The 5th Stoke Newington History Talks event was held at St Matthias Hall to accommodate the growing popularity since I organised the first event on the 28th of November 2016. The hall was packed and it was fascinating hearing about the history of the New River from Nick Higham and the story of the campaign to save the New River Reservoirs from Monica Blake.

Photos from Hackney Archives by Amir Dotan

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Myddelton’s water: A history of the New River by Nick Higham

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Save the reservoirs campaign by Monica Blake

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