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N16Breda Corish @n16breda.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Big thank you & GRMA to the amazing @hackney-hist-fest.bsky.social for making my HHF 2026 talk available online "The Reed Celtic Cross: One thousand years of Ireland's history in Abney Park Cemetery" - from the early medieval period to the Celtic Revival #IrishLondonHistory☘️ youtu.be/wBjHq_8oubs?...

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The Reed Celtic Cross: One thousand years of Ireland's history in Abney Park Cemetery - Breda Corish

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Hackney Cycling Campaign @hackneycycling.org.uk · 13/09/2026

We have some rides planned for next Sunday, 20th September, as part of London Cycling Festival! - Feeder to main "Kidical Mass" ride, starting from Stonebridge Gardens, Haggerston at 10am - History ride starting in Hackney Central at 3pm See here for more info: lcc.org.uk/events/lcf-h...

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Hackney History Festival @hackney-hist-fest.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Save the dates for Hackney History Festival 2027 and get ready for another inspiring programme of talks, walks, exhibitions, workshops, and community events celebrating Hackney’s rich history. 🗓️ May 2027! #HackneyHistoryFestival #HistoryFestival #Hackney #LondonEvents #CommunityCulture

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pasttensehistories.bsky.social @pasttensehistories.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Our recent talk on the 1926 General Strike in Hackney, ‘Not A Thing Was Moving’, part of @hackney-hist-fest.bsky.social is now up on YouTube: m.youtube.com/watch?v=ap8l...

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Not a thing was moving”: the 1926 General Strike in Hackney and beyond

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N16Breda Corish @n16breda.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

A great day yesterday at @hackney-hist-fest.bsky.social in the Clapton Roundchapel. After Amir Dotan's talk, you'll never look at Stoke N's shop signage in the same way again. And thanks to Tony Rich, you'll always be wondering what's going on under the streetscape - and what might have been....

Photo of the exterior of the Round Chapel in Clapton. A Hackney History Festival banner on the railings

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Photo of slide showing an underground shelter during WWII. From a talk given by Tony Rich

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Alan Russell @soxgnasher.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Britannia, 279 Mare Street, Hackney Mare Street was originally called Church Street, and the Britannia is on the west side. It was first established as the Britannia in 1790 and was rebuilt in the 1850s.

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Alan Russell @soxgnasher.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

By 1983, the pub had been re-named Mr Pepys and was later called the Samuel Pepys, before closing and being demolished in 2000 as part of the refurbishment of the Hackney Empire, which has existed next door

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The Hackney Society @hackney-society.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

And featured in Daniel Rachel's talk at Chats Palace for @hackney-hist-fest.bsky.social on Sunday..

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Dr Romany Reagan @msromany.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Two streets in Hackney are named after women almost no one has heard of. Come hear these & many more hidden histories at my talk this Sunday! ‘A Quiet Roar’ @hackney-hist-fest.bsky.social 🎟 Only £3 www.tickettailor.com/events/hackn... #hiddenhistory #hackneyhistory #womenshistory #londonhistory

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MNG - University Presses @mngupbooks.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

This talk explores three feuilleton writers who lived in Hackney writing ironic and comic sketches offering curious insights into immigrant Jewish life in East End London. 🔗 buff.ly/bhgnGZw 🗓️ 10 May 2026 13:00 PM - 13:50 PM BST 📍Sutton House, E9 6JQ @hackney-hist-fest.bsky.social

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Hackney History Festival @hackney-hist-fest.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Hackney's Disinfecting Station features in our upcoming festival!

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pasttensehistories.bsky.social @pasttensehistories.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Your Past Tense correspondent will be doing a talk at this: “Not A Thing Was Moving” - The 1926 General Strike in Hackney Saturday 9th May 2026 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Hackney Archives, Dalston Square, London E8 3BQ You can reserve tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/hackn...

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Reserve a Spot – “Not a thing was moving”: the 1926 General Strike in Hackney and beyond – Hackney Archives

“Not a thing was moving”: the 1926 General Strike in Hackney and beyond – Hackney Archives, Sat 9 May 2026 - In May 1926 two million workers joined the only official General Strike Britain has ever se...

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Dr Romany Reagan @msromany.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Of only 1,499 signatures on the 1866 first-ever women's suffrage petition, Eliza Temple of Sutton House stood up to be counted. 💪 Learn more about Eliza & other surprising women of Hackney’s oldest Tudor house at my talk for @hackney-hist-fest.bsky.social ♀️📜🕯️ www.tickettailor.com/events/hackn...

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Hackney History Festival @hackney-hist-fest.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Hackney Mosaic Project Discover how community, creativity, and history come together through the Hackney Mosaic Project. Learn about the stories, challenges, and impact behind this inspiring community project. Get your ticket now! #HackneyHistoryFestival #HackneyHistory

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N16Breda Corish @n16breda.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

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...

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

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Hackney History Festival @hackney-hist-fest.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

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

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Hackney History Festival @hackney-hist-fest.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

✊ “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

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Hackney History Festival @hackney-hist-fest.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

🔆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

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Hackney History Festival @hackney-hist-fest.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Join the Hackney Community Orchestra at the Hackney History Festival for a special event featuring fascinating film footage of Hackney, accompanied by live music celebrating the borough's rich and diverse community. Get your ticket now! 🎻 #HackneyHistoryFestival

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N16Breda Corish @n16breda.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

📢 Interested in #IrishLondonHistory? At the wonderful Hackney History Festival, I'll be exploring 1000 (!) years of Ireland's history through the Reed Celtic Cross in Stoke Newington's Abney Park Cemetery ☘️ Sun 10 May, 3 pm, Sutton House, London E9. Tix only £3 😀 www.tickettailor.com/events/hackn...

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Buy tickets – The Reed Celtic Cross: One thousand years of Ireland's history in Abney Park Cemetery – Sutton House

The Reed Celtic Cross: One thousand years of Ireland's history in Abney Park Cemetery – Sutton House, Sun 10 May 2026 - Entering Abney Park Cemetery from Stoke Newington Church Street, one of the most...

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Hackney History Festival @hackney-hist-fest.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

☘️ Discover the story behind the Celtic Cross at Abney Park Cemetery. At the Hackney History Festival 2026, speaker Breda Corrish will explore Hackney’s fascinating connections with Ireland and the history behind this remarkable monument. Get your ticket now! #HackneyHistory

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Hackney History Festival @hackney-hist-fest.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Join the talk at Hackney Archives on Saturday 9 May, where Izzie will share fascinating discoveries from the archives about Hackney Society and the borough’s history. 📅 More talks and events are listed at the end of this video — get your tickets now and come along! #HackneyHistoryFestival

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Hackney History Festival @hackney-hist-fest.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Tickets now live! Get them here buytickets.at/hackneyhisto... #hackney #history #walk #london

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Hackney History Festival @hackney-hist-fest.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Hackney History Festival Day Pass tickets are now on sale! Tag your history-loving friends and make a day of it. www.tickettailor.com/events/hackn... #hackney #history #festival #london

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The Hackney Society @hackney-society.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Hackney Brutalist icon - Join @HackneySociety for a guided visit to Haggerston School (Ernö Goldfinger, 1964–67), Grade II listed & refurbed 2012 (Avanti). Sat 28 Feb 2026, 10:30–12:30 (arr 10:15), E2 8LS. £5/£10. Book via Eventbrite—Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/visit-hagg...

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The Hackney Society @hackney-society.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

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!

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

The Hackney Pavilion closed in 1972, its last film was Carry on at your Convenience. It was opposite the Hackney Empire and was finally demolished in 1972 and replaced by a soulless branch of Barclays Bank. #History #HistoryMatters #London

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Alan Russell @soxgnasher.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

WHITE HOUSE Inn Hackney Marsh (on Essex Side), 1910 Showing footbridge over river Lea in distance Steam Locomotive Repair shed now New Spitalfields Fruit & Vegetable & Flowers Wholesale market

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londonkidslitfest @londonkidslitfest.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

👋HELLO Hackney and welcome to the UK's largest children's literature festival! We're providing 2,000 new places FREE for primary schools in Hackney for the first time on Thursday 4 June thanks to our friends @hackneyempire.bsky.social Check out our full programme here www.londonschoolslitfest.org

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Mercedes Rochelle @authorrochelle.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

How to Survive in Tudor England, Guest Post by @tonihistorian: While Cromwell was rebuilding the King’s Place, his one-time secretary, Ralph Sadleir, was busy constructing a grand three-story brick house in Hackney, on Homerton Street. historicalfictionblog.com/how-to-survi...

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Kidical Mass London @kidicalmasslond.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Let’s get even more London kids enjoying travelling by bike - pedalling not polluting- The next free Kidical Mass bike ride is on March 15th - Granary Square to Hackney! 🚲 🌼 🚲 🌼 🚲 🌼 🚲 🌼 🔈 🔊 🎵 📣 Join us 🚲 #StreetsForKids #KidicalMass #KidicalMassLond www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/lon...

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Lucy Munro @lucycmunro.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Important environmental news from Millfields Road, reported in the Morning Post on 31 January 1912: “Good ice to the extent of several acres is to be found near the ground of the Clapton Orient Football Club”. #lofcpress

A clipping from The Morning Post, 31 January 1912:

HACKNEY MARSHES. — Good ice to the extent of several acres is to be found near the ground of the Clapton Orient Football Club. This may be reached by taking train from Liverpool-street to Clapton or Broad-street to Homerton.

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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Latest edition of On London Extra considers the capital's connections with China, past, present and future. Plus borough elections intel from Redbridge and Hackney, underwhelming news about housing supply and more: davehillonlondon.substack.com/p/on-london-.... #london #china

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On London Extra: Chinese connections

Past, present and future. Plus elections intelligence, housing supply news and more

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Alan Russell @soxgnasher.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

The Clapton tollgate, located on Lea Bridge Road, Hackney, was a 18th-century turnpike checkpoint on the Clapton side of the River Lea. Established to manage traffic crossing Leyton marshes,

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Alan Russell @soxgnasher.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

1 - 5 Westgate Street Hackney 1890. Showing Willmots Decorator and Contractors and on the left, the rear of a fire brigade (or Society for the preservation of life from fire) escape ladder.

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The Hackney Society @hackney-society.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

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

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The Hackney Society @hackney-society.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

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

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The Hackney Society @hackney-society.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

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

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The Hackney Society @hackney-society.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

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

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The Hackney Society @hackney-society.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

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

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Hackney History Festival @hackney-hist-fest.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

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

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The Hackney Society @hackney-society.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

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

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The Hackney Society @hackney-society.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

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

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Alan Russell @soxgnasher.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

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

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Old UK Christmas Print Ads @oldukprintadsxmas.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Nov 1907: The Bedford Dining Room Suite ad from Hackney Furnishing Co Ltd (+Alexandra Model Piano and 5ft Barrel Front Sideboard) «Suggestions to those about to marry and hints on Xmas & New year's Gifts»

An advertisement for a furniture company features drawings of their store and a branch. Text promotes no deposit, free packing, insurance, and delivery for those looking to furnish their homes, particularly those recently married. Items such as pianos, sideboards, and dining suites are featured.

Suggestions to those about to marry and hints on Xmas & New year's Gifts

WEST END BRANCH:
Originators of the
Deferred Payinent System
A. M. STEWART,
Managing Director.
95, 95, 97, and 99.
OXFORD STREET, W.
92, 93, 94,
NEWMAN STREET, W.
No
Interest
Charged.
No
Deposit
Required.
1, 2, 5 & 4. TOWN HALL BUILDINGS, 18, 19, 20, 21 & 22, THE
GROVE (adjoining) MARE STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON,
NO SECURITY. FREE PACKING.
NO DEPOSIT. FREE INSURANCE.
NO INTEREST. FREE DELIVERY.
The Hackney Furnishing Co.'s System is to simply let
you choose what you wish, and as much as your needs may
demand, and let you pay a fixed sum, say, for £100, merely
45s. per month, No deposit, no security; the whole system
strictly confidential, based on the tested knowledge that in
the main we deal with honest people, and the policy must be
right, or how is it that we have been so successful as to be
the most imitated firm in this country? The System of
Deferred Payments originated by us is so broad and so
liberal that it even includes free Life and Fire Insurance.
Thousands upon thousands find a difficulty in completely
furnishing a home for cash-we give them a helping hand.
The first year or so in furnishing a home is ever the most
difficult period. It is a strain on even a good salary. Death
may strike the breadwinner off the pay-roll-that means
much to the widow and young ones. We give free Life
Insurance. Fire may come and wipe out the home: we give
free Fire Insurance. No need for you to be puzzled,
perplexed, or hesitating.
Free Packing and Carriage!
Get the New Fully Illustrated Catalogue.
The "Alexandra" Model.
SELECTED AND BEST SEASONED TIMBER
THROUGHOUT.
DIMENSIONS.-Height, 4ft. 24 in.; Width,...

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