Hackney Collection (page 3)

Photograph of Britannia PH, Hackney, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details

Photograph of Brewery Tap PH, Hackney, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

Horse-drawn tram on a Victorian scrap, advertising Raphael Tuck & Sons Artistic Cards. Date: circa 1890s

Dalston Junction & Railway Station, Dalston, London
Dalston Junction & Railway Station, Dalston, Hackney, County of London, England. London North Railway - Showing Tram Date: 1905

Laurence Irving & Mabel Hackney, lost in Empress of Ireland
Mr Laurence Irving, actor and playwright, and his wife, the actress Miss Mabel Hackney, who both died in the Empress of Ireland disaster. 1914

LCC-LFB Aftermath of major building fire in Hackney
The scene of a fire in Cambridge Heath Road, Hackney, East London, which seriously damaged the upper two floors of a commercial and business outlet

Hackney Union Workhouse, Homerton, London
Infirmary ward blocks at Hackney Union workhouse on Homerton High Street. Pedestrians and a horse and cart pass along the adjacent street. Date: 1905

Hackney Union School, Brentwood, Essex
The Hackney Union School at Brentwood. In 1885 Hackney took over what had been the Brentwood District School, originally set up by the Shoreditch Board of Guardians in 1854 to house pauper children

Hackney Union Cottage Homes, Ongar, Essex
The Hackney Union cottage homes at Ongar, Essex. The homes, opened in 1905, housed pauper children away from the workhouse. The children lived in three-storey cottages each holding 52 boys or girls

London Orphan Asylum, Hackney Road, Clapton
A view of the London Orphan Asylum, opened in 1825 at Hackney Road, Clapton. Date: circa 1840

Bauldry, by A Patrick Wilson. First produced at the Palace Theatre, Arbroath, October 1915, later at the Dalston Theatre (probably in Hackney, London), March 1917

Hackney carriage or droshky, Russia, circa 1890. Date: circa 1890

Hackney School Sports - Hurdle Race
A hurdle race at the London School Boards Hackney School Sports Day in June 1903. Date: 1903

John Aikin, Medical
JOHN AIKIN Medical practitioner in Hackney, London, and writer on medical subjects. Date: 1747 - 1822

Susanna Perwich
SUSANNA PERWICH, daughter of Robert Perwich, schoolmaster at Hackney, east London. After completing her education she too became a teacher, but died young, much lamented. Date: ? - 1661

Charing Cross Forecourt
The forecourt of Charing Cross station on the Strand, London, with horse-drawn hackney cabs lined up waiting for fares Date: 1890s

Cabinet photo, design on back, Albert Day, photographer
Cabinet card, Art Nouveau design on back - Albert Day, photographer, 165 Well Street, Hackney, East London. Day and Electric Light Studios. early 20th century

Cartoon, Patriotic Petitions on the Convention, by James Gillray. Four scenes: The Cockney Petition, The Westminster Petition, The Chelmsford Petition, and The Middlesex Petition

Christmas day at the Hackney street shrines, London, 1916
Christmas tide at war shrines: gifts for the fighters children, 1916. Father Christmas(aka the Reverend G. C Morrow) distributed gifts with the help of ladies and soldiers home on leave

Tottenham Road, Hackney, London
Tottenham Road, Hackney, County of London, England. Date: 1900s

Hackney carriage travelling between Liverpool Street and Hyde Park Corner Date: c. 1910

Distorted rails after fire in Hackney, East London
Distorted rails after a fire at Wallis Road, Hackney, East London, 16 August 1955. The fire involved baled cork in the arch under Clarnico Bridge on the railway line between Stratford

A trade union rally in Hackney for the unemployed. London

Thomas Blyton, researcher into spiritualism
Thomas Blyton, spiritualist, secretary of the Dalston Association of Enquirers into Spiritualism. He hosted seances by Florence Cook in the early 1870s

Baumes House, Hackney
at one time the seat of sir George Whitmore : a windmill stands nearby. Date: 1795

Hackney Station and watercress plantation
The Camden-town Railway at Hackney Station, with a watercress plantation alongside the track. Date: 1851

David Alves Rebello
DAVID ALVES REBELLO Numismatist of Hackney, London Date: CIRCA 1800

Peter Newcome
PETER NEWCOME English churchman, son of Henry Newcome : vicar of Hackney, north London. Date: 1656 - 1738

West Hackney Church, London Date: 1905

Central Station - Santiago, Chile
Central Station (Estacion Central de los F. F. C. C. del Estado) - Santiago, Chile Date: circa 1910s

Charles Greens 100th ascent
Watercolour of Charles Greens 100th ascent from the Mermaid Tavern Hackney, 14 May 1832. [Cuthbert-Hodgson Collection]

William Elmes Prime Bang Up at Hackney [Caricature of Sadlers Eighteenth Ascent form the gardens of the Mermaid Tavern, Hackney. 12 August, 1811]. [Cuthbert-Hodgson Collection]

Button from the Strand Union Workhouse, London
A corroded metal button from an inmates uniform at the Hackney Union workhouse. Date: Date unknown

Button from Hackney Union Workhouse, London
A metal button from an inmates uniform at the Hackney Union workhouse. Date: Date unknown

LCC-LFB aftermath of fire, Hackney Road, East London
The aftermath of fire in Hackney Road, showing the dishevelled contents of a room

Sadler and Paget balloon ascent, Hackney
The ascent of James Sadler and Captain Paget from the Mermaid at Hackney, London. They descended near Tilbury Fort in Essex. 12 August 1811

Balloon ascending with Sadler and Paget
A balloon ascending with Mr Sadler and Captain Paget of the Royal Navy from the gardens of the Mermaid Tavern, Hackney, London, watched by a crowd of spectators. 12 August 1811

A view of the balloon of Mr. Sadlers ascending with him and Captain Paget of the Royal Navy from the gardens of the Mermaid Tavern at Hackney on Monday, August 12, 1811

HACKNEY HORSE SHOW
The Hackney Class line-up at a Horse Show, the Wirral, Merseyside, England. Date: 1950s

Victoria Park Lake
The fine boating lake at Victoria Park, Hackney, east London. Date: 1930s

Workhouse bowl and mug
An inmates soup or gruel bowl and spoon from the Hackney workhouse and a mug from the Bootle workhouse, all marked with their unions monogram. Each held up to two pints of liquid. Date: Date unknown

French Cream room at a sweet factory, London
Women handle large wooden trays in the French Cream room at the sweet manufacturers Clarke, Nickolls and Coombs, at Hackney Wick, London. The firm made Clarincos chocolates

Liquorice room at a sweet factory, London
Women at work in the Liquorice room at the sweet manufacturers Clarke, Nickolls and Coombs, at Hackney Wick, London. The firm also made Clarincos chocolates

Lieutenant R. Davies
Lieutenant Robert Davies(1900-1975), who received the George Cross for commanding the bomb disposal unit which saved St. Pauls Cathedral during the Blitz

Filling Oil Cans - Hackney Wick
A female employee fills BP Oil Cans at a plant in Hackney Wick, London

Filling large fuel barrels - Hackney Wick
A factory employee checks progress as large barrels are filled with fuel oil at Hackney Wick, London

Air and Petrol test - Hackey Wick
Female employees at the BP works at Hackney Wick, London perform an air and petrol test

Sealing Cans - Hackney Wick

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