Dr Colin Franklin was one of Hackney’s pioneering black GPs, who built an extraordinary relationship with patients from his small practice in Lauriston Road and became a much-loved figure in the local community
History and future plans for Marian Court in Homerton, a post-war Hackney housing estate that stood for more than 60 years. Built to tackle London’s housing shortage after the Second World War, Marian Court reflected the changing priorities of social housing in Hackney and is now being replaced as part of a major redevelopment that…