New Lansdowne Club
195 Mare Street, E8 Built c.1699 this Grade II* house is one of the earliest surviving examples of an early Georgian building in Hackney. This building also has an interesting history – in 1845 the Elizabeth Fry Institute for Reformation of Women Prisoners was established here to honour Elizabeth Fry’s achievements. Elizabeth Fry, a Quaker and social reformer, […]
New Lansdowne Club
Comments about this page What a pity that such a magnificent early house was allowed to fall slowly into such a state of disrepair and become a target for thieves. Wasn’t Sutton House enough warning? Who bought the fireplaces? Is it possible to trace them, as with the Sutton House panelling? There are two houses […]
No Hackney High Rise
A campaign by local residents A local campaign which is opposed to Southern Housing’s proposed 19-storey tower at 22-44 London Lane, E8.
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Get involved in your neighbourhood Open Dalston OPEN stands for Organisation for Promotion of Environmental Needs Ltd – a not-for-profit membership organisation. Their object’s are to promote excellence in the quality of the built environment, the provision of transportation and the provision of amenities, and to ensure the changes to these have proper regard to […]
Kingsland CAAC May 2024
Planning Applications for Kingsland CAAC meeting for May 2024 2023/2935 Basement To First Floor, 130 Kingsland Road, E2 8DP Construction of a roof-top extension to existing 3rd floor roof to facilitate the creation of 1 no. self-contained flat with associated amenity space Full Planning Permission (Laurence Ackrill) Although we have no issues with a roof […]
Women from Hackney’s History Vol ll
Coming in March 2024
Women from Hackney’s History Vol I
in collaboration with Hackney History A reprint of the book is now shipping. To celebrate International Women’s Day 2021 (8th March), The Hackney Society and Hackney History launched a new publication containing 113 brief illustrated biographies of women from Hackney’s history who lived or worked, were born or buried in today’s borough. Drawn from widely differing […]
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