Posts Tagged ‘hackney society’
Stoke Newington Town Hall officially ‘at risk’ after being vacant ‘for many years’
Decision by government body Historic England follows rescue of Abney Park cemetery and chapel
Read MoreNew owner of Hackney’s second oldest house says her family have been left in ‘nasty limbo’ by council red tape
Elizabeth Prochaska wants to turn part of the renovated 324-year-old property into a community arts space, while the developer says delays are costing him thousands of pounds in interest
Read MoreProperty guardians speak out over ‘neglected’ former Citizens Advice Bureau building
‘This property survived the World Wars. It is situated in a conservation area. It shares a wall with a listed property. Therefore its character must be protected’
Read MoreLocal photographer Alan Denney to chart the history of the A10 road in virtual event hosted by the Hackney Society
Denney dips into his formidable archive tomorrow to map the changes in the borough over the past 40 years, and will later take part in a live Q&A
Read MoreTown Hall set to object to Bishopsgate Goodsyard over design and heritage
Hackney Society chair says it is ‘tragic shame that, six years on, we again face the moment of determination with at least one borough seriously unhappy’
Read MoreHolborn Studios survives again as decision to approve demolition ruled ‘unlawful’
Iconic photography studio celebrates ruling that could have far-reaching consequences for lobbying of councillors
Read MoreCoronavirus: Benyon Estate urged to shelve ‘co-living’ flats on Kingsland Basin
Hackney Society joins calls for a rethink, arguing that healthy living for residents would be “impossible” during a lockdown
Read MoreTown Hall urged to suspend planning amid community concern over lockdown impact
Hackney Society says residents are right to express unease over a system that ‘already suffers from many barriers to access’
Read MoreFinsbury Park campaigners fear hotelier is trying to ‘game the system’ with demolition plans
Application to bulldoze four Victorian buildings submitted just weeks before new conservation area is expected to be approved
Read MoreTitbits – Big Bang blares and political prayers
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreTitbits – Doorbells, ice pops and electable chin locks
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreHelp pick out local landmarks to ‘preserve Hackney’s character’
Council asks residents to nominate their favourites for its heritage list
Read MoreHackney: portrait of a community 1967 – 2017, book review: Pillar of Society
The Hackney Society is celebrating 50 eventful years with a new book full of fascinating essays, from a broad church of Hackney citizens
Read MoreTurn up for the books: we look forward to an eventful October for Hackney’s independent bookshops
The borough’s bookshops are increasingly staging events to get readers off Amazon, out of their houses and through their doors. We preview a few such bashes in this look at the lay of the literary land
Read MoreFinsbury Park residents up in arms over plans to destroy Victorian houses
Developer Rainbow Properties wants to tear down row of period homes to make way for flats
Read MoreNew plan to demolish Acorn pub emerges just weeks after it won protected status
Scheme, which Lisa Shell from the Hackney Society says will cause ‘harm’, follows earlier, unsuccessful application to bulldoze Victorian building.
Read MoreResidents slam ‘epic hubris’ of council approving its own application to build two high rise towers
Councillor says plans would never be approved if submitted by a private developer
Read More‘A massive slap in the face’: residents slam council’s plans to build high rise towers on top of schools
Campaigners fume at ‘lack of transparency’ in planning process ahead of vital meeting over high-rise developments in Hoxton and Hackney Downs
Read MoreSt Augustine’s Tower: ‘it was Buckingham Palace for pigeons’
St Augustine’s Tower is Hackney’s oldest building and a symbol of the borough. But for years the building lay redundant with its doors locked
Read MoreWalk this way – history buffs take a tour of De Beauvoir
This Victorian enclave of Hackney boasts Jacobean-styled finery as well as architectural oddities
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