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So local rumour is that Drake has bought a £10 million house in Hackney. Apparently there is such a thing. :eek:


(Used to be a very pleasant looking house. It's been done up way too much and now looks a bit tacky from the outside. No idea if the rumour is true but utter madness whatever.)
 
So local rumour is that Drake has bought a £10 million house in Hackney. Apparently there is such a thing. :eek:


(Used to be a very pleasant looking house. It's been done up way too much and now looks a bit tacky from the outside. No idea if the rumour is true but utter madness whatever.)
I lived on Navarino Road in 93/94 , it's a lovely road with nice houses ...but £10m nice ?
 
Only just noticed this , a Zen Monastery on Lea Bridge Road , next door to The Princess of Wales . I think work was completed fairly recently

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It's a small place , was a Victorian School , from what I understand, it was bought for luxury housing , there were planning issues (also a flood last year) and the developer off loaded it to the Zen.
 
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Only just noticed this , a Zen Monastery on Lea Bridge Road , next door to The Princess of Wales . I think work was completed fairly recently

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It's a small place , was a Victorian School , from what I understand, it was bought for luxury housing , there were planning issues (also a flood last year) and the developer off loaded it to the Zen.
They have had it for some time now but you probably wouldn't have noticed it as they have only fairly recently added the gate - before then it was enclosed by the wooden boards.
I had a look inside from the doorway a while ago as they seemed to have some sort of social gathering outside and, me being nosey, went in and asked :D
Most of the young women outside didn't seem to speak very good english but one said I was welcome to look.

I had been inside some years ago as I think the Council (or someone) were thinking to use it for some community social space and they had an open day - great little space! I guess it's probably a listed building. Anyway, that fell through and eventually the Buddhist people took it on.
 
They have had it for some time now but you probably wouldn't have noticed it as they have only fairly recently added the gate - before then it was enclosed by the wooden boards.
I had a look inside from the doorway a while ago as they seemed to have some sort of social gathering outside and, me being nosey, went in and asked :D
Most of the young women outside didn't seem to speak very good english but one said I was welcome to look.

I had been inside some years ago as I think the Council (or someone) were thinking to use it for some community social space and they had an open day - great little space! I guess it's probably a listed building. Anyway, that fell through and eventually the Buddhist people took it on.
It doesn't look big , are they living there ?
 
It doesn't look big , are they living there ?
I wouldn't think so as it's a very small building. They are Vietnamese Buddhists so maybe live in the Hackney area.

They don't seem to have a website but are on FB - the monks and nuns leading the meditation classes are often visiting from other countries, not sure if the classes are in Vietnamese and/or english - I found a couple of photos and there are Western looking people in the one....
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So local rumour is that Drake has bought a £10 million house in Hackney. Apparently there is such a thing. :eek:


(Used to be a very pleasant looking house. It's been done up way too much and now looks a bit tacky from the outside. No idea if the rumour is true but utter madness whatever.)

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I wouldn't think so as it's a very small building. They are Vietnamese Buddhists so maybe live in the Hackney area.

They don't seem to have a website but are on FB - the monks and nuns leading the meditation classes are often visiting from other countries, not sure if the classes are in Vietnamese and/or english - I found a couple of photos and there are Western looking people in the one....
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It has taken many many years to sort this out - glad it has a use other than luxury housing - Drake might have been interested.

Building projects that are also taking many years - the building next to the Clapton Hart , it used to be a night club (Part of the legendary Chimes) It has been empty since the Clapton Hart opened - that must be 8 years? An Ethiopian Church bought it - I occasionally see activity but still a building site. It's a pity that the re-open it as a cinema thing didn't work out.
 
It has taken many many years to sort this out - glad it has a use other than luxury housing - Drake might have been interested.

Building projects that are also taking many years - the building next to the Clapton Hart , it used to be a night club (Part of the legendary Chimes) It has been empty since the Clapton Hart opened - that must be 8 years? An Ethiopian Church bought it - I occasionally see activity but still a building site. It's a pity that the re-open it as a cinema thing didn't work out.
Yes, it's strange isn't it, maybe they don't have the funds to go any further.

There's the other ex pub on Lea Bridge Road by the Buddhist Centre too, I believe it was to be a Sikh temple? That's never progressed very far :(
 
Yes, it's strange isn't it, maybe they don't have the funds to go any further.

There's the other ex pub on Lea Bridge Road by the Buddhist Centre too, I believe it was to be a Sikh temple? That's never progressed very far :(
Oh yeah, The Ship Aground - that's been closed for maybe 20 years ? I did go there a couple of times - it was meh - and completely overshadowed by the Princess of Wales - why go to the Ship Aground when you could have a drink by the river?
 
Oh yeah, The Ship Aground - that's been closed for maybe 20 years ? I did go there a couple of times - it was meh - and completely overshadowed by the Princess of Wales - why go to the Ship Aground when you could have a drink by the river?
Yes, it must be that long ago.
I think it was squatted for a while, I remember meeting some people down by Lea Bridge Island who were going to a trance party there :D
 
This is incredible even by the usual standards:

Obviously not the sharpest tool in the box:

'"£1,500 in cash was in the safe at Stoke Newington Police Station.

The only person who had access to that safe was Pc Francis.”

Mr Pratt said CCTV footage showed Francis, of Bishop’s Stortford, “acting suspiciously” on the day the cash disappeared and £1,500 was paid into his bank account shortly afterwards.' :rolleyes:

This is a bit weird though:

"In terms of level of harm, it is the loss of trust that I’m focusing on,” she said.

If the money had been private money that would have been slightly different but it was public money.”'

:hmm: 🤷‍♀️
 
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