39-606: London United may refer to: London United (basketball) London United Busways London United Tramways Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title London United . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_United&oldid=776126750 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
78-515: A Grade I landmark, is the 'Old Town Hall' built to serve the Parish of Hackney in 1802. It is now a betting shop. To the east are St Johns' Church Gardens. In 2009, they were awarded Heritage Green Flag status. Within the gardens stands the Church of St John-at-Hackney (built 1792). The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History opened in 2015, the museum and bar is situated in
117-472: A fire of 1955. In the churchyard stands the tomb of Francis Beaufort , deviser of the Beaufort wind force scale ; and that of John Hunter , the second governor of New South Wales , Australia. The Loddiges family also has a tomb in the churchyard and memorials within the church. The parish burial register records the death of "Anthony, a poore old negro, aged 105" in 1630. This is all that is known of Anthony,
156-526: A former call centre on Mare Street that is run by Viktor Wynd , which is a part of the Last Tuesday Society and funded by Kickstarter. Its gallery includes classic curiosities such as hairballs , Sebastian Horsley nails from his crucifixion and drawings and archive material to do with Stephen Tennant , a collection of human remains including shrunken heads , dead babies in bottles and parts of pickled prostitutes, as well as condoms used by
195-434: A resident of Bryck Place , Homerton. A further cluster of houses existed in medieval times, where Well Street enters Mare Street. The Loddiges family founded their extensive plant nursery business on open ground to the north-east of here in the 18th century. By 1724, while still consisting of a single street, there is an unbroken line of buildings, except by the churchyard and by the brook, with large gardens behind for
234-843: Is being constructed behind the existing building. Opposite on the East side, is the 2001 refurbishment of the Central Library and Methodist Hall, combined to form the Ocean Music Venue. The square is completed by the 2002 Learning and Technology Centre. This houses the new Hackney Central Library, the Hackney Archive, the local museum and the offices of the Hackney Learning Trust. North of the railway bridge, Mare Street continues as The Narroway (originally known as Church Street). By St Augustine's Tower ,
273-554: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages London United (basketball) London United is basketball team from London , England , currently competing in English Basketball League Division 2. In 2006 they were elected into the professional British Basketball League to replace the London Towers as the sole representatives for
312-547: Is dominated by Frank Matcham 's Grade II* listed 1901 Hackney Empire music hall , on whose stage appeared Charles Chaplin and Marie Lloyd – who lived in nearby Graham Road. On the west side of Town Hall Square is the 1934–1937 Grade II Hackney Town Hall in Portland Stone, fronted by an open space created when its predecessor, the Hackney Vestry Hall of 1860 was demolished. A new town hall complex
351-423: Is included in the bills of mortality, tho' no where joining to London, it is in some respects to be call'd a part of it. This town is so remarkable for the retreat of wealthy citizens, that there is at this time near a hundred coaches kept in it; tho' I will not join with a certain satyrical author, who said of Hackney, that there were more coaches than Christians in it. In Roman times Ermine Street passed to
390-471: Is the geographic, administrative and retail core of Hackney and is based on the village that grew up within the pre-existing parish of Hackney which had been in existence, with consistent boundaries, from the medieval period. The term Hackney Proper was often applied to that wider district which also includes Hackney Wick , South Hackney , West Hackney , Homerton , Dalston , De Beauvoir Town , Stamford Hill and Upper and Lower Clapton . In 1965
429-595: The London Borough of Hackney in London, England and is four miles (6.4 km) northeast of Charing Cross . The Hackney Central area is focused on Mare Street and the retail areas to the north of it including Narrow Way and surrounding local area around Hackney Downs railway station . As such it extends north from Regent's Canal (with Bethnal Green ), takes in most of Broadway Market and London Fields , and follows each side of Mare Street till it terminates in
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#1732776088035468-735: The London Transport Museum to house stored vehicles. The area is 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of the City of London with frequent trains from Hackney Downs railway station to Liverpool Street . Hackney Central railway station is a London Overground station with westbound trains to Richmond and Clapham Junction via Dalston Junction , and eastbound trains to Stratford via Homerton . London bus routes 30 , 38 , 55 , 106 , 236 , 242 , 253 , 254 , 276 , 277 , 394 , N38 , N55 , N242 , N253 , N277 and W15 serve Hackney Central. Route N277 also serves here when
507-495: The Rolling Stones and tribal art , in among an art collection which spans several centuries. The Ash Grove bus depot was built by London Buses in 1981 as part of a program to build more garages. The roof is of unusual design, carried by ten 35-ton triangular trusses supported on reinforced concrete columns , and was developed at a cost of £3.5 million. Ash Grove has also been used at various times as part of
546-680: The Victorian era , and its fortunes declined. The industries of nearby Homerton and the Lee Valley have largely disappeared, leaving the NHS and local council as the largest employers. Successive waves of immigrants, both from abroad and within the United Kingdom, make modern Hackney a culturally vibrant part of inner London , with both the benefits and challenges that this brings. Extensive post-World War II redevelopment replaced much of
585-413: The Victorian era , many of the old buildings were swept away and the estates broken up to form streets of terraced housing. The change from rural suburb to firmly urban, was marked by the arrival of the railway in 1850, with a great iron rail bridge crossing Mare Street. Trams began to make their appearance on the streets in the 1870s, and a tram depot opened in 1882 on Bohemia Place. Increased access and
624-611: The 277 route was withdrawn between Dalston and Highbury Corner and the N277 was retained. The Narrow Way ( Church Street ) remains a busy shopping area, and there is a large Tesco supermarket in nearby Morning Lane ( Money Lane ). This international store group was founded in Hackney, from a market stall in Well Street market in 1919. A planning application for a multi-storey shopping centre (with parking beneath, and housing above) on
663-580: The BBL's top-scorer with over 800pts at an average of 23 per game. Johnson was also voted by BBL coaches into the BBL "All-Star" Team of the season. It was announced on 5 September 2007, just two weeks prior to the new season tipping-off, that London United's directors and the BBL had agreed to withdraw from the upcoming campaign. The Press Release stated that United's headline sponsor, MoneyGram, had endured financial difficulties of their own and were forced to withdraw their sponsorship. Without enough funds to compete,
702-486: The Hackney Tesco site was refused permission in 2010, and the future of the site remains uncertain. A former Burberry factory building is also located off Morning Lane, with a 'factory outlet' that is considered to be Hackney's most visited tourist attraction. This site is currently being redeveloped, in two phases, that will see the retention of the showroom, but add housing above. The primary local employers are
741-774: The London United Basketball Club umbrella which enabled the Club to reach all age groups from Under 10s through to Senior Level. In the last two years London United won promotion in two consecutive seasons and is now playing in England Basketball League Division Two. On top of this, in 2010 the Men's team also won the National Shield. Notes: Hackney Central Hackney Central is a sub-district of Hackney in
780-637: The capital city. However, after achieving a Play-off place in their first season, the franchise fell into a financial crisis and withdrew but continued to field a team in the lower leagues of the English Basketball League. London United basketball club was formed in 2002 following a merger between two local teams, the Ealing Tornados and the North London Lords. Ealing Tornados were themselves a very successful team in
819-729: The club had no option but to 'park' the franchise for a year and work towards a return to the league for 2008–09. Following the shock announcement, the league was promptly reduced to 12 teams for the upcoming season, with rookies London Capital acting as the flagship for London basketball. However, this setback did not wipe out the London United brand from the London basketball landscape. London United Basketball re-established itself at Richmond upon Thames College in order to concentrate on developing young elite basketball players and subsequently joined forces with Spelthorne Atoms Junior Basketball Club to create an extensive Junior Programme under
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#1732776088035858-475: The culverting of Hackney Brook in 1859–1860, brought about the present road layout. Many older buildings were pulled down to intensify development and to make room for street widening and the railway. In 1802 the parish vestry hall on the Narrow Way was rebuilt. In 1900 it was re-faced in stone and given a pediment inscribed 'Hackney Old Town Hall'. A new town hall was built on a different site in 1866; it
897-547: The east of the churchyard) Sutton Place was built by 1806, near Sutton House . The rebuilding of the Church, on a field to the north of the village, altered the course of the road and allowed the establishment of Clapton Square in 1816, in nearby Lower Clapton . Much of the area to the north and east of the churchyard now forms the Clapton Square Conservation Area , designated in 1969. During
936-429: The finer houses and inns. The 16th-century church, despite galleries being installed, became too small for the needs of the parish, and parliament was petitioned in 1790 for a modern larger church to be built. This began in 1791 on a field to the north east of the old church, but was bedeviled by builders' bankruptcies and not finally completed until 1812–1813 when the tower and porches were added. Further disaster struck in
975-413: The first recorded black resident of Hackney. The villages of Hackney, Lower Clapton and Homerton remained separated by fields into the 19th century. The fine houses remained, with large gardens behind. Artisans and labourers lived in cottages established in these gardens. There was not the room, or the will, for major rebuilding in the village. By 1800, St Thomas' Square, a Georgian square was laid out on
1014-548: The higher ground around the later St Augustine's Tower . Hackney is not mentioned by name in the Norman Domesday Book ; at that time it formed a part of the manor of Stepney . Little remains of early Hackney, except the Tudor St Augustine's Tower , which survives as Hackney's oldest building. The churchyard, Hackney Brook, and the surrounding villages prevented Hackney's expansion, and by 1605
1053-583: The housing stock, but the Georgian housing and Victorian terraces that remain have become popular again. In 1727 Daniel Defoe said of the villages of Hackney All these, except the Wyck-house, are within a few years so encreas'd in buildings, and so fully inhabited, that there is no comparison to be made between their present and past state: Every separate hamlet is encreas'd, and some of them more than treble as big as formerly; Indeed as this whole town
1092-717: The lower leagues, having won promotion after promotion since their foundation in 1999. When the merger took place at the end of the 2001–02 season, Ealing Tornados had just finished as runners-up in NBL Division 1 (Now known as EBL Division 2) behind the Derbyshire Arrows . Playing as London United, the successes continued with promotion to EBL Division 1 achieved just a year later, in 2003. United spent 3 years in Division 1 with their biggest success coming in 2004-05 when they finished as runners-up, again pipped to
1131-666: The southern end of Mare Street. By the 20th century, these buildings had declined and were replaced with public housing. An early 18th-century mansion, now the New Landsdown Club , but once the headquarters of Elizabeth Fry 's British Ladies' Society for Promoting the Reformation of Female Prisoners remains at 195 Mare Street. It is Grade II* listed, but in poor condition and on the English Heritage register of buildings at risk. In neighbouring Homerton, (to
1170-491: The term Hackney was used to name the London Borough of Hackney , however the borough also includes Shoreditch and Stoke Newington . Hackney Town Hall is about 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Charing Cross ; and 3.8 miles (6.1 km) from the GLA City Hall near Tower Bridge . South of Hackney Central railway station Mare Street slices through Hackney's 'cultural quarter' of Town Hall Square. Its north side
1209-593: The third quarter, a last gasp effort and a 29–6 run resulted in an 81–79 victory for the rookies. United's successful start to the 2006-07 season continued with another road victory one week later against veterans the Scottish Rocks , who were defeated 76–70. London United finished the 06/07 season qualifying for the BBL Play-Offs in 8th place with an 11/25 record. Here, they were defeated narrowly by BBL Champions Guildford Heat . Tarick Johnson finished as
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1248-563: The title by the Arrows . The logical progression for the club was to join the fully professional British Basketball League in July 2006. However the decision was hastened when the London Towers withdrew from the 2006-07 season, leaving London without a professional basketball team. For owners Jack Majewski and David Schiller, the step-up meant finding a new venue, as well as recruiting more able players and finding corporate investments to fund
1287-572: The venture into the BBL . Jacks first step was to hire coach Tony Garbelotto to control the team on-court and bring in Chris Morris (who works closely with Tony Garbelotto running the highly successful Hackney Community College Basketball Academy programme based at SPACe) to run off-court operations. Majewski, Schiller, Garbelotto and Morris are the Club Directors. Sponsorship soon came, in
1326-493: The vicinity of Hackney Central railway station . The area also includes the central retail area which extends from Hackney Downs station in the west to the Hackney Walk Outlet Village, on Morning Lane and goes in between Wick Road ( Homerton ) and Cassland Road ( South Hackney ) till meeting Hackney Wick , to the east. Hackney Central is the area that once would have been known as Hackney Village . This
1365-529: The village had a lower rateable value than the other divisions of the parish. In Tudor times there were a number of fine houses along Church Street, but many Tudor courtiers lived in nearby Homerton . On the site of Brooke House college, in Clopton was sited one of Henry VIII's palaces, where his daughter Mary took the Oath of Supremacy . Her guardian was Henry's Principal Secretary of State Ralph Sadleir ,
1404-463: The way of international money transferors MoneyGram, and a suitable venue was found at the Space Centre near Hackney . A mass influx of British players strengthened the ranks of United, with major signings including internationals Chris Haslam and Tarick Johnson . London played their first BBL game on 30 September 2006 on the road at Leicester Riders . Despite trailing 73–52 at the end of
1443-464: The west of what is now Hackney Central. The land was covered with open oak and hazel woodlands, with marshland around the rivers and streams that crossed the area. Hackney lay in the Catevallauni tribal territory. The name Hackney derives from a 5th- or 6th-century Saxon settlement known as Haca's ey – or raised ground in marshland. The settlement was near Hackney Brook , and was probably on
1482-625: Was a place that flourished from the Tudor period , when principal members of the Court had their houses in the surrounding area, and King Henry VIII of England had a palace (located near the modern Lea Bridge Road roundabout). Hackney Central remained a popular resort for Londoners until the end of the Georgian era , when this suburb of London began to be completely built up. Railways, trams and factories brought an end to Hackney's rural atmosphere during
1521-420: Was in turn superseded by today's Town Hall , built in 1937. By the turn of the 20th century, only St Johns Gardens, and Clapton Square, the areas around the 1791 church, remained as public open space. There is a Hackney Central ward electoral ward for Hackney Council, which, as electoral wards require roughly equal electorates, corresponds only very roughly to the area after which it is named. Hackney Central
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