Further Reading

In addition to the articles in our journal Hackney History, and newsletter The Hackney Terrier featured on our History Online page, these books are recommended, among others, to learn about Hackney’s History in more detail:

Click here for a `Hackney History Bibliography’ further reading list.

Each edition of Hackney Today carried an article on an aspect of local history, written by the Archives’ staff. This is a wonderful source of information on a huge variety of topics. Past issues of Hackney Today feature the articles on page 23 of earlier issues, and page 25 of later ones.

Click here for a list of Hackney Today articles by subject matter, up to 2015.

The Local Studies Library at Hackney Archives houses a wide selection of reading on Hackney’s past, mostly on open shelf, as well as historic maps, local newspapers and other sources.

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