Hackney Through the Centuries

TALKS/WALKS 15, 16 May 2012, 7pm

Hackney Through the Centuries: I

Tuesday 15 May 2012, 7pm

Talk/walk with Juliet Gardiner and Ann Robey

Join authors of the latest Hackney Society book, Hackney: An Uncommon History in Five Parts, to celebrate its publication. Following a talk by Juliet Gardiner, Ann Robey will lead a walk in the area near the bookshop. Return to the shop for discussion and a glass of wine.

Booking essential.  

Broadway Bookshop, 6 Broadway Market, E8 4QJ

FREE to all

Hackney Through the Centuries: II – Housing Questions

Wednesday 16 May 2012, 7pm

Talk/walk with David Garrard and Margaret Willes

Join authors of the latest Hackney Society book, Hackney: An Uncommon History in Five Parts, for an examination of how the district's population has been housed over the past five hundred years, from the Tudor courtiers' residences to the mass housing of the 20th century and beyond. The event includes a walk looking at some of Lower Clapton's remarkably varied housing stock. Return to the shop for discussion and a glass of wine.

Booking essential.  

Pages of Hackney, 70 Lower Clapton Road, E5 0RN

FREE to all

To book

Phone 020 7175 1967 or email events@hackneysociety.org