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[Press Release] In early 1960 a brand new fountain was installed by Hackney Council on Stoke Newington Common. The fountain was dedicated to Florence duVergier, the very first woman to be elected Mayor of Hackney, during the war in 1943. Originally a teacher, Florence duVergier was elected to be a Hackney Councillor in 1928 and [...]

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