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Clapton Square

Clapton, LondonGrade II listed buildings in the London Borough of HackneySquares in the London Borough of HackneyStreets in the London Borough of HackneyUse British English from May 2017
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Clapton Square is the second largest garden square in the London Borough of Hackney, located in Lower Clapton, Clapton. It is lined by buildings on three sides. Its Conservation Area designated in 1969 – extended in 1991 and 2000 – takes in a larger green space separated by a stretch of open road: St John's Gardens. Those gardens have the tallest and largest building visible from all parts of the square's garden, the Church of St John-at-Hackney, rebuilt in 1792-97 which contains older monuments. Two sides of the square are lined with tall, partly stone-dressed, classical, Georgian terraced houses.

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Clapton Square
Clapton Square, London Clapton (London Borough of Hackney)

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