An early 18th century house, demolished in 1965 with its doorcase being rescued and reused in Great James's Street.
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Lanesborough House
Built by James Lane, 2nd Viscount Lanesborough. Â Converted into a hospital in 1733. Â Three-storey, red brick simple design. Â Wings were later added to the structure by architect Isaac Ware. Â Demoli...
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First Synagogue in Hackney
British History Online gives the following information: 'Benjamin Mendes da Costa and Jacob de Moses Franco were among the first members of the Jewish Board of Deputies in 1760, when every member o...
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West Hackney Almshouses / Cooke's Rents
Mainly from British History Online we've learnt the following: In 1740 Thomas Cooke, a director of the Bank of England, built almshouses, Cooke’s Rents, for 8 poor families with small children, and...
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