Amir Dotan (@HistoryofStokey) recently completed a gazetteer of every shop or trade premises on Stoke Newington Church Street since 1847 (along with a photographic slide-show). From a time when oil shops, boot-makers, drapers, tailors & pawnbrokers dominated Church Street, to today’s wine merchants, cafes and boutiques, this unique project charts the changing social and cultural composition …
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28.11.2016 – Stoke Newington History Talks #1: Ghostsigns, Photo Mashups & Pleasure Grounds
Photo mashups by Amir Dotan Curator and publisher of The History of Stoke Newington, and documenter of the late Victorian campaign to save Clissold Park from the clutches of developers. Amir will guide us through his latest work showing archival images superimposed on their contemporary settings, and why he obsessively undertakes his work documenting the …
27.02.2017 – Stoke Newington History Talks #2: Pubs, Simpsons factory, Conservation & Preservation
Stoke Newington’s Pubs by Amir Dotan Curator and publisher of the History of Stoke Newington Twitter and Facebook feeds, Amir will guide us through the history of some of Stoke Newington’s pubs, which over the centuries have been rebuilt, converted to flats or demolished. From Georgian Teverns and Inns to Victorian Saloons and 1970s Punk venues, Stoke Newington’s pubs …
22.05.2017 – Stoke Newington History Talks #3: Images from the 70s-80s, Church St property survey, Garden City Movement
Stoke Newington Church Street property survey 1890-2017 by Amir Dotan Curator and publisher of the History of Stoke Newington Twitter and Facebook feeds, Amir will guide us through his recent research which traces the history of every building on Stoke Newington Church Street. It paints a vivid picture of the changing commercial landscape over the …
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