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Ghost Bikes in Stoke Newington

By anne c | Published: 8 August 2009
In passing there doesn’t seem to be anything unusual about the bicycle tied to a lamppost opposite the Stoke Newington Railway, but then something doesn’t seem quite right… eventually it dawns on me that not only is it a white bike but the wheels are white too. What does it mean? Is it an East [...]
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Frank C. Bostock – The Animal King of Abney Park Cemetery

By Tom | Published: 22 February 2009
If you live in Stokey, chances are you have seen that beautiful marble lion in the cemetery. And if you haven’t, you should make your way there pronto. It’s majestic, I tell you. The man who is buried there is Frank C. Bostock, and – even though the RSPCA would probably have a word or two [...]
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