It stood to the north of Clapton Pond, probably on the site of the house of Thomas Wood, later Serjeant of the Pantry, who lived in Hackney in 1597 and was a vestryman in 1627. The building on the right of the picture might be the first synagogue in Hackney.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Clapton House
The first synagogue in present day London Borough of Hackney, built 1779 - 80...
Merchant and banker. Born in Willesley, then in Derbyshire but now in Leicestershire. One of the first directors of the Bank of England. Lord Mayor of London 1700-01. That was an exciting time for...
Founded in the 1880s by Angela Burdett-Coutts.
From their website: "We represent the interests of all those involved in property ownership and investment. We aim to create the conditions in which the commercial property industry can grow and th...
George Baxter's wife was living here in 1865 when he joined her and stayed until his death here in 1867. By 1894 it had been renamed Leahurst.
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