A proposal I presented to the Stoke Newington Station manager for a station history display inside the station, utilising an otherwise empty and uninspiring blank space. Currently researching the best solution to print and display the material, taking into account the risk of vandalism. A poster on a stand in the entrance hall also looks like a possibility. Hopefully this project will become a reality soon.
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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
In my talk I guided the audience through my recent research, which traced the history of every building on Stoke Newington Church Street. This research paints a vivid picture of the changing commercial landscape over the decades as tobacconists, tailors, and bootmakers made way for manufacturing, sewing machine repair shops, and later restaurants, cafes, and estate agents. I shared insights, trends, and stories of different shops from the late Victorian period onwards.
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Stoke Newington History 