Dalston, Greater London

Flower Delivery to Dalston by Clare Florist

Dalston is a district of north-east London in the Borough of Hackney . It is about 4 miles northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the 35 major centres located in greater London. The area extends west from London fields and hackney village to the Kingsland road and Kingsland high street over Parkroad to the north from the shoreditch parish boundary.

The town probably derived its name from dedrlaf’s tun or farm in 1294 just as Hoxton, its nearby town was named after the farm of ‘Hoch’. The village was one of the small villages of the Hackney parish that were grouped for assessment reasons. In AD1280, a leper hospital was founded by the citizens of London in Dalston and by AD 1549, It was attached as an outhouse to the chapel of St. Bartholomew. With the coming of the railways and continuous building, the area began to experience rapid development that by 1859, it had surpassed its neighbors, the village of Kingsland.

Dalton has been one of London’s entertainment hubs for many years boasting up to five cinemas within a mile, a theatre, music hall an d lots more facilities. There was a proliferation of rock venues in the 1970’s and 1980’s, one of which today hosts the vortex jazz club.

Dalston has attracted thousands of immigrants over the years and was once a popular settlement for Jewish immigrants from central Europe. It was later a predominantly Caribbean community after the Jews gradually moved out. It wasn’t long before the Caribbean’s where replaced by the Turks. Today there is a gradual increase in the polish population which is evident in the predominance of polish stores and delicatessens. Dalston was once claimed to be “the coolest place to live in Britain” in an April 2009 Guardian article.

ATTRACTIONS

Hackney Empire Theatre

The Hackney Empire is making a name for itself as it gradually becomes the capital’s major independent venue providing a wide range of popular culture. It brings prominent companies all over the world to the empire stage. Seasons include the best of British drama, opera, concerts and ballet productions. The building is a glorious building built in 1901. It is a feast to the eyes, featuring stunning architecture and fabrics.

Market Café

Market café is a bar and restaurant located in hackney, not far from Regent’s Canal. Market Café is quite popular for its signature Australian style coffee that is served alongside traditional British dishes. There is a well stocked bar with assorted drinks for the boozrers delight and pavement tables where you can dine on warm days. There are also regular live music shows indoors.  An all round  great place to go relax and have some fun in the evenings.

THINGS TO DO

Look round the Geffrye Museum

Geffrye Museum is actually in Hoxton but a 20 minute walk from Dalston junction. It is regarded as Kingsland Road’s most popular and free attraction. You can take a walk there to get a glimpse of the way rooms have been used and decorated in the last 400 years. It also has tours for visitors to se houses from the 17thy century up until the 20th century. The museum also opens its period gardens from April to October yearly.

Visit the libraries

There a wide range of literature related events at Dalston’s libraries and are mostly free events. You can get listings on the Hackney council website. Events include creative writing and performance workshop which holds on the fourth Tuesday of every month. There are regular readings with writers, book discussion groups and a career advice service at the hackney Central library. Look out for other events around Daltons libraries.

DALSTON FLOWERS

Dalston is well known for its abundance of rare flowers which are visible among the numerous flower stores in the area. Many people like to use Dalston flowers for events such as birthdays, weddings, wreaths for burial ceremonies as well as house decorations. If you need flower delivery in Dalston, our florists would make lovely bouquets and arrangement and send the flowers to Dalston for you. There are a a wide range of flowers from Roses to Freesia flower bouquets, along with our Classic Bouquets and Colorful flower Bouquets which you can choose from.

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