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 (East) V D Stamford R A Hill A M H U R S T L D I P A A N R K O G R W D O GREE D O O D OA K O W R R N E OA A L B K T D N B S E E Y N A E C V C O T A T NORT LA R H R S G RL B H FIEL D Y U A A R O A 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 OA H W RING W P D R S O O E O A U D N C East D E L B V A Manor E A P R Reservoir D T House R P O R T L A N O Y D U N S M U R N E R D G O A R O C V O E M AD M R O T HE O H OL L R AT N L D F AI A I A D H O H R G F I E L D O L S P R I N A N R O N D T D S R E RS West R M O L Y N M O U T H R O A D D E LK L O O T A F Reservoir W AD A A U B S H M D N T S R O S E A T SI B A O LD A R O A D P T Z T K I R I O L L S N EN E A S M E V N L A E At the Heart of E O S This walk covers Lower Clapton. U SE R A Q V E G R O N D IC K Hackney since 1967 W T R E S WA Clapton – farm on the hill – is derived from ‘clop’, a lump or H DRIV D L A Stoke R I A E O ST P E R Newington A D N hill, and ‘ton’, farm. It was normally rendered Clopton until the C O OU R L N E G O R V E O T O N R E 18th century. Until the second half of the 19th century, the area Z D D E A A L B C A A L D RK O Hackney Walks No 10 was largely agricultural with a few grand houses. Following the A O PA O U R YOAKLEY R V SHIP opening of Clapton Station in 1872 and the introduction of the D E A Hackney Society Publication E R N Q O QUEE R L N A S A I L L U O T P L E E N T H E I M O U N horse omnibus and tram into the City, the area became desirable E T Y EN RD From Clapton Pond to K S A S N R ROO E T to commuters, leading developers to create new streets. WI ZEB R O E RA D N Clapton Square – and back D G O A LB L L U R D I AD A E I O B V ZA R E B F L F ORCE B S O A Duration 1 hour 1 Clapton Pond A R D ROAD E T H © O C D L K O D O Distance 1 mile S W S H ROAD WO S CE R T Clapton Pond was first dug in the early 17th century. During the T S A GARNHAM T O L N N RR R O O WN E A M O T EE M W C BR IP O 18th century it was a reservoir. In 1898 a public park was created H S C T K DS R N T O R O E T L D G O T N IN MAUR and railings put up. It was improved by Clapton Pond Neighbour- E EF CE K W E E U R E R T S N P Fig 2:158 and 160 Lower Clapton Road 2013 O hood Action Group with a new bridge, fountain and play area. S E P B O N K E E H LG O A C E Y T R U R R O D C H W S N S T O G R O A D VE I E RO N R O O K C 4 Bishop Wood’s Almshouses N B T G R I D R 2 Former St James Terrace O B L UN A A A R O O G O MO D R O A W K D E E T R AD P O D O T N NASTON L A D A O Bishop Wood’s Almshouses were founded in 1665 by N KY E Once part of St James Terrace, 158 and 160 Lower Clapton E CL O RE N K R SW H O NE A G Thomas Wood, Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry and T A S I N Road date from the early 19th century. Four houses were IS L D R G N S C I N R O I BR B VI O H Rectory R T A restored in 1888 and 1930. The chapel added in the SO I E demolished to make way for Millfields Road. O D L L R O ROAD OO S V O Road E E N G T ID R Y R 19th century had pews only for the ten resident widows. L R B K R A A E D E L O R E D GHALL ROAD 3 Pond House The tall chimneys are part of the 1888 restoration. T NNIN A E O A D A K R RO D D d O oa R L 5 P e A 6 it Pond House, 162 Lower Clapton Road, was built for Benjamin A O a O ew 5 Thistlewaite Road D stl D W hi W T 7 E Walsh, a stockbroker, soon after 1800. It was used as a home oad L E k R Buses: L The writer Harold Pinter grew up at 19 Thistlewaite S 8 4 ic until the 1880s, a school until 1904, then a clothing factory. A D R w S E R O T M A N R Ne d 38, 48, 55, 56, C 9 a Road. In 2012 Lady Antonia Fraser Pinter, his widow, O o O R From 1939 to 2001 it was occupied by the Hackney Volunteers L 3 ll RO A D I S A a S S K O A D h D 106, 253, 254, O R R D en E L unveiled a plaque that had been sponsored by Clapton N E C Clapton ld I Social Club. It is now being converted into flats. L E Y D F D S Ponds Mi L L C AM L 393, 425 and 488 R E S C E N T H 2 MI N A URST D D P R Overground: E 1 A W A L F A U O R D F R T S AD R O A D W O O H U O A M O L O A D O Hackney Central R D R E D D O W N S R O I R O N R N R O N E A N A A D M R Train: PI D O L L R G A G U D I B e L B G R T lac I FARLEIGH ROAD Clapton Station E P O 26 E O 25 I P N A D E W N Laura O F R E N D 10 L OR R T A ad D W R o O T D E H ill R R L wh A A D o E R E A O Rd O D t R S R ot R K N A sc W T 11 n O Li T OR D GR OVE C F E D ERF O SOM O O R S I A N 24 C R S R D R T E D R C 12 W H P O A O E d d O oa a Y R A N R o R D N n OA A TO A R E R E R O ulto D C OM LA H K m Go r N W L C a DU D A n 23 le L L G D I 13 A D L D A A N E R OA N U R E V E G R O W K A T T S A R 14 DI B E G E P E SQ M S ON ME E RR C N L S M A T T H A W N PT I A B N N S A R S DO L O A D K E C C G E N N E E C C LA Y I LE R O A D E A I K R W A 17 E L 22 E H M Y O 15 I N 16 A I S D R R A A Y D C N H O R B O D N O A G T O GN U O 21 R A U R T NS R P 20 Fig 1: ClaptonO Pond (with Pond House and former StD James Terrace in the Fig.