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unusual facts about Clissold Park


Clissold Park

In Nick Hornby's novel Slam, the character Sam and his girlfriend Alicia often go to Clissold Park.


Samuel Hoare Jr

His only surviving brother Jonathan, merchant of Throgmorton Street, partner in Gurnell, Hoare & Co, built a mansion in what became Clissold Park, across Stoke Newington Church Street from the family home in Paradise Row.


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Emu Heights, New South Wales

Clissold Park is host to great diversity of Australia's fauna and flora and features basketball, netball and children's playground facilities.