In 1906, a doctor declared that eating meat in a meal with a cup of tea could be fatal - and people should switch to beer instead. Daily Express - Monday 17 September 1906

Looking forward to the talk about this at May's @hackney-hist-fest.bsky.social !

Hackney once shaped global botany. A Mare Street nursery influenced kew gardens, St Petersburg & Australia, and helped create Europe’s largest arboretum at Abney Park. Discover the story: www.hackneysociety.org/publications... #HackneyHistory #Books

Explore the architecture that defined modern Hackney. Twentieth-Century Buildings in Hackney highlights key civic, housing & community buildings that shaped the borough through the 1900s. Get your copy & support local heritage: www.hackneysociety.org/publications... #Hackney #Architecture #Heritage

Undercover officers secretly monitored Hackney Community Defence Association, a community organisation that sought to expose wrongdoing and corruption in the Metropolitan police, the spycops public inquiry has heard www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... @robevansgdn.bsky.social

Whilst I wish that there was a way to turn off Twitter's AI intervention, when it does come up with a good summary I guess we can at least save it, so that the effort, energy, water impact etc isn't all in vain. Read the #spycops Mark Jenner/Cassidy summary in […] [Original post on social.coop]

Environments shape culture. Example: a tower once voted the ugliest building in Hackney gave rise to an entire music genre. Clement Gelly deftly breaks down the history of grime and its connection to Brutalism in our latest issue.

#OnThisDay in London squatting history, 2013: high court bailiffs evict squatted social centre at 195 Mare Streset, Hackney, in an early morning raid. More on squats and squat centres in this part of Hackney in this historical wander: wp.me/p74yfw-1m7

Wonderful film!

How is untreated sewage from this upmarket Crouch End street polluting a Tottenham park -- and threading its way via the Walthamstow Wetlands & Hackney Marshes to the Thames? In today's London Centric, my deep dive into a small cog in one of the capital’s worst sewage scandals: misconnections.

Why fight for spaces like #HolbornStudios? On 18 Dec, join Mike McCartney for a festive celebration to explore how years of advocacy saved one of London’s key creative hubs — and what it means for future heritage protection. lnkd.in/e4eqbjyq #Hackneysociety #HackneyHistory #HolbornStudios

Clapton Station’s heritage is back on show. A disused building has been restored with Victorian seating, vintage lighting & period details. Arriva Rail London, in partnership with TfL and the RailwayHeritageTrust. #HackneySociety #Clapton

150 years ago! #OnThisDay in London's parklife: 1000s destroy enclosure fences, Hackney Downs, 1875, helping preserve the Downs as an open space wp.me/p74yfw-q2 Read more about the campaign in our pamphlet “Green Beneath the Skies” Buy online here: pasttensehistories.bigcartel.com/product/gree...

Discover Hackney's modern icons. 40 buildings, 40 authors, 155 photographs. Award-winning + beautifully illustrated. Preview + purchase: [https://www.hackneysociety.org/documents/Hackney_Modern_Restored_Forgotten_Ignored_2nd_ed_opening_pages_secure.pdf #Hackneysociety #Architecture

The latest Sustainable Hackney Newsletter here sustainablehackney.org.uk/so/ccPhkWbe9... @sustainhackney.bsky.social @saveleamarshes.bsky.social

Archio has won approval for 19 affordable homes on an infill site in east London – one of 15 plots earmarked by Hackney Council in its drive to build hundreds of new homes

Membership of the Hackney Society helps safeguard Hackney's architectural & cultural heritage. Benefits include: • Talks, tours & events • Involvement in planning + conservation groups Give a gift of membership that matters this Christmas → www.hackneysociety.org #Hackney #Heritage

Art Chat reconvenes this evening at Chats Palace in Hackney. We'll be chatting about art and music, and exploring soundscapes. There might be a bit of declamation, you never know. 7pm in The Library Bar.

We're celebrating the hard work that secured Holborn Studios. Join us on 18 December as Mike McCartney discusses the long planning struggle, and what it means for protecting historic spaces. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1902217647... #HolbornStudios #HeritageProtection #Hackneysociety

How do we preserve Hackney’s architectural heritage in the digital age? Join our Wikipedia editing workshop with Wikimedia UK & help document the women who shaped Hackney’s built & cultural landscape. Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/hackn... #HackneyHistory #WikipediaEditathon

Chowdhury Walk housing in Hackney was awarded a RIBA London Award 2024. Designed by Al-Jawad Pike - recognised for its contextual design, and high-quality housing. www.riba.org/explore/awar... www.ribaj.com/buildings/ri... #RIBAAwards2024 #Hackneysociety #ChowdhuryWalk #Architecture

From Haredi families in Hackney to Bangladeshi traders in Brick Lane, community-led design is fighting gentrification across London. Read Adam Almeida's piece in full on our website. www.vashtimedia.com/urban-strugg...

Get clear updates on Hackney’s planning, conservation and architectural changes. SPACES gives you expert insights into decisions shaping the borough’s future. @Historyofstokey Sign up: www.hackneysociety.org/planning/spa... #Hackney #Planning #BuiltEnvironment #Architecture

Join us at the De Beauvoir Christmas Fair Trail! 🎄 Expect unique stalls, creative gifts, + The Hackney Society Book Stall with "Women from Hackney's History Vol II". 📚 www.hackneysociety.org/publications... Event: thebenyonestate.com/news/2022/th...

If you get a chance to see “How To Get On With Everybody” starring Rabbi Herschel Gluck, go! Laughed, cried, felt proud to be part of Hackney. Thanks Elin Moe and Winstan Whitte for this uplifting film. Great Q&A @riocinema.bsky.social led by Mayor @carolinewoodley.bsky.social

Congratulations Hackney Archives!

Heartbroken at the prospect that the Fish & Cook stationary shop on Blackstock Road may be turned into a betting shop. Hackney has rejected the application following a small local uproar (www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/vict...), but it's now with the Planning Inspectorate.

The Date Edit: A Hackney stroll from pastries to nightcaps A no-faff Hackney date plan for queer women: Pastries, an excellent walk and finishing off with drinks.

Looking forward to Tessa Hunkin's talk about Hackney Mosaic Project at the WRITE IDEA FESTIVAL this Sunday 23rd November at 5:30pm at Tower Hamlets Town Hall in Whitechapel. Free tickets from: ideastore.co.uk/whats-on/wri...

These are all snapshots of London captured at the time of the #suffragettes. We will visit these locations on 7 December and tread in the footsteps of our Edwardian sisters. This will be the last Votes for Women tour of the year www.herstoricaltours.co.uk/votesforwomen #walkingtours #londonhistory

Take part in shaping Hackney’s story. Join our Wikipedia workshop with Wikimedia UK + help document the women who built Hackney’s heritage. Open to all — beginners welcome! Bring a laptop Sign up: www.tickettailor.com/events/hackn... #HackneyHistory #WikipediaEditathon #Hackneysociety

This is "N E Bethnal Green" by George Board from 1928. George was born on this day in 1898 & he was the only member of the East London Group who exhibited at the first Bethnal Green Men's Evening Institute show in 1924. #GeorgeBoard #EastLondonGroup #botd

Proposal in Dalston: reopen Colvestone Primary School as a community education & culture hub, with space for Pollock’s Toy Museum. Read the story & add your support: www.hackneysociety.org/blog/hackney... #Hackneysociety #Dalston #Heritage

We're back in May! What would you like to see? #hackney #history #heritage #festival @hackney-society.bsky.social

Join the Tree Musketeers for our Tree Planting in December! We'll be planting in Hackney Downs park on the 6th & 7th and in Millfields on the 13th. Sign up on our Eventbrite page: www.bit.ly/hackneytreemusketeers @loveourpark.bsky.social @sustainhackney.bsky.social @hackneycouncil.bsky.social

For Mosaic Monday followers in London, here's a chance to hear Tessa Hunkin talking about the Hackney Mosaic Project. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tessa-hunkins-hackney-mosaic-project-tickets-1813697651499 The event is in-person on Saturday. #MosaicMonday #mosaics #publicArt #streetart #hackney

Hackney’s heritage matters. With hundreds of listed assets—and 31 on the 2024 Heritage at Risk Register—we track issues, share evidence, and press for action (e.g., Haggerston Baths, Stoke Newington Municipal Buildings). www.hackneysociety.org/campaigns/bu... #HackneySociety #BuildingsAtRisk

thelasttuesdaysociety.org/exhibition/t... I’ll be exploring the witch craze in London on Monday 17th at the Last Tuesday society ( Viktor Wynd Museum) in hackney. There’ll be a performance, talk and cocktails in the spooky environs of this unique venue. Come! Limited spaces.

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

Architect Benedict O’Looney explores the design and legacy of Old London Bridge — from its Beaux Arts beauty to its lasting influence on London’s architecture. Nov 13 | 7:15–9pm GMT Sign up here: hackneysociety.org #Heritage #Architecture #London

#OtD 9 Nov 1845 Gertrud Guillaume-Schack, a countess who became a revolutionary socialist, feminist and anarchist, was born in Uschütz in what is now Poland. She was active in Germany and Hackney, East London stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1093...

Led ride around Hackney this Sunday, starting at 11am from the Rio Cinema. Taking in a good portion of the borough and its cycleways / LTNs. Weather is looking, quite frankly, ridiculously good for November! See the link below to sign up:

CAT & MUTTON pub London Fields 1841 76 Broadway market Hackney aka Cat & Shoulder of Mutton 1 Duncan Place LondonFields 1881 Pub been present since 1745 & since that time been variously called Leg of Mutton & Cat, Cat & Shoulder of Mutton West St

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

Died #OnThisDay 1884 Henry Fawcett, the first completely blind MP. He sat as a Liberal for Brighton 1865-74, & Hackney 1874-84. For more on him & the wife, the leading suffragist, Millicent Garrett Fawcett, see our earlier post: victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2018/07/19/m...

#BOTD 1904 Winifred Shotter in Hackney, London. Actress, known for Rookery Nook (1930), Sorrell and Son (1933) and Plunder (1930). Best known for her appearances in the Aldwych farces of the 1920s and early '30s.

(Bethnal Green) WORKHOUSE.Well Street. SOUTH HACKNEY. c.1930 The Old Workhouse, Well Street, from the north-west. Taken shortly before demolition. n.d.-c1930?. Formerly the Hackney Theological Seminary or Hackney Academy and after 1871 Hackney College to train Congregational ministers.

This is "South Hackney Church" by Albert Turpin from his post-war work, most likely the mid to late 1950s. Previous conversations on our social media platforms have identified it as being St John of Jerusalem Church on Lauriston Road. #AlbertTurpin #Hackney #EastLondonGroup

OK, anyone else ancient enough to understand this Hackney graffiti?

Explore the story of Old London Bridge & the stone alcoves in Victoria Park. Pembury Community Centre, Dalston Lane, London E8 1FA Book your place now → www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/old-london... #HackneySociety #HackneyHistory