Posts Tagged ‘History’
Rio Cinema founder Clara Ludski to be honoured with memorial plaque
The Hackney Society is currently fundraising for the plaque and hopes to unveil it next month
Read MoreStoke Newington venue under threat as bosses scramble to ‘save’ historic space
The Old Church’s director says urgent repair work is needed to secure the future of the much-loved music venue
Read More‘Be curious, be a detective’ — Hackney Archives team member on the magic of the collection
After Hackney Archives was accredited last year, one of its archivists spoke to us about the importance of this impressive collection
Read MoreHackney’s once-famous forgotten family to be rediscovered as book republished with a twist
Hackney’s horticultural history stretches back hundreds of years, and one of its most famous figures and his family are set to be celebrated in a republished book.
Read MoreRedundancies at Sutton House could have ‘dramatic impact’, warns heritage group
Hackney Society alarmed over plans, which National Trust says are still under consultation
Read MorePas de Chats? How Hackney’s unsung Arkestra inspired a mural for the ages
Chats Palace Arkestra wanted an artistic experiment for the community, and four decades on, they got more than they bargained for
Read More‘Art for the people’: How Dalston’s enduring peace mural captured a community
Hackney History Festival revisits radical, melancholy chronicle of iconic artwork never seen by its author
Read MoreV&A East Storehouse to open this weekend – with a ‘huge trove’ of treasures to comb through
The Citizen was given a peek inside the museum’s huge depository, which members of the public can peruse from 31 May
Read MoreNew local heritage website reveals Hackney’s hidden history
Historic England’s hub provides facts and photographs for more than 400 locations across the country
Read MoreAbney Park Trust launches year-long festival to celebrate ‘historic radicals’
The Radical Writers festival will feature appearances from acclaimed writers, politicians and academics
Read MoreHackney History Festival to return for two weekends in May
Talks, walks and films are on the bill for the second annual celebration of the borough’s history
Read MoreObituary: Gillian Riley
The food historian, author and Citizen columnist sadly passed away in November at the age of 90
Read MoreA History of the East End, Chris Dorley Brown, book review: ‘Stands out from the crowd’
Dorley Brown’s photographs show East London in ‘all its beauty and grime’
Read MoreResearchers are on the hunt for stories about the Old Fire Station in Stoke Newington
A project team at the iconic community venue is hosting an open day next week – and they’d love to hear people’s memories of the place
Read More‘Hazy renderings of a restrained gastronomy’
Pierre Bonnard’s paintings of simple domesticity belie his diligent and complex method
Read MoreWorld’s only Victorian steam ship returns home to River Lea
‘New future’ in store for SS Robin as part of open air museum
Read More‘La vie! La vie!’
Our resident food historian paints a portrait of an artist synonymous with bohemian 19th-century Paris
Read Morewe are a group of people composed of who we are, Peer Gallery, exhibition review: ‘Sure to capture the imagination’
This new show in Hoxton explores the grassroots culture of collective work in Hackney in the 70s and 80s
Read MoreCream of the crop
Our resident food historian explores our favourite icy treat, and the chefs and writers for whom it is an obsession
Read MoreGet a glimpse of what the borough was like 300,000 years ago in ‘fascinating’ new exhibition at Hackney Museum
‘Hackney is one of the richest sites for finding objects from that time period,’ says Town Hall culture boss
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