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Clapton House

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Clapton House

It stood to the north of Clapton Pond, probably on the site of the house of Thomas Wood, later Serjeant of the Pantry, who lived in Hackney in 1597 and was a vestryman in 1627. The building on the right of the picture might be the first synagogue in Hackney.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Clapton House

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