S R E T I S S N E V E S Wick Reservoir (West) C A S TL E W O O D Wick A D RO R O Reservoir A L E D A E N S Stamford R A V D (East) A M H U Hill R S T L D I At the Heart of P A A N This walk follows the route of a medieval thoroughfare R K O G R W D O GR D O Hackney since 1967 through Upper and Lower Clapton and looks at the area’s O D OA K O W R E R N E OA E A L B K T fascinating horticultural history down the centuries. The walk D N B S E Y N A E E C V T C A T NO O RT LA R H R S G RL B H F I E L U A A D R O A starts at the beautifully landscaped parkland of Springfield Y D L R N N T E L N E S R DU I E W S B E H E D I O R C O W Park and ends at Sutton House, Hackney’s oldest domestic OA H W RING Hackney Walks No 12 W P D R S O O E 2 O building, where sculptor and landscape designer Daniel Lobb A U D N C 1 D L A Hackney Society Publication B East E V A st Manor E A P R Reservoir D T has created a garden for the 21 century. House R P O R T L A N O Y D U N S M N U R E R O A D Horticultural Clapton G R O C V O E M 1 Springfield Park M T R O A D HE O L N RHOL AT I L D FA A I A D H O R E L D H G F I Springfield Park is a Grade II listed park, and its location on O L S P R I N Duration R A N 3 Springfield Park © Monica Blake N O Stan way D T D S 1 R high ground sloping down to the River Lea provides fine views E RS West R D M 2 O L Y N M O U T H R O A D 1 / hours E LK L A O O T F A W AD U Reservoir A S B over Walthamstow Marshes and the Lee Valley Regional Park. It H D N T S R O M S E A T SI O B LD A and highway development. Following a public petition A R O A D P T Z T K I R I O L has a wide variety of habitats including woodland, meadowland, L S N A S Distance EN E M E N V L A in 1872, what remained of the Common was protected E E O S U SE R A orchard and natural springs from which the park derives its Q V E G R O N D I C K W T 2 miles R E S WA from development in perpetuity and its maintenance H DRIV D L A name. It boasts a remarkable range of mature trees. As well as R I A E O Stoke ST P E R A D N C O OU Newington R passed first to the LCC and then to LB Hackney. L N E G O R V E O T O N native British species, including the rare Native Black Poplar, R E Z D E A A D L B C K A A L R D A A O O Buses: O th P U it has varieties of trees from across the world as well as relics YOAKLEY R R 4 In the latter half of the 18 century residences for V SHIP D E E R N Q O QUEE R L N U O LL 253, 254 I ASANT HI E Y LEE of prehistoric times such as the Gingko Biloba and the Dawn E T P EN RD UNT city merchants and bankers began to be built around K S A MO S R N T ROO E WI ZEB R O E A D N Train: D GR A O L U Redwood or Fossil Tree. LB R L the Common. Craven Lodge, at the northern edge D I AD A E I O B V ZA R E B F L F ORCE B S O A A R D Clapton ROAD ET O C D of the Common, was the most imposing residence. L Clapton K O D H © O The Park’s 15 hectares were formed from the grounds of three S W ad S H Station ROAD WO S CE R T ld ro T S A GARNHAM T O o L N N thw RR R O u A Dating from the 1820s, it stood on the 70-acre estate O WN E M So O T EE WR M C BR IP O H S C private houses of which only Grade II listed Springfield House K S T N T O RD O E T L D G N T O IN MAUR of merchant John Craven surrounded by extensive E EF CE K W E E U R E S BL P (otherwise known as White Lodge) has survived and now serves R T N S O E P O N K E E 5 H O A C E Y pleasure grounds laid out in the style of Humphrey GS T R U R R O H W D O N C S T G R O A D as a cafe and exhibition space for the work of local artists. VE I E RO N R O O K C N B T G R I D R O B L UN A A A R O O G OA Repton and Capability Brown, with lakes, bridges and MO D R O A W K D E E T R P O D O D T N NASTON L A D A O N E KY E O CL N When the land was put up for sale in 1902, a local campaign RE a folly tower. Remarkably the folly tower survived K R SW H O NE A G T A S I N IS L D R G N S C I N R O I BR B VILL O H T R successfully lobbied the municipal authority to acquire the I A the break-up of the estate in the 1880s and can still SO Rectory E O D ROAD OO S V O E E N G T Road ID RY 6 R L R O R B K R A A E land for a public park which was opened in 1905. Designed E be found at the rear of 130 Clapton Common. Now D L O R E D D GHALL ROA T NNIN A E O A D A K R RO D D d O oa by the Chief Officer of the London County Council (LCC) completely covered in creeper, it is Grade II listed. R L A P 7 ite A O a O ew D stl D W hi W T E Parks Department J.J. Sexby, the Park combined landscaped oad L E k R L S ic In 1833 the area had its own Horticultural Society and A D R w S E R O T M A N R Ne d parkland and formal gardens with recreational facilities such C a O o O R L ll RO A D I S A a S by 1850 there were almost 300 members who gathered S K O A D Clapton h D O R R D en E L N E C Ponds ld I L E Y D F as a bowling green and boating lake. Today the Park also D S 8 Mi L L C AM L R E S C E N T H MI N A for three shows each summer in the grounds of Craven URST D D P R E A U incorporates an urban market garden run by social enterprise A W A L F O R D R O F R T S AD A D W O O H U O A M O L A D D R O O R E D D O W N S R O Lodge or at the house of Josiah Wilson on Stamford I R O N 9 R N R O N E A N A A D Growing CommunitiesPI which grows produce for a community M R D O L L R G A G U D I B e L B G Hill. The Montefiore family, who also had a residence R T lac I FARLEIGH ROAD E P O O fruit and veg box scheme. An application to English Heritage for E I P N A D E W N Laura O F R E at Stamford Hill, gave support to such local initiatives, N D L OR R T A ad D W R o O T D E H ill R funds to make improvementsR to the Park and restore it to its L wh A A DS o E R E A O Rd O D t R R t and Nathan Montefiore is quoted as saying that he o R K N A sc T W n O Li T OR D GR OVE C F former glory is being made by Hackney Council.