Milk and honey: an unusual conversion in east London

An old dairy in Hackney has been given a new lease of life as a home and thriving venueThe Old Dairy, as it’s known, has seen a variety of inhabitants over the years. These range from cows that used to graze on Hackney Marshes to carpet-makers, squatters, skateboarders and, most recently, Florence and James Kennedy, who live there with their two-year-old daughter, Clover, and a Great Dane named Huxley. Tucked between rows of Victorian terraced houses in east London’s Clapton, the bui