Hackney chitter-chatter &tc

[andysays]

Who knew?

I knew that. A little bit of Hackney history.

John Scott is in the area I work in, and it's where one of my colleagues has his jab a few weeks ago.

 

[blossie33]

Mine is at John Scott, the first purpose built health centre in Britain:

An overview | John Scott Health Centre (1952 to present day) | Health centres | From Fever to Consumption - The Story of Healthcare in Hackney

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Or rather, outside the first purpose built health centre in Britain, in a tent.

Yes, it's a tent at the back
I was surprised the area at the back was so large. It was actually my GP centre when I lived in Finsbury Park but I had only been in a surgery fronting on to Green Lanes.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

i thought the finsbury health centre was the first pbhc in britain Islington Life - A brief history of Finsbury Health Centre.

Hmmph well you can prove anything with FACTS.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Squatters helping refugees:

ARCH: Hackney Autonomous Refugee Centre (1996)

For squatters this is a simple extension of the logic of turning empty buildings into homes. Here are people in a strange country with very simple and urgent needs: somewhere to live and something …

hackneyhistory.wordpress.com

 

[blossie33]

Blimey, I hadn't heard anything about this before

Man arrested following ‘disgusting attack’ on pregnant woman in Stamford Hill

Suspect in his late 50s taken into custody after 20-year-old woman was assaulted last week on Manor Road

www.hackneycitizen.co.uk

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Blimey, I hadn't heard anything about this before

Man arrested following ‘disgusting attack’ on pregnant woman in Stamford Hill

Suspect in his late 50s taken into custody after 20-year-old woman was assaulted last week on Manor Road

www.hackneycitizen.co.uk

Yeah there is awful footage of him doing it. Really grim. Just on Manor Road.

 

[marty21]

Blimey, I hadn't heard anything about this before

Man arrested following ‘disgusting attack’ on pregnant woman in Stamford Hill

Suspect in his late 50s taken into custody after 20-year-old woman was assaulted last week on Manor Road

www.hackneycitizen.co.uk

Awful, Such a strange attack, and remembering to grab his shopping trolly as he ran off was very weird.

 

[marty21]

Glad they have arrested him.

 

[blossie33]

A lot of Fire Engines about in north Hackney this morning - don't if they were going to this in Pitfield Street

LFB Hackney (@lfbhackney) Tweeted: LFB crews were called to a fire on the roof of a building on the corner of Old Street and Pitfield Street this morning. The fire was brought under quickly and thankfully nobody was injured. https://t.co/hGL9RbAx6k

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Police attack Hackney protest against repressive legislation (1994)

On 20th July 1994 a lobby of Hackney Council, held by trades union and community groups to protest at the Criminal Justice Bill and the Council’s plan to use the new powers to evict tenants a…

hackneyhistory.wordpress.com

Hackney had its own Poll Tax riot AND its own aggy protest against the Criminal Justice Bill.

 

[Sir Belchalot]

Police attack Hackney protest against repressive legislation (1994)

On 20th July 1994 a lobby of Hackney Council, held by trades union and community groups to protest at the Criminal Justice Bill and the Council’s plan to use the new powers to evict tenants a…

hackneyhistory.wordpress.com

Hackney had its own Poll Tax riot AND its own aggy protest against the Criminal Justice Bill.

A short, effeminate mate of mine managed to floor Paddy Ashdown inside the town hall at the Hackney Poll Tax riot, surprising at the time as Ashdown was ex-S.A.S. Interesting to read the article as I think the mother of the singer of the Tofu Love Frogs, Paddy was involved with setting up H.I.L.T. and the band were involved in setting up the festival.

 

[marty21]

Police attack Hackney protest against repressive legislation (1994)

On 20th July 1994 a lobby of Hackney Council, held by trades union and community groups to protest at the Criminal Justice Bill and the Council’s plan to use the new powers to evict tenants a…

hackneyhistory.wordpress.com

Hackney had its own Poll Tax riot AND its own aggy protest against the Criminal Justice Bill.

I'd been living in Hackney for a year by then , my mum probably rang me if she heard about this to see if I was OK. She rang me if something dangerous happened anywhere in London.

 

[Pickman's model]

A short, effeminate mate of mine managed to floor Paddy Ashdown inside the town hall at the Hackney Poll Tax riot, surprising at the time as Ashdown was ex-S.A.S. Interesting to read the article as I think the mother of the singer of the Tofu Love Frogs, Paddy was involved with setting up H.I.L.T. and the band were involved in setting up the festival.

ashdown never in the sas but the sbs.

 

[Sue]

I'd been living in Hackney for a year by then , my mum probably rang me if she heard about this to see if I was OK. She rang me if something dangerous happened anywhere in London.

Yeah, my parents were the same -- I remember them calling me after the Canary Wharf bombing (I was living in South London and had never even been to Canary Wharf) and as soon as I hung up, the phone rang again with my flatmate's parents doing exactly the same thing.

 

[marty21]

Yeah, my parents were the same -- I remember them calling me after the Canary Wharf bombing (I was living in South London and had never even been to Canary Wharf) and as soon as I hung up, the phone rang again with my flatmate's parents doing exactly the same thing.

When the news of the state of some Croydon housing was in the news , she asked me if I had anything to do with it She knows I manage Social Housing in London , so I guess it could have been my fault.

 

[Sue]

When the news of the state of some Croydon housing was in the news , she asked me if I had anything to do with it She knows I manage Social Housing in London , so I guess it could have been my fault.

And was it, marty21?

 

[marty21]

And was it, marty21?

I have an alibi

 

[Sir Belchalot]

ashdown never in the sas but the sbs.

Easy to get facts not quite right in those pre-internet days, here's a pic of the culprit, sadly no longer with us along with his victim:

 

[blossie33]

Pubs of London E5 : Anchor and Hope.



My old friend Simon

 

[marty21]

Pubs of London E5 : Anchor and Hope.



My old friend Simon

That's lovely! Will pop along there more when pubs come back .

 

[marty21]

Had a mini walk this morning down Theydon Rd (Storage central !) and noticed a fig tree growing in scrubby ground near the railway bridge over Theydon Rd/Leaside Road . There's also a big area of scrubland by the railway which I'm surprised hasn't been developed yet . Photo from Google maps , the fig tree is the bush in the garden (next to an old shed leaning on the wall) & the scrubland is by the old gate .

 

[Pickman's model]

Had a mini walk this morning down Theydon Rd (Storage central !) and noticed a fig tree growing in scrubby ground near the railway bridge over Theydon Rd/Leaside Road . There's also a big area of scrubland by the railway which I'm surprised hasn't been developed yet . Photo from Google maps , the fig tree is the bush in the garden (next to an old shed leaning on the wall) & the scrubland is by the old gate .View attachment 261839

Let me know when the fruit's ripe and we'll scrump 'em

 

[blossie33]

I know where you mean - not noticed the fig tree though
I love the 1930's De Havilland building round the corner from there.

 

[marty21]

I know where you mean - not noticed the fig tree though
I love the 1930's De Havilland building round the corner from there.

I've walked past there loads of times , 1st time I've noticed it , there are figs on it, but can't imagine they'd be very nice figs. There's a bloke in the Crooked Billet called John The Poacher who is a foraging expert , does foraging tours on the marshes .

 

[blossie33]

I've walked past there loads of times , 1st time I've noticed it , there are figs on it, but can't imagine they'd be very nice figs. There's a bloke in the Crooked Billet called John The Poacher who is a foraging expert , does foraging tours on the marshes .

Yes, I've heard of him - think he's done a few vids?

 

[marty21]

Let me know when the fruit's ripe and we'll scrump 'em

I'm not confident they will get very edible , I have seen other fig trees about in the Manor, there's one in Middlesex Filterbeds by the sluice gate.

 

[marty21]

Yes, I've heard of him - think he's done a few vids?

Yep, may have posted some in this thread. He supplies a lot of local pubs & restaurants with foraged stuff. I think it's against the law to actually sell it , but he gets payment in kind , free pints, free meals, etc .

 

[klang]

I'm not confident they will get very edible , I have seen other fig trees about in the Manor, there's one in Middlesex Filterbeds by the sluice gate.

There is a massive fig tree hidden away in a scummy alley in Tottenham behind the grave yard. Its fruits are def edible and delicious. It fed me throughout the summer.
Can't see why your tree would be any different.

 

[blossie33]

I'm not confident they will get very edible , I have seen other fig trees about in the Manor, there's one in Middlesex Filterbeds by the sluice gate.

I'd be willing to give them a try
Do you know the organic food shop opposite Clapton Pond (not the one at the side, same people run though) they have a fig tree in the garden at the back. When I was having a coffee once the girl said I could just help myself...mmm I love figs!

 

[marty21]

There is a massive fig tree hidden away in a scummy alley in Tottenham behind the grave yard. Its fruits are def edible and delicious. It fed me throughout the summer.
Can't see why your tree would be any different.

Excellent!