Stoke Newington

Stoke Newington is very middle class, but for those of the chattering classes who have been priced out of Islington. It was considered the up and coming place when I first moved to London. By now it has truly arrived. The high street is just full of places you can but expensive coffee and pastries in. It isn't exactly overflowing with historic buildings, but it has some...

One surprise is to find Defoe lived here (on what is now called Defoe Street)

This is a lovely house

But the plaque again refers to what used to be on the site rather than the house that is there now

The most striking building is the new St Mary's Church due to its tall steeple (Old St Mary's Church across the road is nice, but overgrown and doesn't photograph well)

The most pleasing house in the area is Clissold House, in Clissold Park.

And Clissold Park is beautiful on a warm sunny afternoon...