Hackney Archives

Discover 600 years of Hackney’s history

Business and Industry

Achille-Serre Dry Cleaning Works, c1886

Campaigns and Protest

Colin Roach demonstration, February 1983. Photograph by Ernie Greenwood for Hackney Peoples Press

Entertainment

Benjamin Pollock’s Victorian toy theatre catalogue

Green Spaces

Clissold Park, Stoke Newington, c1900

Housing

Chapman Road, Hackney Wick, 1970

Markets

Ridley Road market, 1986. Photograph by Alex McCarron

People

Sikh wedding. Photograph by R.A. Gibson

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Hackney Archives is open Wednesdays to Fridays 10.00am - 6.00pm, as well as on the first Saturday of every month, 10.00am - 1.00pm and 2.00pm - 5.00pm.

In line with the government’s easing of coronavirus restrictions, you can now visit and see our open access resources without an appointment.

However, if you would like to request material from our basement stores, you will still need to register and book a morning or afternoon appointment – see our website here for details.