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🏛️ History.

Hackney Magazine History: the latest stories, openings and ideas from across Hackney Magazine. Read the most recent history reporting, opinion and analysis from Hackney Magazine — updated daily.

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A moss-covered stone cross, adorned with circular bosses and draped in ivy, stands amidst other weathered tombstones and bare branches in a sun-dappled graveyard.

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William and Catherine Booth: How Hackney's Salvation Army Founders Changed the World

Barrington Kirkham10 June 2026

A tall stone statue of a man with long hair, wearing a loose robe and holding an object, stands on a pedestal surrounded by green trees and a black metal fence, with a stone wall and a white cross visible in the background to the left.

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Abney Park Cemetery: Europe's First Non-Denominational Cemetery and Its Radical Legacy

Barrington Kirkham10 June 2026

Sutton House, a historic brick building with white-framed windows, stands behind a black metal fence with various informational banners, including one welcoming visitors and another promoting 'Open House London: Architecture in the Flesh'.

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Sutton House: Hackney's Tudor Survivor and the Fight to Save East London's Oldest Home

Barrington Kirkham3 June 2026

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