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Moments from Hackney History Festival

Boats, Borders and Belonging: Hidden Histories of Sylheti Lascars in Hackney

A talk by Shabna Begum on belonging, collective action & a fight against dispossession: traced through her account of the Bengali squatters’ movement in 1970s East London.

Moments from Hackney History Festival

Boats, Borders and Belonging: Hidden Histories of Sylheti Lascars in Hackney

A talk by Shabna Begum on belonging, collective action & a fight against dispossession: traced through her account of the Bengali squatters’ movement in 1970s East London.

Moments from Hackney History Festival

Boats, Borders and Belonging: Hidden Histories of Sylheti Lascars in Hackney

A talk by Shabna Begum on belonging, collective action & a fight against dispossession: traced through her account of the Bengali squatters’ movement in 1970s East London.

Moments from Hackney History Festival

Boats, Borders and Belonging: Hidden Histories of Sylheti Lascars in Hackney

A talk by Shabna Begum on belonging, collective action & a fight against dispossession: traced through her account of the Bengali squatters’ movement in 1970s East London.

Moments from Hackney History Festival

Boats, Borders and Belonging: Hidden Histories of Sylheti Lascars in Hackney

A talk by Shabna Begum on belonging, collective action & a fight against dispossession: traced through her account of the Bengali squatters’ movement in 1970s East London.

HACKNEY: This Place Then – What a brilliant night at @bootstrapcharity for the launch of @hackneyhistoryfest.

It was a real pleasure to host the opening event here in @dalston_cultural_quarter, bringing people together for stories, local history, conversation and community.

Huge thanks to everyone who came, spoke, listened, shared memories and helped make the night feel so special — and to @hackney_society and everyone involved in bringing the festival to life.

We’re proud to be part of a festival that celebrates Hackney’s many histories: the people, places, movements, buildings, cultures and communities that continue to shape the borough.

Do check out the rest of the @hackneyhistoryfest programme.

#HackneyHistoryFestival #HackneyHistory #HackneySociety #Bootstrap #DalstonCulturalQuarter #Dalston #Hackney #EastLondon #LocalHistory #CommunityHistory #LondonHistory #Heritage #LondonEvents #WhatsOnHackney

The Go East Vintage Flea Weekender @hackneydepot is BACK, and this one is extra special!

Mark your calendars for Sat 30th & Sun 31st May because we’re bringing you the ultimate weekend of vintage hunting and local heritage.

This month, we are thrilled to be teaming up with the @hackneyhistoryfest and the @hackney_society! Together, we’re celebrating the incredible history of Hackney’s iconic buildings and vibrant past. Come for the rare flea finds, stay for the amazing local stories.

The official @hackneyhistoryfest Saturday guided tour of the Depot is now SOLD OUT, but you can still visit us anytime over the weekend as a customer and check out this incredible building between 10am and 5pm.

🎟️ Don’t miss out - make sure you grab your ticket for the Flea Market via the link in our bio. We can’t wait to see you there!

£2 entry on the door, dog friendly, wheelchair accessible, under 16s free

Hackney, History, Flea Market, Vintage, Interiors, Fashion, Secondhand, Transport, E8, London History

Join us for a guided tour of the @HackneySchoolofFood with architect Tom Surman of @SurmanWeston next Tuesday!

Located within the grounds of Mandeville Primary School, the School of Food project transformed a redundant caretaker’s house into a specialist food education centre for primary school children and the wider community.

In 2018, Surman Weston won an invited competition to help realise an ambitious vision for a purpose-built food education hub centred around teaching children how to cook fresh, healthy and delicious food from scratch.

The tour will explore the project’s inception and delivery, key architectural and landscape design moves, and the collaborative process behind the scheme. It will also reflect on the school’s ongoing social and educational impact, and how thoughtful design can support healthier, more connected communities.

The venue is fully accessible - get your tickets at the link in our bio!

📸: @surmanweston

#Hackney #Architecture #CommunityArchitecture #HackneySchoolOfFood

Join us for a guided tour of the @HackneySchoolofFood with architect Tom Surman of @SurmanWeston next Tuesday!

Located within the grounds of Mandeville Primary School, the School of Food project transformed a redundant caretaker’s house into a specialist food education centre for primary school children and the wider community.

In 2018, Surman Weston won an invited competition to help realise an ambitious vision for a purpose-built food education hub centred around teaching children how to cook fresh, healthy and delicious food from scratch.

The tour will explore the project’s inception and delivery, key architectural and landscape design moves, and the collaborative process behind the scheme. It will also reflect on the school’s ongoing social and educational impact, and how thoughtful design can support healthier, more connected communities.

The venue is fully accessible - get your tickets at the link in our bio!

📸: @surmanweston

#Hackney #Architecture #CommunityArchitecture #HackneySchoolOfFood

Join us for a guided tour of the @HackneySchoolofFood with architect Tom Surman of @SurmanWeston next Tuesday!

Located within the grounds of Mandeville Primary School, the School of Food project transformed a redundant caretaker’s house into a specialist food education centre for primary school children and the wider community.

In 2018, Surman Weston won an invited competition to help realise an ambitious vision for a purpose-built food education hub centred around teaching children how to cook fresh, healthy and delicious food from scratch.

The tour will explore the project’s inception and delivery, key architectural and landscape design moves, and the collaborative process behind the scheme. It will also reflect on the school’s ongoing social and educational impact, and how thoughtful design can support healthier, more connected communities.

The venue is fully accessible - get your tickets at the link in our bio!

📸: @surmanweston

#Hackney #Architecture #CommunityArchitecture #HackneySchoolOfFood

Clips from the 1970s Hackney Marsh Carnival and Festival through the streets and estates of Homerton and on Daubeney Fields.

Set to music by the Hackney Community Orchestra at yesterday’s Hackney History Festival in the Round Chapel.

The Hackney Marsh Festival ran for many years, attracting thousands of people and bringing together neighbourhood schools, nurseries, churches, pubs, clubs, and Chatsworth Road market.

Hundreds of bands, artists and circus acts performed - Sikh warriors, reggae, ska and punk bands, gospel choirs and jazz singers.

Glorious!

With thanks to the Chats Palace Archive.

#hackney #carnival #festival #history #hackneyhistoryfestival

There’s an Elizabethan monument in Stoke Newington with a Latin epitaph no one has ever translated. Until now.

In 1581, a Latin epitaph was carved onto a monument inside St Mary’s Old Church. Written by someone who moved in Elizabethan poetic circles...

The author’s name? Still anonymous. After 444 years.

This talk offers the first public translation, explores the world of John Dudley (Lord of the Manor who died in 1580) and speculates on who might have written the most mysterious inscription in Hackney.

Sunday 17 May · 1:00–1:50pm
Chat’s Palace, E9 · £3
Tickets → link in bio

Tag someone who loves a good historical mystery 👇

#history #historylovers #hackney #hackneylife #hackneyhistoryfestival

There’s an Elizabethan monument in Stoke Newington with a Latin epitaph no one has ever translated. Until now.

In 1581, a Latin epitaph was carved onto a monument inside St Mary’s Old Church. Written by someone who moved in Elizabethan poetic circles...

The author’s name? Still anonymous. After 444 years.

This talk offers the first public translation, explores the world of John Dudley (Lord of the Manor who died in 1580) and speculates on who might have written the most mysterious inscription in Hackney.

Sunday 17 May · 1:00–1:50pm
Chat’s Palace, E9 · £3
Tickets → link in bio

Tag someone who loves a good historical mystery 👇

#history #historylovers #hackney #hackneylife #hackneyhistoryfestival

There’s an Elizabethan monument in Stoke Newington with a Latin epitaph no one has ever translated. Until now.

In 1581, a Latin epitaph was carved onto a monument inside St Mary’s Old Church. Written by someone who moved in Elizabethan poetic circles...

The author’s name? Still anonymous. After 444 years.

This talk offers the first public translation, explores the world of John Dudley (Lord of the Manor who died in 1580) and speculates on who might have written the most mysterious inscription in Hackney.

Sunday 17 May · 1:00–1:50pm
Chat’s Palace, E9 · £3
Tickets → link in bio

Tag someone who loves a good historical mystery 👇

#history #historylovers #hackney #hackneylife #hackneyhistoryfestival

There’s an Elizabethan monument in Stoke Newington with a Latin epitaph no one has ever translated. Until now.

In 1581, a Latin epitaph was carved onto a monument inside St Mary’s Old Church. Written by someone who moved in Elizabethan poetic circles...

The author’s name? Still anonymous. After 444 years.

This talk offers the first public translation, explores the world of John Dudley (Lord of the Manor who died in 1580) and speculates on who might have written the most mysterious inscription in Hackney.

Sunday 17 May · 1:00–1:50pm
Chat’s Palace, E9 · £3
Tickets → link in bio

Tag someone who loves a good historical mystery 👇

#history #historylovers #hackney #hackneylife #hackneyhistoryfestival

The Hackney Society’s Buildings at Risk Group held its monthly meeting last night. As usual the agenda was packed and diverse, the standout cases being the following:

Naturally we talked at length about the Hackney Borough Disinfecting Station in Lower Clapton (pictures 1 & 2) following its inclusion in @the_victorian_society Top 10 Endangered Buildings list for 2026. This welcome spotlight might have got things moving forwards with securing a new future for the site — watch this space!

We revisited the case of the Shrubland Road Evangelical (aka Sight of Life Eternal) Church on Shrubland Road (pic 3), reputedly the oldest surviving “tin tabernacle” in the country. It was sold into private ownership and has been inaccessible for a long time, and is currently being squatted, causing considerable concern locally.

Good news this month came in the form of 26 Lower Clapton Road (pic 4), added to the @historicengland Heritage at Risk Register in 2025 but by the looks of it already well on its way to being restored.

We also discussed what is and isn’t happening with the locally listed Johnstone Boathouse in Hackney Wick (pic 5, thanks to our roving reporter @susandoe170), rumoured to be in line for redevelopment although no such planning application has been registered for the site; and the former Hackney Chinese Community Services Centre on Ellingfort Road in London Fields (pic 6), the freehold for which has recently been put up for sale by Hackney Council.

Lastly we considered the Somerford Grove Estate between Shacklewell and Stoke Newington, a relatively early council housing project by the important post-WW2 British architect Frederick Gibberd (pic 7). Despite its significance being recognised by the @c20society and others, Somerford Grove lacks any form of heritage protection, so we have resolved to find out why. At the very least we are keen to secure some form of formal recognition for the estate’s Festival of Britain award plaque (pic 8), given this year is the 75th anniversary of the festival and likewise the plaque.

Interested by any/all of this? Email buildingsatrisk@hackneysociety.org with questions, new information, or to join our mailing list.

The Hackney Society’s Buildings at Risk Group held its monthly meeting last night. As usual the agenda was packed and diverse, the standout cases being the following:

Naturally we talked at length about the Hackney Borough Disinfecting Station in Lower Clapton (pictures 1 & 2) following its inclusion in @the_victorian_society Top 10 Endangered Buildings list for 2026. This welcome spotlight might have got things moving forwards with securing a new future for the site — watch this space!

We revisited the case of the Shrubland Road Evangelical (aka Sight of Life Eternal) Church on Shrubland Road (pic 3), reputedly the oldest surviving “tin tabernacle” in the country. It was sold into private ownership and has been inaccessible for a long time, and is currently being squatted, causing considerable concern locally.

Good news this month came in the form of 26 Lower Clapton Road (pic 4), added to the @historicengland Heritage at Risk Register in 2025 but by the looks of it already well on its way to being restored.

We also discussed what is and isn’t happening with the locally listed Johnstone Boathouse in Hackney Wick (pic 5, thanks to our roving reporter @susandoe170), rumoured to be in line for redevelopment although no such planning application has been registered for the site; and the former Hackney Chinese Community Services Centre on Ellingfort Road in London Fields (pic 6), the freehold for which has recently been put up for sale by Hackney Council.

Lastly we considered the Somerford Grove Estate between Shacklewell and Stoke Newington, a relatively early council housing project by the important post-WW2 British architect Frederick Gibberd (pic 7). Despite its significance being recognised by the @c20society and others, Somerford Grove lacks any form of heritage protection, so we have resolved to find out why. At the very least we are keen to secure some form of formal recognition for the estate’s Festival of Britain award plaque (pic 8), given this year is the 75th anniversary of the festival and likewise the plaque.

Interested by any/all of this? Email buildingsatrisk@hackneysociety.org with questions, new information, or to join our mailing list.

The Hackney Society’s Buildings at Risk Group held its monthly meeting last night. As usual the agenda was packed and diverse, the standout cases being the following:

Naturally we talked at length about the Hackney Borough Disinfecting Station in Lower Clapton (pictures 1 & 2) following its inclusion in @the_victorian_society Top 10 Endangered Buildings list for 2026. This welcome spotlight might have got things moving forwards with securing a new future for the site — watch this space!

We revisited the case of the Shrubland Road Evangelical (aka Sight of Life Eternal) Church on Shrubland Road (pic 3), reputedly the oldest surviving “tin tabernacle” in the country. It was sold into private ownership and has been inaccessible for a long time, and is currently being squatted, causing considerable concern locally.

Good news this month came in the form of 26 Lower Clapton Road (pic 4), added to the @historicengland Heritage at Risk Register in 2025 but by the looks of it already well on its way to being restored.

We also discussed what is and isn’t happening with the locally listed Johnstone Boathouse in Hackney Wick (pic 5, thanks to our roving reporter @susandoe170), rumoured to be in line for redevelopment although no such planning application has been registered for the site; and the former Hackney Chinese Community Services Centre on Ellingfort Road in London Fields (pic 6), the freehold for which has recently been put up for sale by Hackney Council.

Lastly we considered the Somerford Grove Estate between Shacklewell and Stoke Newington, a relatively early council housing project by the important post-WW2 British architect Frederick Gibberd (pic 7). Despite its significance being recognised by the @c20society and others, Somerford Grove lacks any form of heritage protection, so we have resolved to find out why. At the very least we are keen to secure some form of formal recognition for the estate’s Festival of Britain award plaque (pic 8), given this year is the 75th anniversary of the festival and likewise the plaque.

Interested by any/all of this? Email buildingsatrisk@hackneysociety.org with questions, new information, or to join our mailing list.

The Hackney Society’s Buildings at Risk Group held its monthly meeting last night. As usual the agenda was packed and diverse, the standout cases being the following:

Naturally we talked at length about the Hackney Borough Disinfecting Station in Lower Clapton (pictures 1 & 2) following its inclusion in @the_victorian_society Top 10 Endangered Buildings list for 2026. This welcome spotlight might have got things moving forwards with securing a new future for the site — watch this space!

We revisited the case of the Shrubland Road Evangelical (aka Sight of Life Eternal) Church on Shrubland Road (pic 3), reputedly the oldest surviving “tin tabernacle” in the country. It was sold into private ownership and has been inaccessible for a long time, and is currently being squatted, causing considerable concern locally.

Good news this month came in the form of 26 Lower Clapton Road (pic 4), added to the @historicengland Heritage at Risk Register in 2025 but by the looks of it already well on its way to being restored.

We also discussed what is and isn’t happening with the locally listed Johnstone Boathouse in Hackney Wick (pic 5, thanks to our roving reporter @susandoe170), rumoured to be in line for redevelopment although no such planning application has been registered for the site; and the former Hackney Chinese Community Services Centre on Ellingfort Road in London Fields (pic 6), the freehold for which has recently been put up for sale by Hackney Council.

Lastly we considered the Somerford Grove Estate between Shacklewell and Stoke Newington, a relatively early council housing project by the important post-WW2 British architect Frederick Gibberd (pic 7). Despite its significance being recognised by the @c20society and others, Somerford Grove lacks any form of heritage protection, so we have resolved to find out why. At the very least we are keen to secure some form of formal recognition for the estate’s Festival of Britain award plaque (pic 8), given this year is the 75th anniversary of the festival and likewise the plaque.

Interested by any/all of this? Email buildingsatrisk@hackneysociety.org with questions, new information, or to join our mailing list.

The Hackney Society’s Buildings at Risk Group held its monthly meeting last night. As usual the agenda was packed and diverse, the standout cases being the following:

Naturally we talked at length about the Hackney Borough Disinfecting Station in Lower Clapton (pictures 1 & 2) following its inclusion in @the_victorian_society Top 10 Endangered Buildings list for 2026. This welcome spotlight might have got things moving forwards with securing a new future for the site — watch this space!

We revisited the case of the Shrubland Road Evangelical (aka Sight of Life Eternal) Church on Shrubland Road (pic 3), reputedly the oldest surviving “tin tabernacle” in the country. It was sold into private ownership and has been inaccessible for a long time, and is currently being squatted, causing considerable concern locally.

Good news this month came in the form of 26 Lower Clapton Road (pic 4), added to the @historicengland Heritage at Risk Register in 2025 but by the looks of it already well on its way to being restored.

We also discussed what is and isn’t happening with the locally listed Johnstone Boathouse in Hackney Wick (pic 5, thanks to our roving reporter @susandoe170), rumoured to be in line for redevelopment although no such planning application has been registered for the site; and the former Hackney Chinese Community Services Centre on Ellingfort Road in London Fields (pic 6), the freehold for which has recently been put up for sale by Hackney Council.

Lastly we considered the Somerford Grove Estate between Shacklewell and Stoke Newington, a relatively early council housing project by the important post-WW2 British architect Frederick Gibberd (pic 7). Despite its significance being recognised by the @c20society and others, Somerford Grove lacks any form of heritage protection, so we have resolved to find out why. At the very least we are keen to secure some form of formal recognition for the estate’s Festival of Britain award plaque (pic 8), given this year is the 75th anniversary of the festival and likewise the plaque.

Interested by any/all of this? Email buildingsatrisk@hackneysociety.org with questions, new information, or to join our mailing list.

The Hackney Society’s Buildings at Risk Group held its monthly meeting last night. As usual the agenda was packed and diverse, the standout cases being the following:

Naturally we talked at length about the Hackney Borough Disinfecting Station in Lower Clapton (pictures 1 & 2) following its inclusion in @the_victorian_society Top 10 Endangered Buildings list for 2026. This welcome spotlight might have got things moving forwards with securing a new future for the site — watch this space!

We revisited the case of the Shrubland Road Evangelical (aka Sight of Life Eternal) Church on Shrubland Road (pic 3), reputedly the oldest surviving “tin tabernacle” in the country. It was sold into private ownership and has been inaccessible for a long time, and is currently being squatted, causing considerable concern locally.

Good news this month came in the form of 26 Lower Clapton Road (pic 4), added to the @historicengland Heritage at Risk Register in 2025 but by the looks of it already well on its way to being restored.

We also discussed what is and isn’t happening with the locally listed Johnstone Boathouse in Hackney Wick (pic 5, thanks to our roving reporter @susandoe170), rumoured to be in line for redevelopment although no such planning application has been registered for the site; and the former Hackney Chinese Community Services Centre on Ellingfort Road in London Fields (pic 6), the freehold for which has recently been put up for sale by Hackney Council.

Lastly we considered the Somerford Grove Estate between Shacklewell and Stoke Newington, a relatively early council housing project by the important post-WW2 British architect Frederick Gibberd (pic 7). Despite its significance being recognised by the @c20society and others, Somerford Grove lacks any form of heritage protection, so we have resolved to find out why. At the very least we are keen to secure some form of formal recognition for the estate’s Festival of Britain award plaque (pic 8), given this year is the 75th anniversary of the festival and likewise the plaque.

Interested by any/all of this? Email buildingsatrisk@hackneysociety.org with questions, new information, or to join our mailing list.

The Hackney Society’s Buildings at Risk Group held its monthly meeting last night. As usual the agenda was packed and diverse, the standout cases being the following:

Naturally we talked at length about the Hackney Borough Disinfecting Station in Lower Clapton (pictures 1 & 2) following its inclusion in @the_victorian_society Top 10 Endangered Buildings list for 2026. This welcome spotlight might have got things moving forwards with securing a new future for the site — watch this space!

We revisited the case of the Shrubland Road Evangelical (aka Sight of Life Eternal) Church on Shrubland Road (pic 3), reputedly the oldest surviving “tin tabernacle” in the country. It was sold into private ownership and has been inaccessible for a long time, and is currently being squatted, causing considerable concern locally.

Good news this month came in the form of 26 Lower Clapton Road (pic 4), added to the @historicengland Heritage at Risk Register in 2025 but by the looks of it already well on its way to being restored.

We also discussed what is and isn’t happening with the locally listed Johnstone Boathouse in Hackney Wick (pic 5, thanks to our roving reporter @susandoe170), rumoured to be in line for redevelopment although no such planning application has been registered for the site; and the former Hackney Chinese Community Services Centre on Ellingfort Road in London Fields (pic 6), the freehold for which has recently been put up for sale by Hackney Council.

Lastly we considered the Somerford Grove Estate between Shacklewell and Stoke Newington, a relatively early council housing project by the important post-WW2 British architect Frederick Gibberd (pic 7). Despite its significance being recognised by the @c20society and others, Somerford Grove lacks any form of heritage protection, so we have resolved to find out why. At the very least we are keen to secure some form of formal recognition for the estate’s Festival of Britain award plaque (pic 8), given this year is the 75th anniversary of the festival and likewise the plaque.

Interested by any/all of this? Email buildingsatrisk@hackneysociety.org with questions, new information, or to join our mailing list.

The Hackney Society’s Buildings at Risk Group held its monthly meeting last night. As usual the agenda was packed and diverse, the standout cases being the following:

Naturally we talked at length about the Hackney Borough Disinfecting Station in Lower Clapton (pictures 1 & 2) following its inclusion in @the_victorian_society Top 10 Endangered Buildings list for 2026. This welcome spotlight might have got things moving forwards with securing a new future for the site — watch this space!

We revisited the case of the Shrubland Road Evangelical (aka Sight of Life Eternal) Church on Shrubland Road (pic 3), reputedly the oldest surviving “tin tabernacle” in the country. It was sold into private ownership and has been inaccessible for a long time, and is currently being squatted, causing considerable concern locally.

Good news this month came in the form of 26 Lower Clapton Road (pic 4), added to the @historicengland Heritage at Risk Register in 2025 but by the looks of it already well on its way to being restored.

We also discussed what is and isn’t happening with the locally listed Johnstone Boathouse in Hackney Wick (pic 5, thanks to our roving reporter @susandoe170), rumoured to be in line for redevelopment although no such planning application has been registered for the site; and the former Hackney Chinese Community Services Centre on Ellingfort Road in London Fields (pic 6), the freehold for which has recently been put up for sale by Hackney Council.

Lastly we considered the Somerford Grove Estate between Shacklewell and Stoke Newington, a relatively early council housing project by the important post-WW2 British architect Frederick Gibberd (pic 7). Despite its significance being recognised by the @c20society and others, Somerford Grove lacks any form of heritage protection, so we have resolved to find out why. At the very least we are keen to secure some form of formal recognition for the estate’s Festival of Britain award plaque (pic 8), given this year is the 75th anniversary of the festival and likewise the plaque.

Interested by any/all of this? Email buildingsatrisk@hackneysociety.org with questions, new information, or to join our mailing list.

Great start to the @hackneyhistoryfest at The Print House Gallery & Dalston Curve Garden.

This Place Then Exhibition by @mapeditions followed by an introduction to the festival and speakers for the upcoming programme.

Follow @hackneyhistoryfest to join in on the walks, talks & tours

📹 @mediorite

Your guide to Hackney History Festival 11–17 May

A week packed with talks, guided walks, tours and live events — from Hoxton Hall to the canals of Hackney, from prefabs in Clapton to the geology beneath your feet.

Highlights this week:
🏛 Monday 11 — Hoxton Hall Tour with Dr Deborah Jeffries
🚢 Friday 15 — Canal Boat Trip + Old Firestation Open Event
🎤 Saturday 16 — 6 talks including Ghost Shop Signs, Hackney Suffragettes & A History of Hackney in Sound and Vision
🎯 Sunday 17 — Rock against Racism, LGBTQ+ history & the Hackney History Pub Quiz

Tickets from £3 — some events free
Full programme → link in bio
Which talk would you most want to attend? 👇

#hackneyhistory #hackney #hackneyhistoryfestival #hackneylife #historylovers

Your guide to Hackney History Festival 11–17 May

A week packed with talks, guided walks, tours and live events — from Hoxton Hall to the canals of Hackney, from prefabs in Clapton to the geology beneath your feet.

Highlights this week:
🏛 Monday 11 — Hoxton Hall Tour with Dr Deborah Jeffries
🚢 Friday 15 — Canal Boat Trip + Old Firestation Open Event
🎤 Saturday 16 — 6 talks including Ghost Shop Signs, Hackney Suffragettes & A History of Hackney in Sound and Vision
🎯 Sunday 17 — Rock against Racism, LGBTQ+ history & the Hackney History Pub Quiz

Tickets from £3 — some events free
Full programme → link in bio
Which talk would you most want to attend? 👇

#hackneyhistory #hackney #hackneyhistoryfestival #hackneylife #historylovers

Your guide to Hackney History Festival 11–17 May

A week packed with talks, guided walks, tours and live events — from Hoxton Hall to the canals of Hackney, from prefabs in Clapton to the geology beneath your feet.

Highlights this week:
🏛 Monday 11 — Hoxton Hall Tour with Dr Deborah Jeffries
🚢 Friday 15 — Canal Boat Trip + Old Firestation Open Event
🎤 Saturday 16 — 6 talks including Ghost Shop Signs, Hackney Suffragettes & A History of Hackney in Sound and Vision
🎯 Sunday 17 — Rock against Racism, LGBTQ+ history & the Hackney History Pub Quiz

Tickets from £3 — some events free
Full programme → link in bio
Which talk would you most want to attend? 👇

#hackneyhistory #hackney #hackneyhistoryfestival #hackneylife #historylovers

Your guide to Hackney History Festival 11–17 May

A week packed with talks, guided walks, tours and live events — from Hoxton Hall to the canals of Hackney, from prefabs in Clapton to the geology beneath your feet.

Highlights this week:
🏛 Monday 11 — Hoxton Hall Tour with Dr Deborah Jeffries
🚢 Friday 15 — Canal Boat Trip + Old Firestation Open Event
🎤 Saturday 16 — 6 talks including Ghost Shop Signs, Hackney Suffragettes & A History of Hackney in Sound and Vision
🎯 Sunday 17 — Rock against Racism, LGBTQ+ history & the Hackney History Pub Quiz

Tickets from £3 — some events free
Full programme → link in bio
Which talk would you most want to attend? 👇

#hackneyhistory #hackney #hackneyhistoryfestival #hackneylife #historylovers

Your guide to Hackney History Festival 11–17 May

A week packed with talks, guided walks, tours and live events — from Hoxton Hall to the canals of Hackney, from prefabs in Clapton to the geology beneath your feet.

Highlights this week:
🏛 Monday 11 — Hoxton Hall Tour with Dr Deborah Jeffries
🚢 Friday 15 — Canal Boat Trip + Old Firestation Open Event
🎤 Saturday 16 — 6 talks including Ghost Shop Signs, Hackney Suffragettes & A History of Hackney in Sound and Vision
🎯 Sunday 17 — Rock against Racism, LGBTQ+ history & the Hackney History Pub Quiz

Tickets from £3 — some events free
Full programme → link in bio
Which talk would you most want to attend? 👇

#hackneyhistory #hackney #hackneyhistoryfestival #hackneylife #historylovers

Your guide to Hackney History Festival 11–17 May

A week packed with talks, guided walks, tours and live events — from Hoxton Hall to the canals of Hackney, from prefabs in Clapton to the geology beneath your feet.

Highlights this week:
🏛 Monday 11 — Hoxton Hall Tour with Dr Deborah Jeffries
🚢 Friday 15 — Canal Boat Trip + Old Firestation Open Event
🎤 Saturday 16 — 6 talks including Ghost Shop Signs, Hackney Suffragettes & A History of Hackney in Sound and Vision
🎯 Sunday 17 — Rock against Racism, LGBTQ+ history & the Hackney History Pub Quiz

Tickets from £3 — some events free
Full programme → link in bio
Which talk would you most want to attend? 👇

#hackneyhistory #hackney #hackneyhistoryfestival #hackneylife #historylovers

Your guide to Hackney History Festival 11–17 May

A week packed with talks, guided walks, tours and live events — from Hoxton Hall to the canals of Hackney, from prefabs in Clapton to the geology beneath your feet.

Highlights this week:
🏛 Monday 11 — Hoxton Hall Tour with Dr Deborah Jeffries
🚢 Friday 15 — Canal Boat Trip + Old Firestation Open Event
🎤 Saturday 16 — 6 talks including Ghost Shop Signs, Hackney Suffragettes & A History of Hackney in Sound and Vision
🎯 Sunday 17 — Rock against Racism, LGBTQ+ history & the Hackney History Pub Quiz

Tickets from £3 — some events free
Full programme → link in bio
Which talk would you most want to attend? 👇

#hackneyhistory #hackney #hackneyhistoryfestival #hackneylife #historylovers

Your guide to Hackney History Festival 11–17 May

A week packed with talks, guided walks, tours and live events — from Hoxton Hall to the canals of Hackney, from prefabs in Clapton to the geology beneath your feet.

Highlights this week:
🏛 Monday 11 — Hoxton Hall Tour with Dr Deborah Jeffries
🚢 Friday 15 — Canal Boat Trip + Old Firestation Open Event
🎤 Saturday 16 — 6 talks including Ghost Shop Signs, Hackney Suffragettes & A History of Hackney in Sound and Vision
🎯 Sunday 17 — Rock against Racism, LGBTQ+ history & the Hackney History Pub Quiz

Tickets from £3 — some events free
Full programme → link in bio
Which talk would you most want to attend? 👇

#hackneyhistory #hackney #hackneyhistoryfestival #hackneylife #historylovers

Your guide to Hackney History Festival 11–17 May

A week packed with talks, guided walks, tours and live events — from Hoxton Hall to the canals of Hackney, from prefabs in Clapton to the geology beneath your feet.

Highlights this week:
🏛 Monday 11 — Hoxton Hall Tour with Dr Deborah Jeffries
🚢 Friday 15 — Canal Boat Trip + Old Firestation Open Event
🎤 Saturday 16 — 6 talks including Ghost Shop Signs, Hackney Suffragettes & A History of Hackney in Sound and Vision
🎯 Sunday 17 — Rock against Racism, LGBTQ+ history & the Hackney History Pub Quiz

Tickets from £3 — some events free
Full programme → link in bio
Which talk would you most want to attend? 👇

#hackneyhistory #hackney #hackneyhistoryfestival #hackneylife #historylovers

A Victorian man in Hackney kept 13 parrots and 2 toucans — and invited them to breakfast🦜

This is the talk you didn’t know you needed.

Shirley Hibberd’s extraordinary world of birds in 1860s Hackney — compared with the working-class East Londoners who kept canaries, finches and pigeons for generations after him. A joyful, unexpected piece of local history.

Making a happy family: birdkeeping in Hackney and East London with Michael Guida

Sunday 10 May · 10:00–10:50am
@suttonhousent · £3
Tickets → link in bio

Did anyone in your family keep birds? 👇

#hackney #hackneyhistoryfestival #hackneyhistory #londonevents #historylovers

A Victorian man in Hackney kept 13 parrots and 2 toucans — and invited them to breakfast🦜

This is the talk you didn’t know you needed.

Shirley Hibberd’s extraordinary world of birds in 1860s Hackney — compared with the working-class East Londoners who kept canaries, finches and pigeons for generations after him. A joyful, unexpected piece of local history.

Making a happy family: birdkeeping in Hackney and East London with Michael Guida

Sunday 10 May · 10:00–10:50am
@suttonhousent · £3
Tickets → link in bio

Did anyone in your family keep birds? 👇

#hackney #hackneyhistoryfestival #hackneyhistory #londonevents #historylovers

A Victorian man in Hackney kept 13 parrots and 2 toucans — and invited them to breakfast🦜

This is the talk you didn’t know you needed.

Shirley Hibberd’s extraordinary world of birds in 1860s Hackney — compared with the working-class East Londoners who kept canaries, finches and pigeons for generations after him. A joyful, unexpected piece of local history.

Making a happy family: birdkeeping in Hackney and East London with Michael Guida

Sunday 10 May · 10:00–10:50am
@suttonhousent · £3
Tickets → link in bio

Did anyone in your family keep birds? 👇

#hackney #hackneyhistoryfestival #hackneyhistory #londonevents #historylovers

A Victorian man in Hackney kept 13 parrots and 2 toucans — and invited them to breakfast🦜

This is the talk you didn’t know you needed.

Shirley Hibberd’s extraordinary world of birds in 1860s Hackney — compared with the working-class East Londoners who kept canaries, finches and pigeons for generations after him. A joyful, unexpected piece of local history.

Making a happy family: birdkeeping in Hackney and East London with Michael Guida

Sunday 10 May · 10:00–10:50am
@suttonhousent · £3
Tickets → link in bio

Did anyone in your family keep birds? 👇

#hackney #hackneyhistoryfestival #hackneyhistory #londonevents #historylovers

A Victorian man in Hackney kept 13 parrots and 2 toucans — and invited them to breakfast🦜

This is the talk you didn’t know you needed.

Shirley Hibberd’s extraordinary world of birds in 1860s Hackney — compared with the working-class East Londoners who kept canaries, finches and pigeons for generations after him. A joyful, unexpected piece of local history.

Making a happy family: birdkeeping in Hackney and East London with Michael Guida

Sunday 10 May · 10:00–10:50am
@suttonhousent · £3
Tickets → link in bio

Did anyone in your family keep birds? 👇

#hackney #hackneyhistoryfestival #hackneyhistory #londonevents #historylovers

A Victorian man in Hackney kept 13 parrots and 2 toucans — and invited them to breakfast🦜

This is the talk you didn’t know you needed.

Shirley Hibberd’s extraordinary world of birds in 1860s Hackney — compared with the working-class East Londoners who kept canaries, finches and pigeons for generations after him. A joyful, unexpected piece of local history.

Making a happy family: birdkeeping in Hackney and East London with Michael Guida

Sunday 10 May · 10:00–10:50am
@suttonhousent · £3
Tickets → link in bio

Did anyone in your family keep birds? 👇

#hackney #hackneyhistoryfestival #hackneyhistory #londonevents #historylovers

Before screens, kids had toy theatres. Your children can see one — live. And it’s free.

Pollock’s Toy Museum brings Dick Whittington and Cinderella to life using original coloured prints made in Hoxton Street from the 1850s onwards. Real performers, live music, tiny stage.

40 minutes of old-fashioned magic. Ages 3 and up — grown-ups very welcome too.

Toy Theatre Shows with @pollockstoymuseum
Sutton House @suttonhousent
Friday 29 May
Free

🕐 11:30am – 12:15pm
🕑 2:30pm – 3:15pm

Reserve your spot → link in bio

What’s your child’s favourite fairy tale? 👇

#history #hackney #hackneyhistory #pollocktoymuseum #londonwithkids

Before screens, kids had toy theatres. Your children can see one — live. And it’s free.

Pollock’s Toy Museum brings Dick Whittington and Cinderella to life using original coloured prints made in Hoxton Street from the 1850s onwards. Real performers, live music, tiny stage.

40 minutes of old-fashioned magic. Ages 3 and up — grown-ups very welcome too.

Toy Theatre Shows with @pollockstoymuseum
Sutton House @suttonhousent
Friday 29 May
Free

🕐 11:30am – 12:15pm
🕑 2:30pm – 3:15pm

Reserve your spot → link in bio

What’s your child’s favourite fairy tale? 👇

#history #hackney #hackneyhistory #pollocktoymuseum #londonwithkids

Before screens, kids had toy theatres. Your children can see one — live. And it’s free.

Pollock’s Toy Museum brings Dick Whittington and Cinderella to life using original coloured prints made in Hoxton Street from the 1850s onwards. Real performers, live music, tiny stage.

40 minutes of old-fashioned magic. Ages 3 and up — grown-ups very welcome too.

Toy Theatre Shows with @pollockstoymuseum
Sutton House @suttonhousent
Friday 29 May
Free

🕐 11:30am – 12:15pm
🕑 2:30pm – 3:15pm

Reserve your spot → link in bio

What’s your child’s favourite fairy tale? 👇

#history #hackney #hackneyhistory #pollocktoymuseum #londonwithkids

Before screens, kids had toy theatres. Your children can see one — live. And it’s free.

Pollock’s Toy Museum brings Dick Whittington and Cinderella to life using original coloured prints made in Hoxton Street from the 1850s onwards. Real performers, live music, tiny stage.

40 minutes of old-fashioned magic. Ages 3 and up — grown-ups very welcome too.

Toy Theatre Shows with @pollockstoymuseum
Sutton House @suttonhousent
Friday 29 May
Free

🕐 11:30am – 12:15pm
🕑 2:30pm – 3:15pm

Reserve your spot → link in bio

What’s your child’s favourite fairy tale? 👇

#history #hackney #hackneyhistory #pollocktoymuseum #londonwithkids

Before screens, kids had toy theatres. Your children can see one — live. And it’s free.

Pollock’s Toy Museum brings Dick Whittington and Cinderella to life using original coloured prints made in Hoxton Street from the 1850s onwards. Real performers, live music, tiny stage.

40 minutes of old-fashioned magic. Ages 3 and up — grown-ups very welcome too.

Toy Theatre Shows with @pollockstoymuseum
Sutton House @suttonhousent
Friday 29 May
Free

🕐 11:30am – 12:15pm
🕑 2:30pm – 3:15pm

Reserve your spot → link in bio

What’s your child’s favourite fairy tale? 👇

#history #hackney #hackneyhistory #pollocktoymuseum #londonwithkids

Before screens, kids had toy theatres. Your children can see one — live. And it’s free.

Pollock’s Toy Museum brings Dick Whittington and Cinderella to life using original coloured prints made in Hoxton Street from the 1850s onwards. Real performers, live music, tiny stage.

40 minutes of old-fashioned magic. Ages 3 and up — grown-ups very welcome too.

Toy Theatre Shows with @pollockstoymuseum
Sutton House @suttonhousent
Friday 29 May
Free

🕐 11:30am – 12:15pm
🕑 2:30pm – 3:15pm

Reserve your spot → link in bio

What’s your child’s favourite fairy tale? 👇

#history #hackney #hackneyhistory #pollocktoymuseum #londonwithkids

New 🗺️ exhibition opens tomorrow, Friday 1st May. “Hackney: This Place Then”
Launch event in the evening at @bootstrapcharity @dalstongarden @dalston_cultural_quarter
It’s the start of a month of @hackneyhistoryfest by the @hackney_society
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