Built in 1901 by 'Matchless' Frank Matcham, a power house for the arts, the Hackney Empire is superb. Famously brilliant pantomime every year, saw English Touring Opera's fab G&S 'The Gondoliers'on Saturday gone.
#STARMAN #PasteUp Bus Stop Wansbeck Road Hackney Wick
#pictogram #graffiti #StreetArt #UrbanArt #PublicArt #kunst
🔆Join us for the launch of Hackney History Festival 2026!
👓 Preview of map exhibition
🎤Short taster talks from many of the speakers featured in the festival.
🎤Also hear from Charlie Peel, and David Williams, about their work.
#hackney #history #festival #maps #london
✊ “Not a thing was moving” The 1926 General Strike in Hackney
Step back into one of the most dramatic moments in British history and explore how the General Strike unfolded in Hackney.
🎟️ Get your ticket now and join us to learn more!
#HackneyHistoryFestival
Discover everything happening at the Hackney History Festival 2026 — from talks and tours to music, workshops, and more across the borough this May.
📍 Pick up your copy at:
Hackney Archives
Stoke Newington Bookshop
Pages Bookshop
#HackneyHistoryFestival #HackneyEvents
Photo of a page of The Irish Post newspaper. Read my article here https://www.irishpost.com/features/1000-years-of-irelands-history-in-a-london-cemetery-307401
Photo taken (by me) on a sunny day of the Reed Celtic Cross in Abney Park Cemetery, London N16
For a preview of my upcoming #IrishLondonHistory ☘️ talk at the 2026 @hackney-hist-fest.bsky.social - "One Thousand Years of Ireland's History in Abney Park Cemetery" - check out this week's issue of The Irish Post 💚 /1
www.irishpost.com/features/100...
Her story is one of eleven being told in our upcoming film, Women From Hackney's History, premiering at the @riocinema.bsky.social on #InternationalWomensDay!
Seventeenth century paper cuttings discovered under the floorboards at the house, which housed more than one girls' school. Images of two birds, a dog, a woman and a girl with a man, as well as an origami star.
I used to work at Sutton House in Hackney and I wish I'd known in time that these C17th paper cuttings had been found and displayed - one of them has my surname on it! Included in a great summary of the house's unique history in today's Look Up London blog: lookuplondon.substack.com/p/inside-hac...
1884 Looking north to Old Tower from Graham Road. Alfred Braddock must have got up early to get this view ,which includes the rebuilt King's Head on the right hand side and dates from about 1884 Eley and Wilmer the drapers was to house Henry Mason's cinematographic exhibition in 1909, One of the earliest cinemas in Hackney, No 333, part of the gabled building, was the Hackney Picture Palace in ?....though both this and the former Green and Branscombes shop before the bridge were given over to the Hackney Furnishing Company. No 329 was later demolished to widen Graham Road.
1884 Looking north to Old Tower from Graham Road. Alfred Braddock must have got up early to get this view ,which includes the rebuilt King's Head on the right hand side and dates from about 1884 Eley and Wilmer the drapers was to house Henry Mason's cinematographic exhibition in 1909,
A peek upstairs at Kings Hall (Hackney Baths) with local historian and guide, Sue Doe (Hackney Society Tour Guiding Course): Victorian stair tiles, iron balustrades, stained glass and cast-iron fireplaces. Read our newsletter Spaces for more details: hackneysociety.org #HackneyBaths #KingsHall
Hackney: Portrait of a Community 1967–2017 marks 50 years of change — from post-war hardship to cultural renaissance. Fifty essays capture Hackney's architecture, activism & diversity.
Order your copy www.hackneysociety.org/publications...
#HackneySociety #Hackney #Heritage #Architecture
We're back in May! What would you like to see? #hackney #history #heritage #festival @hackney-society.bsky.social
Love Hackney? Join your local Conservation Area Advisory Committee (CAAC) and help protect the borough’s heritage, design & character.
No experience needed — just passion for your community!
Volunteer today: www.hackneysociety.org/caac/
#Hackney #Volunteering
How did Dalston shape UK music? Four Aces took Black music from ska/rocksteady to dub, lovers rock, dancehall & early jungle. New panel + memory garden honour Sir Collins. Read & share memories: www.hackneysociety.org/blog/tv-actr...
#Hackney #Dalston #FourAces #SirCollins #UKMusicHistory
Some great stuff at the V&A’s new cabinet of curiosities based in Hackney.
We toured NLWA’s rebuilt EcoPark to learn how Hackney’s waste is handled—from reuse & recycling to energy generation. Read more & join a future visit: www.hackneysociety.org/blog/a-day-o...
#HackneySociety #Hackney #Sustainability
Deaf students in Dodoma face challenges as many schools refuse them. Our local rep tirelessly supports their education at Kigwe School or Matumbulu Vocational Centre. Let's ensure every child gets an education! #InclusiveEducation #SupportDeafStudents
The 900 girls at the school faced numerous challenges due to a lack of water supply before the water project began. Thankfully, improvements are underway! #WaterForAll #EmpowerGirls
Girls who become pregnant, even through rape, often lose educational opportunities. Our Tumaini Open School project offers them a second chance. Here, they enjoy table tennis with equipment donated by Bounce in London. #EducationForAll #SecondChances
🦛 When wildlife meets the school run, tragedy can strike. 14 students were attacked by hippos on the way to class.
Let’s protect them.
👉 donorbox.org/general-89
#UrgentAppeal #SupportEducation
Event this Wednesday.
Since 2002, Sean Gubbins has been devising history walks all over Hackney. Join him as he discovers a new route north along Mare Street, to the east of London Fields. Follow link to find out more information and book tickets.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/walk-east-...
Radio feature!
@janetchapman.bsky.social previews #HackneyHistoryFestival on Shoreditch radio here: www.mixcloud.com/liam-davis3/... from 33.50!
Ken Worple and Gareth Evans discuss John Berger's early life in Hackney, his creative journey, and connection to London's left-wing bohemian culture. #HackneyHistoryFestival #JohnBerger #hackneyhistory @hackney-society.bsky.social
Cohousing – what’s it all about? Come join our discussion…. “Housing Ourselves – Living in Intentional Communities” info & tickets on our website #architecture #hackney
Share your memories of the Rio Women's Cinema and feminist film activism in 1970s-90s Hackney! Join film programmer & curator Selina for an illustrated talk and discussion on this untold cultural history #HackneyHistoryFestival #FeministFilm #WomenInFilm #HackneyHistory
Shot entirely on location in Hackney, Under the Cranes, a film-poem offers a lyrical, painterly defence of the everyday and a celebration of this dynamic and culturally diverse East London borough.
Wednesday May 14, 19:00.
More: thecastlecinema.com/programme/97...
#HackneyHistoryFestival
🐖 Women-led projects empowering families
🐖 Piglets passed on to others, creating a cycle of support
🐖 Income reinvested in education, healthcare, and small businesses
A single pig = a path to financial security.
tanzdevtrust.org/ways-to-donate #tanzania #eastergift
🛠️ Easter builds new paths. TDT equips Tanzanian youth with training to shape their own destinies, one skill at a time. #YouthPower #EasterFuture #Tanzani
Women in Tabora turn peanuts into profit! 🥜 With our support, they roast and grind nuts into powder and butter, boosting local diets and incomes. Simple tools, big impact. #PeanutProcessing #Tabora #Tanzania 🇹🇿
Did you know the Tanzanian Development Trust started with just a handful of volunteers in 1975? What’s one thing you’d love to learn about Tanzania? Let us know! #TanzaniaHistory #50Years
