talks + Q&A with the speakers (1hr 45min). Enjoy! youtu.be/31ceq5V5nFg Ticket sales raised £573 for @HackneyFoodbank. (Thank you Nick Perry BillyHR and Caz Richards 🇺🇦 💙)

It looks like, despite various best efforts, we don't have an answer to this. Unless someone out there knows better...?

Walk Hackney Some background family info here on the Tyssen-Amhurst family : hackneyhistory.wordpress.com/2020/06/14/sla…

The magnificent Leadenhall Market. In the early 1800s a Belgian goose, known as Old Tom, managed to escape slaughter. Market traders would feed him scraps and he became a familiar character at the market. He died in 1835 at the age of 37 and was given an obituary in The Times.

Come on Hackney residents, vote for the iconic Hackney H logo! Designed by Alec Davies in the 60s Davies was responsible for the first Lloyds black horse and the John Lewis ampersand See it at Hackney Archives in our retro council poster designs

Hackney Council Here are a couple of examples from our wonderful LBH public service posters from the 70s & 80s Its immediately recognisable and wonderfully versatile - even holding together a tent!

This is it. You've seen them sparring before but now it's a place in the final to play for. Hackney's logo vs the City of London's logo. Vote in the poll following this tweet.

Come on Hackney - we so have the best logo. Get voting! (Sorry Camden love you really).

Excited to present a talk on FIRE STATION HISTORY for the Chingford Historical Society tonight at 7.. tickets still available here eventbrite.co.uk/e/history-of-f…