Projects

We are involved in many projects, including our Mapping Project, creating a database of heritage assets across the borough, including buildings and street furniture.

Our work also celebrates Hackney’s people and stories. We commissioned Women from Hackney’s History, a film bringing to life the stories of eleven remarkable women featured in our two books of the same name.

We run a Guiding Course, have a Plaques Scheme, commissioned the Women from Hackney’s History film, and campaign to bring buildings such as Haggerston Baths back into community use.

Our projects also include documenting and protecting Hackney’s often-overlooked historic features. In 2025, we recorded the borough’s historic drinking troughs to support nominations for local listing. Through our From Pillar to Post project, we are also working to identify, record and safeguard vulnerable historic street furniture, including gun posts, bollards and boundary markers.

In the past, we have been fortunate to gain funding for a variety of other projects and campaigns. You can read about them here.

If you have ideas for projects you feel we should get involved in, please email info@hackneysociety.org.