Celebrating Hackney’s past, shaping its future – since 1967

Links to Discover Hackney’s Heritage

A Partnership Project

Discover Hackney’s Heritage

A group of 10 Hackney-based organisations (including the Hackney Society) who share common goals around increasing the use and knowledge of the borough’s rich heritage and its built environment.

We work together on projects which increase learning about Hackney’s diverse and rich heritage. For more information, please log on to www.discoverhackney.co.uk.

Here are contact details and links to the other partners:

Abney Park Trust

Address: Stoke Newington High Street, London N16 0LN

Tel: 020 7275 7557

https://www.abney-park.org.uk/

Conserves Abney Park Cemetery and makes it accessible to the community.

The Building Exploratory

Address: 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ

Tel: 020 7729 2011

https://www.buildingexploratory.org.uk/

A local education centre about East London’s built environment.

Every Generation Media Foundation

https://www.everygeneration.co.uk/

An online community resource for the African Caribbean community.

The Geffrye Museum

Address: Kingsland Road, London E2 8EA

Tel: 020 7739 9893

https://www.geffrye-museum.org.uk/

A museum of the home from around 1600 to the present day.

Hackney Archives

Address: 43 De Beauvoir Road, London N1 5SQ

Tel: 020 7241 2886

https://www.hackney.gov.uk/ca-archives.htm

Cares for the archives and local studies collections of the London Borough of Hackney, local organisations and businesses.

Hackney Historic Buildings Trust

Address: The Round Chapel, 1d Glenarm Road, London E5 0LY

Tel: 020 8986 0029

https://www.hhbt.org.uk/

A building preservation trust that has restored and found new uses for historic buildings in Hackney.

Hackney Museum

Address: 1 Reading Lane, London E8

https://www.hackney.gov.uk/cm-museum.htm

Hackney’s local museum.

Hoxton Hall

Address: 130 Hoxton Street, London N1 6SH

Tel: 020 7684 0060

https://www.hoxtonhall.co.uk/

A Victorian music hall used to bring together arts, culture and the local community.

Sutton House

Address: 2 & 4 Homerton High Street, London E9 6JQ

Tel: 020 8986 2264

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

East London’s oldest family home. It has a programme of community projects, creative activities, events and talks, as well as an art gallery.