Mare Street
Mare Street is a street in the London Borough of Hackney. It has existed since the 15th century, when it was one of the first roads at the centre of the parish. It was then known as Merestret. The word mere was either the Old English mǣre meaning a boundary — referring to the boundary with the parish of Stepney — or mere, a large pond which was fed by Hackney Brook.[1][2][3]
Location
Mare Street runs north–south through the centre of Hackney. It starts at the junction of Dalston Lane with the Lower Clapton Road and runs south to the Regent's Canal. The northernmost section is a largely traffic-free shopping street, known as The Narroway.
South of the
History
Mare Street was established by 1593 when the Flying Horse Inn was a staging post for travellers. By 1720, it was the most populous part of Hackney.[4]
In the 18th century,
After the First World War, the area became more industrial, and after World War II, a mixture of bomb damage and
In 1945, the Cordwainers' College moved from Clerkenwell to 182 Mare Street (formerly Lady Holles's School and the Dalston county school).[6]
Mary Wollstonecraft, author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, pioneer of women's rights and mother of Mary Shelley, lived at what is now 373–375 Mare Street in 1784.[7]
Notable buildings
The 14th century St Augustine's Tower on the Narroway, is a remnant of Hackney parish's medieval church which was replaced by the present St. John at Hackney church in 1797.[8]
The Hackney Empire is at 291 Mare Street. Built by Frank Matcham in 1901 as a music hall, it was later used as a television studio and a bingo hall, before reopening as a theatre in 1986.[9]
Next to the Hackney Empire is
The London College of Fashion is at 182 Mare Street, having incorporated the former Cordwainers' College.[10]
The Ash Grove bus garage is at Mare Street, being operated by two operators, Arriva London and Stagecoach London.
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The Hackney Empire is a prominent Victorian music hall.
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A drinking trough provided by the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association
References
- ISBN 0747803099,
Mare Street, E8 A large pond fed by the Hackney Brook caused constant trouble to coaches and their passengers in the eighteenth century. Because of its low-lying nature the area around Mare Street was a marsh and the street is called Mere (marsh) Street on early maps.
- ^ Why Mare Street? A Short Index of Street Names, Hackney Public Libraries, 1967
- ISBN 9780862996772,
The name Mare Street is derived from the Middle English Meare, meaning a boundary and referring to the original settlement...
- ^ a b T.F.T. Baker, ed. (1995). "Hackney: Mare Street and London Fields". A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 10: Hackney. Institute of Historical Research.
- ^ "Morley Hall". Cinema Treasures.
- ^ T.F.T. Baker, ed. (1995). "Hackney: Education". A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 10: Hackney. Institute of Historical Research.
- ^ "Plaque: Mary Wollstonecraft - E8". Londonremembers.com.
- ^ "History and heritage". London Borough of Hackney.
- ^ "History of the Hackney Empire". Hackney Empire. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "UAL - London College of Fashion". University of the Arts.