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Navarino Grove, E8

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Place Name Commemorating the naval battle of Navarino which was fought on October 20, 1827, during the Greek War of Independence…

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Brooksbank Street, E9

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Place Name Commemorates Stamp Brooksbank (1694 – May 25, 1756), an MP and Governor of the Bank of England who…

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Belsham Street, E9

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Place Name Thomas Belsham (April 26, 1750 – November 11, 1829) was a Unitarian preacher at the Old Gravel Pit…

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Banbury Road, E9

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Place Name Named after John de Banbury who is recorded as owning a mansion and land in Hackney in the…

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Annis Road, E9

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Place Name One of three roads named after influential treasurers of the Sir John Cass Foundation. The road was named after…

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Barnabas Road, E9

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Place Name This leads to the Anglican church of St Barnabas, Homerton, which was consecrated on St Barnabas Day on…

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Berger Road, E9

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Place Name Remembering the local Hackney company of Lewis Berger and Sons, paint and colour manufacturers. The family began leasing premises…

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Chalgrove Road, E9

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Place Name Named in 1875 after Sir Henry Rowe who was an English merchant and Lord Mayor of London in 1607. Sir Henry of…

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Brooksby’s Walk, E9

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Place Name A large house called Brooksby Villa stood North of the junction with Homerton Grove. Land in the area…

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Gascoyne Road, E9

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Place Name Named after Sir Crisp Gascoyne (1700 – December 28, 1761), a wealthy brewer who lived in Gravel Lane,…

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