London's Village of Visionaries - Stoke Newington (4K)

A walk across the Lea Valley from Leyton to Stoke Newington. Support my channel on Patreon   / johnrogers   Described as "the village of visionaries" in the Time Out Book of London Walks, Stoke Newington has strong associations with non-comformism, the arts and literature. Our walk starts in Leyton and crosses the River Lea then goes over Hackney Marshes to the Hackney Cut. We then visit the Millfields Community Orchard in Clapton. From here our path takes us across Millfields and up Southwold Road to Lower Clapton Road where I'm pleasantly surprised to find draft pale ale to take away from the garden of the Crooked Billet pub. We turn into Evering Road with its notorious association with the Kray Twins. Following Brooke Road N16 we feel the presence of the Hackney Brook running beneath the ground through the area. This leads us across Stoke Newington Common to Stoke Newington Church Street which follows the route of the Roman Ermine Street. We walk through the beautiful Abney Park Cemetery, opened on the site of Abney House as a model 'garden cemetery'. I include an excerpt of the interview I shot with stone carver Nigel Mantel in 2012 (   • Secret Life of Abney Park Cemetery Stoke N...  ). This leads us into Stoke Newington Church Street and a visit to the Ecstatic Peace Library Record Shop. Our walk ends in Clissold Park. The Super8 footage shows Barnsbury Estate in Islington. http://thelostbyway.com/ Links and references: Summer on the Estate http://www.curiousbritishtelly.co.uk/... Strawberry Moon by Thurston Moore https://thurstonmoore1.bandcamp.com/t... A Walk in Victoria Park with Travis Elborough    • A Walk in Victoria Park with Travis Elborough   Music: I Found DB Cooper by Craig MacArthur The Sleeping Prophet by Jesse Gallagher Fresh Fallen Snow by Chris Haugen Angel Guides by Jesse Gallagher T.M. by John Rogers Tratak by Jesse Gallagher Gymnopedie No 1 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/ _________________________________________________________________________________ Please subscribe for regular videos: http://bit.ly/1EJjIB8 My shop https://teespring.com/stores/the-lost... Book: This Other London http://amzn.to/2zbFmTd Audiobook & Kindle: http://amzn.to/2xLGb8s My blog The Lost Byway: http://thelostbyway.com/ Follow me on Twitter:   / fugueur   Instagram   / thelostbyway   Make a donation to help support the channel https://paypal.me/JohnRogersLondon - many thanks! Shot in 4K on a Panasonic GX80 (affiliate link) https://amzn.to/2QUrtXo My Walking kit (amazon affiliate link - I earn a small commission on purchases) https://amzn.to/2Xky2UA