Highbury Park, London

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The Highbury Barn public house. Highbury Barn, Highbury, N5 (2509784122).jpg
The Highbury Barn public house.

Highbury Park is a street in Highbury, London, that runs from Blackstock Road in the north to Highbury Grove in the south.

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The late nineteenth century Highbury Barn public house refers in its name to the 18th century tea gardens that became a "pleasure resort" in the nineteenth century. [1]

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References

  1. Pevsner, Nikolaus & Bridget Cherry (2002). The buildings of England London 4: North. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. p. 693. ISBN   0300096534.

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