Comments on: In Old Haggerston

By: Erol Kagan

Erol Kagan — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 17:28:42 +0000

Haggerston does have a natural boundary further to the North. The now lost River Pigwell was the natural boundary separating Dalston to the West and Haggerston to the East. The river would have run across from Arbutus Street through Stonebridge Gardens and across the garden of All Saints Haggerston Church (down Graham Road and eventually joining the River Lea). The local name Stonebridge (Stonebridge Estate, Stonebridge Common and Stonebridge Gardens) comes from a Stone Bridge that used to take you fom Haggerston to Dalston situated near where the Church is now. The river was dried when the canal was constructed but the river bed remains under ground.

By: Doreen Reynolds

Doreen Reynolds — Sat, 09 Sep 2023 17:37:28 +0000

East End of London group, then click Nichols Square. Christine Swan think you lived next
door to me. I have put photos on there as there is nowhere to put them on here

By: Jarvis

Jarvis — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 09:44:34 +0000

Jarvis Family shop and home on corner of Pearson Street for over 40 years and finally demolished, holding so many family stories and memories.

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 23:03:44 +0000

Dear god, if a god there be. After seeing this, I have even less reason to think so. Ghastley.

By: Di Corry

Di Corry — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 20:57:10 +0000

I went to school in Kingsland Road and know the area very well as many of my school friends lived there. There were some truly beautiful villas, albeit in need of some TLC.
It’s tragic what has happened in Haggerston and in some other parts of Hackney.

By: Bailey Jones

Bailey Jones — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 14:15:18 +0000

Truly tragic. These houses could have been renovated so easily. A failure of imagination and the pressures coming from urban planners and large scale building contractors stole the heart from Haggerston.
I am reminded of Col, the grumpy pub landlord, in Sarah Wimman’s wonderful novel Still Life , set partly in Haggerston, holding out against the wrecking ball. He would not be successful, although the novel doesn’t tell us that, but his attempt encapsulated hope and the spirit of community that was stolen away in the name of progress.

By: Eve

Eve — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 13:07:30 +0000

..of course the squalid slums had to go, but so sad that these authentic characterful buildings are no more – such a loss to London’s architectural historic landmarks :/

By: Avril Towell

Avril Towell — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 12:36:15 +0000

Haggerston was where I lived until demolition of my terraced house in Fellows Street. My family had lived there since the 1870s and now unfortunately not a lot survives. The wonderful. Randal Cremer school is still there in Pearson street but is destined for closure because of falling numbers of children. Take a look at house prices there now and it tells its own story

By: John Venes

John Venes — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 12:15:42 +0000

It breaks my heart. I know the area well, having been brought up in Bethnal Green. We used to drink in pubs such as the Flying Scud.
All gone now.

By: Christine Swan

Christine Swan — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 11:13:32 +0000

Whenever I visit the East End, I do check on Google Maps to see which buildings my ancestors are associated with are still standing. Not very many! Sometimes I find little gems. You do wonder what goes through the minds of planning departments when they approve monstrosities and destroy history.
Which brings me back to the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. This is our history and it belongs to all of us. See also Truman Brewery.