K D D A O H A R I G R O H 3 U ST AUGUSTINE’S B O R F PATH PETHERTON ROAD L A G B N HIGHBURY NEW PARK L E R Highbury New Park ‘The Glass House’ C O 1 10 L O L E Begun in the 1850s as a 40 Douglas Road N1 N I F E I B E N 100-acre suburb in exuberant mid- A 1990s glass version of its three- L L D L Victorian style. St Augustine’s Church storey neighbours, tucked behind the R A O A (1869-70) was provided by developer Marquess Tavern. Quite a different A N D E Henry Rydon. back view from Arran Walk. n Park S 2 Petherton Road 11 St Stephen’s Church POET’S ROAD Attractively wide to (1837-39) Enhanced by newly 2 accommodate the New River that restored spire and facade. 4 once flowed between the roadways. S E FERNTOWER ROAD R 12 Canonbury House C GREEN H NEWINGTON Clissold Park, Alwyne Villas, Alwyne Place & RT 3 AFO Stoke Newington Alwyne Road roughly outline the old SE PYRLAND ROAD D A short walk north from Newington gardens of Canonbury House. Two 1 R Green via Green Lanes. polygonal brick summerhouses can 5 MILDMAY PARK H BERESFORD ROAD N still be seen. One at 4a Alwyne Villas K I R PA R th G W 4 Newington Green has the date 1526 (and a 19 NE G H Y R Was a small medieval century upper floor). The other, U B B N H AVENUE settlement that developed from the stuccoed, is at 7 Alwyne Road. IG U O MILDMAY GROVE th H NOR mid-17 century and became an SVE T Highbury Fields R GRO NORTH urban square with railings in 1742. Canonbury Tower G MILDMAY GROVE 13 Y 8 London’s oldest surviving brick terrace Originally part of the old Manor N SOUTH I (1658) at Nos 52-55 on the west House, the tower may date from the G R th W K E side. 1708 Unitarian Chapel on the 16 century. The present Canonbury E AR O Canonbury P C TON N A P north side. House is from c.1795. V M L HA P RT Y E O N R 6 Two Figs Estorick Collection of U 7 5 14 B 101 Newington Green Road N1 Modern Italian Art H G I U L’ S R O A D H A P ST PAUL’S PLACE T 020 7690 6811 39a Canonbury Square N1 S T Vegetarian deli, wholefood shop T 020 7704 9522 P O N D R O A D TH B L L S R A & mini café. www.estorickcollection.com O N 9 GRANGE GROVE K Small gallery in a Georgian villa with R A A D P St Paul’s Shrubbery fine permanent collection and Y 6 R H U T Annual community festival held changing exhibitions. Garden café, B U ST MARY’S GROVE N O COMPTON ROAD O 16 S here in July. bookshop & library. N K A R C A Wed-Sat: 11.00-18.00; Sun: 12.00- UPPER ST P Y D R U A Mildmay Public Library 17.00; closed Mon & Tues CO 7 NB NO O 21-23 Mildmay Park N1 MP CA R T 020 7527 7880 15 Union Chapel TO X N 15 WILLOW BRIDGE ROAD E Compton Terrace N1 TE S S ALW T 020 7226 1686 R 8 Canonbury Station CANONBURY PLACE E R 13 Silverlink trains to Kew & Congregational chapel (1876-89, AC 14 YN E ENGLEFIELD ROAD D ALWYNE VILLAS Richmond and to North Woolwich James Cubitt, architect) with E PLACE LK A A & the Woolwich Ferry. proud High Victorian tower. CANONBURY 10 W AN O 12 R Outstanding octagonal interior SQUARE D DOUGLAS RD A AR R O 9 New River Walk with seats for 1,650 on two R E E NORTHCHURCH ROAD A miniature linear park opened levels. Varied programme of V T O C E R in 1954. The ponds follow the course music and performance. N G A A Y Y LW R G of Hugh Myddelton’s New River, the N A U NORTHAMPTON ST B O N H 1613 aqueduct that brought drinking Canonbury Park South N O T 16 N B A water to London from the Amwell and Another pleasant street for U C U R Chadwell springs in Hertfordshire. walking and an alternative to the O Y HA S New River Walk. R LLIFO O A D RD STR 12 EET N D E A W O N R O X R E T S H S E R D ..