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Hackney Collection (page 4)

Background imageHackney Collection: Charing Cross Forecourt

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

Background imageHackney Collection: Cabinet photo, design on back, Albert Day, photographer

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

Background imageHackney Collection: Cartoon, Patriotic Petitions on the Convention

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

Background imageHackney Collection: Christmas day at the Hackney street shrines, London, 1916

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

Background imageHackney Collection: Tottenham Road, Hackney, London

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

Background imageHackney Collection: Hackney carriage

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

Background imageHackney Collection: Distorted rails after fire in Hackney, East London

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

Background imageHackney Collection: A trade union rally in Hackney for the unemployed

A trade union rally in Hackney for the unemployed. London

Background imageHackney Collection: Thomas Blyton, researcher into spiritualism

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

Background imageHackney Collection: Baumes House, Hackney

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

Background imageHackney Collection: Hackney Station and watercress plantation

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

Background imageHackney Collection: David Alves Rebello

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

Background imageHackney Collection: Peter Newcome

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

Background imageHackney Collection: West Hackney Church, London

West Hackney Church, London Date: 1905

Background imageHackney Collection: Central Station - Santiago, Chile

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

Background imageHackney Collection: Charles Greens 100th ascent

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

Background imageHackney Collection: William Elmes Prime Bang Up at Hackney

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]

Background imageHackney Collection: Button from the Strand Union Workhouse, London

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

Background imageHackney Collection: Button from Hackney Union Workhouse, London

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

Background imageHackney Collection: LCC-LFB aftermath of fire, Hackney Road, East London

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

Background imageHackney Collection: Sadler and Paget balloon ascent, Hackney

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

Background imageHackney Collection: Balloon ascending with Sadler and Paget

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

Background imageHackney Collection: A view of the balloon of Mr. Sadlers ascending with him and

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

Background imageHackney Collection: HACKNEY HORSE SHOW

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

Background imageHackney Collection: Victoria Park Lake

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

Background imageHackney Collection: Workhouse bowl and mug

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

Background imageHackney Collection: French Cream room at a sweet factory, London

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

Background imageHackney Collection: Liquorice room at a sweet factory, London

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

Background imageHackney Collection: Lieutenant R. Davies

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

Background imageHackney Collection: Filling Oil Cans - Hackney Wick

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

Background imageHackney Collection: Filling large fuel barrels - Hackney Wick

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

Background imageHackney Collection: Air and Petrol test - Hackey Wick

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

Background imageHackney Collection: Sealing Cans - Hackney Wick

Sealing Cans - Hackney Wick

Background imageHackney Collection: Spirit Photo Ada Dean 1920

Spirit Photo Ada Dean 1920
Spirit photograph by medium, Ada Dean. Sitters, Miss Dean and Mr Rist with an unidentified female spirit.. Taken at 59 Holland Park Road in the presence of the President of the Hackney Society of

Background imageHackney Collection: Interior of New Church

Interior of New Church
The interior of the church of St. John of Jerusalem at South Hackney, consecrated in July 1848

Background imageHackney Collection: New Church, Hackney

New Church, Hackney
Impression of the new church to be built on Grove Street in South Hackney in the 1840s. Now the Church of St. John of Jerusalem

Background imageHackney Collection: Hackney, London, c. 1840

Hackney, London, c. 1840
Engraving showing Hackney, looking towards the church, c.1840

Background imageHackney Collection: Russian Hackney Sledge

Russian Hackney Sledge
Russian hackney sledge - the equivalent of a London cab. Date: 1800

Background imageHackney Collection: England / London / Hackney

England / London / Hackney
England/London/Hackney

Background imageHackney Collection: Hackney Terraced Housing

Hackney Terraced Housing
A row of new terraced houses on the Somerford Estate, Hackney, London

Background imageHackney Collection: 16th C Hackney Coaches

16th C Hackney Coaches
Hackney coaches and a horse litter in a rural scene

Background imageHackney Collection: Horse Bus, Circa 1905

Horse Bus, Circa 1905
One of the last of the London horse buses, this would take you from Elephant & Castle over London Bridge to Hackney Downs

Background imageHackney Collection: Horsecab in London

Horsecab in London
A four-wheeler hackney and its cabbie Date: 1825



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