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Hackney Downs is a park and an area of historically common land in the Lower Clapton area of the
The ‘Hackney Downs’ neighbourhood can be described as the western part of Lower Clapton; the area to the west of Cricketfield Road and east of the railway line. The streets north and south of the park are dominated by social housing (such as the Nightingale Estate) – these areas were largely rebuilt during the 1930s and 1960s.
The two London Overground stations are '' Hackney Central'' on the
Mossbourne Community Academy
''Blasts From The Past''
(LBH film of demolition of the tower blocks on the north side of the Downs). {{Authority control Districts of the London Borough of Hackney Areas of London Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Hackney Common land in London Clapton, London
London Borough of Hackney
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. The name is sometimes also used to apply to the neighbourhood around the park.
Hackney Downs Park
The Downs open space was originally common land, preserved from the 1860s as parkland as a result of pressure by the Commons Preservation Society. At , the park is one of the larger open spaces wholly within the London Borough of Hackney. It has a play area, basketball courts, football pitches and a bowling green. Occupying, as it does, a fairly central place in Hackney, the park used to be the yearly venue for the popular Hackney Show, but this event — which helped to give a sense of community and identity to an often-troubled borough — has been discontinued in recent times as a cost-cutting measure, as have the regularFireworks Night
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shows. The park was given a Green Flag award in July 2008.''Hackney Today'' 188 21 July 2008
Neighbourhood
The ‘Hackney Downs’ neighbourhood can be described as the western part of Lower Clapton; the area to the west of Cricketfield Road and east of the railway line. The streets north and south of the park are dominated by social housing (such as the Nightingale Estate) – these areas were largely rebuilt during the 1930s and 1960s.
Education
Hackney Downs School was also located here. The site has been redeveloped as the Mossbourne Community Academy.Governance
''Hackney Downs'' is currently a ward name, the represented area of three councillors, of Hackney Council up for election every 4 years.Transport and locale
The two London Overground stations are '' Hackney Central'' on the North London line
The North London line (NLL) is a railway line which passes through the inner suburbs of west, north-west, north, and east London, England between Richmond in the south-west and Stratford in the east, avoiding central London. Its route is a rou ...
and Hackney Downs
Hackney Downs is a park and an area of historically common land in the Lower Clapton area of the London Borough of Hackney. The name is sometimes also used to apply to the neighbourhood around the park.
Hackney Downs Park
The Downs open space ...
on the Lea Valley Lines to Liverpool Street.
References
External links
Mossbourne Community Academy
''Blasts From The Past''
(LBH film of demolition of the tower blocks on the north side of the Downs). {{Authority control Districts of the London Borough of Hackney Areas of London Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Hackney Common land in London Clapton, London