Hackney Brook Guided Walking Tour with Paul Talling, Author of London's Lost Rivers

​(part 1)

A walk tracing the route of the upper course of this buried river from Holloway Road to Hackney Central, discussing the social history along the way. Highlights include the site of Joe Meek's studio where many hit records were recorded before he killed his landlady and then himself, Abney Park Cemetery looking at some interesting headstones and the restored chapel from Paul's Derelict London book, the location of Amy Winehouse's Back to Black Video, the home where Marc Bolan (then Feld) grew up, the former Highbury Stadium, and the house where Reggie Kray stabbed Jack the Hat McVitie.

​(part 2)

This walk traces the area between Hackney Central and Hackney Wick, where the Hackney Brook once flowed openly into the River Lea. Hackney Wick has undergone significant regeneration in recent years, and along the way we explore its rich industrial past, uncovering surviving buildings and the stories behind them. We also follow the course of London’s most recently lost river, the Pudding Mill River, which was culverted to make way for the Olympic Stadium.