blossie33
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The Robin Hood closed in 2001, I had been living nearby for 4 years by then, never went to itWhat was the other pub ?
It was the Beehive, that building next to the children's ball court which I think is flats now.
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It was the Beehive, that building next to the children's ball court which I think is flats now.
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
Would have made a pleasant pub crawl , Prince of Wales, The Anchor & Hope, The Robin, The Beehive.
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
I was thinking of another lost Clapton pub , The British Oak , which was almost on the Lea Bridge Road roundabout (Upper Clapton side) next door to the Tram Shed , (they demolished it and built flats) . That closed in 1999 , I did go there a few times , mrs21 didn't like it , "they swear a lot in that pub" was her review 
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Eta , got my pubs mixed up , It was The Old King's Head , or as locals would say the Fucking Old Fucking King's Head .
.Eta , got my pubs mixed up , It was The Old King's Head , or as locals would say the Fucking Old Fucking King's Head .
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blossie33
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Here's some lost pubs of Clapton.
Lost Pubs In Clapton E5, London
www.closedpubs.co.uk
blossie33
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I remember the Ship Aground, next to the old schoolhouse on Lea Bridge, I think it was squatted for a while before it closed as there were some parties there (didn't go myself!)
It's been in a state of half demolition for years - I think it was going to be a Sikh temple or something?
It's been in a state of half demolition for years - I think it was going to be a Sikh temple or something?
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
Yep, don't know what is happening there , rather like the night club next to the Clapton Hart , I think the Hart was Chimes, and the club was the Palace? It was bought by an Ethiopian Church, there is scaffolding up now . That place was originally a cinema , and there was a failed campaign to buy it and make it a cinema again, which would have been great.
Yes it was the Palace Pavillion. As name checked in this dizzee rascal song:
And it was Chimes next door too you are right. They were both open when i first moved to Clapton. Different vibe to the clapton hart, that is for sure.
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Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
not quite on topic but thought you might like this
Discovering the long lost cinemas of Hackney
A former programmer at the Rio and now Head of Cinema at the Barbican looks back at the surprisingly rich history of Hackney’s cinemas
www.hackneycitizen.co.uk
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
The first cinema in hackney was basically where dalston mcd's is
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
In the days when I did come home very late , I would pass by Chimes/Palace Pavillion, it was certainly a lively venue
. I have a mate who used to live at the top of Thistlewaite Rd (opposite) . There was opposition to the licence being renewed from loads of people on that street . She said she had a visit from the owner asking her to support the renewal , she said he was a bit menacing .
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
I do like thatnot quite on topic but thought you might like this
Discovering the long lost cinemas of Hackney
A former programmer at the Rio and now Head of Cinema at the Barbican looks back at the surprisingly rich history of Hackney’s cinemas
I have been to the Castle Cinema a couple of times, intend to go more when normality returns. I gave a few bob to the crowd funder.
Fozzie Bear
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Free online thing this Thursday looks fun:
Molly Houses in Hackney
In the 1700s there were more gay pubs in London than in the 1950s!www.eventbrite.co.uk
Audio and video for this is now here: Molly Houses! — Dan de la Motte
My mates and I really enjoyed it but the link with Hackney was perhaps less strong than you might think...
andysays
Love and solidarity
When I was a student at City Poly in the mid eighties, some friends of mine lived in the flat above the old Beehive.
The pub itself on the ground floor was empty and boarded up back then.
blossie33
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It looks a nice building, I wondered what it had been when I passed by some time ago so I had to Google which was when I found out it had been a pub.
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
I have passed that building 100+ times over lockdown and probably multiple hundreds of times over the last couple of decades , never knew it was a pub. For some reason, I thought it might have been connected with trade on the river .
Fozzie Bear
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Some bits on the now largely disappeared textile sweatshops in the borough:
hackneyhistory.wordpress.com
hackneyhistory.wordpress.com
Police attack Hackney’s striking workers (1990 & 1991)
Police violence against Hackney’s afro-Caribbean community in the 1980s and 1990s is a matter of historical fact, but of course the cops’ racism and criminality didn’t end there&#…
hackneyhistory.wordpress.com
Women in the Hackney “rag trade” (1980s)
A Hackney Communist Party investigation into the conditions of women working in the local clothing industry. It includes many quotes from women about their hard work, struggles for decent wages, ju…
hackneyhistory.wordpress.com
blossie33
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Very interesting.
Of course the Jewish people in areas such as Spitalfields and Whitechapel were doing a lot of home sewing work in their homes.
Later on it was Asian women in many cities - all very low paid it was a way that people whose first language was not English could make a little money.
Of course the Jewish people in areas such as Spitalfields and Whitechapel were doing a lot of home sewing work in their homes.
Later on it was Asian women in many cities - all very low paid
it was a way that people whose first language was not English could make a little money.
Fozzie Bear
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Hackney crew! I am 51 and have no underlying health conditions worth speaking of. Still no news about being vaccinated.
Is that par for the course or am I being snubbed?
I did hear that London's best borough was slightly behind the curve on all this?
Is that par for the course or am I being snubbed?
I did hear that London's best borough was slightly behind the curve on all this?
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
i thought this might be an invite to a birthday do when conditions allow until i got to the part about no underlying conditions
I've a friend who's a bit older than you (likewise no underlying health stuff) and he hasn't heard anything yet either...
These are really interesting -- a lot of this is really close to me and I'd no idea. Must read these (and the links given) properly later.Some bits on the now largely disappeared textile sweatshops in the borough:
Police attack Hackney’s striking workers (1990 & 1991)
Police violence against Hackney’s afro-Caribbean community in the 1980s and 1990s is a matter of historical fact, but of course the cops’ racism and criminality didn’t end there&#…
Women in the Hackney “rag trade” (1980s)
A Hackney Communist Party investigation into the conditions of women working in the local clothing industry. It includes many quotes from women about their hard work, struggles for decent wages, ju…
So various of those newsletters that Fozzie Bear linked to above have an address of Liberty Hall, 489 Kingsland Road. (It was obviously used by political groups and anti-racist/TU campaigns and the like.) I was imagining a building that looked liked a hall and couldn't think of any round there. Turns out it's a chicken/pizza takeaway these days and the building looks pretty much the same as every other building round there. Did anyone ever go there or know who owned it and what happened to it?
Fozzie Bear
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