Nathaniel Acton was a wealthy successful Suffolk landowner. describes the land he owned in and around Shoreditch, stretching into Hackney and Bethnal Green. The painting is by Gainsborough, 1758. Information from .
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Nathaniel Acton
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Nathaniel Acton mosaic
{At the centre:} This estate is named after Nathaniel Acton, 1725 - 1795, who...
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Surrey County Cinema
Originally called the Surrey County Theatre, it was renamed as a cinema in 1929, and in 1947, it became the 'Gaumont'. The auditorium has since been demolished, but the entrance and foyer were reta...
East End Dwellings Company Ltd
Founded in the 1880s by Angela Burdett-Coutts.
Richmond Palace
The manor house of Sheen had stood on the site since at least the early 12th century, and King Henry VIIÂ built Richmond Palace there in the late 15th century. It was virtually destroyed by fire at ...
redevopment of Stonebridge Estate
Not to be confused with the Stonebridge Estate in Brent which sounds very rough but if you believe Iain Sinclair, in 1991 the one in Haggerston was not much better. Wikimapia shows the boundaries...

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