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 If you are a fan of Stoke Newington then you will love this new booklet, stuffed full of facts, pictures and ....
maps: it will help you uncover loads of secrets about local people and places. Find out here how to buy - or even win - yourself a copy!
If you are a history detective, a collector of funny little facts or you just feel like fighting the flab, why not go on some of the nine walks that you can follow in the new booklet Discover Stoke Newington.
You are sure to find out loads of new things about this amazing area of London: you can wander through Abney Park Cemetery and Clissold Park, along Church Street and the High Street up to Stoke Newington Common, plus through plenty of nooks and crannies along the way. You are bound to finish your walk fitter, and an even bigger fan of the ancient parish of Stoke Newington.
 Prize Competition
If you would like to win a copy of the booklet, be the first to answer this question correctly:
The building in the middle of this picture (drawn for TimeLine by Mike Oades) is 187 Stoke Newington High Street: nowadays it is yumyum Thai restaurant, but what was it way back in history?
(If you already have the book you will find the answer on page 55). Send in your answer by e-mail to
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(please mark your e-mail "Discover Stoke Newington"). The name of the winner will go up on this website and we will send you your copy of the booklet.
Discover Stoke Newington was written by David Mander and Isobel Watson and is published by The Friends of Hackney Archives. It is available from Hackney Archives Department at 43 de Beauvoir Road, London N1 5SQ and from The Fox Reformed at 176 Stoke Newington Church Street, London N16. The price is £4.95: if you would like it to be sent to you by post please add £1.50 for postage and packing. Cheques should be made payable to London Borough of Hackney.
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