A Hackney Camera, 1883-1918
A Hackney Camera, 1883-1918

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Publisher:

Published: 1976

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13:

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A photographic portrait of Hackney during the last years of Queen Victoria's reign until the First World War.

The Victorian Gardener
The Victorian Gardener

Author: Anne Wilkinson

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2011-04-12

Total Pages: 451

ISBN-13: 0752495712

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Gardening is one of the most popular leisure activities today and most people take it for granted that suitable plants, equipment and information are easily available. This was not always the case. Anne Wilkinson's engaging book recreates the world of amateur Victorian gardeners – those who had no idea how to start gardening, and no information to help them. In the 1860s gardening was mainly the preserve of professionals who worked on large estates, but a new breed of gardeners was emerging – ordinary householders. Their gardens range from country cottage and rectory gardens to urban gardens behind terraced houses. With no help from the professionals – who refused to believe that gardens in towns were a practical possibility – those innovators laid down the foundations for modern amateur gardening as it is today. This book, richly illustrated with images from contemporary magazines and other sources, explores their journey to create their own piece of England's 'green and pleasant land'.

Theatres of Memory
Theatres of Memory

Author: Raphael Samuel

Publisher: Verso Books

Published: 2012-09-11

Total Pages: 509

ISBN-13: 1844679357

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When Theatres of Memory was first published in 1994, it transformed the debate about what is to be considered history and questioned the role of “heritage” that lies at the heart of every Western nation’s obsession with the past. Today, in the age of Downton Abbey and Mad Men, we are once again conjuring historical fictions to make sense of our everyday lives. In this remarkable book, Samuel looks at the many different ways we use the “unofficial knowledge” of the past. Considering such varied areas as the fashion for “retrofitting,” the rise of family history, the joys of collecting old photographs, the allure of reenactment societies and televised adaptations of Dickens, Samuel transforms our understanding of the uses of history. He shows us that history is a living practice, something constantly being reassessed in the world around us.

Hackney, Homerton, & Dalston
Hackney, Homerton, & Dalston

Author: David Mander

Publisher:

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 9780750912280

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This addition to the Britain in Old Photographs series brings together a collection of black-and-white pictures spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Drawn from family albums, local collections and professional photographers, they show the way things were and how they have changed.

Hackney
Hackney

Author: Gavin Smith

Publisher: Tempus Pub Limited

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780752418186

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Hackney from Stamford Hill to Shoreditch in old photographs

History of the Borough of Hackney
History of the Borough of Hackney

Author: David Mander

Publisher:

Published: 2003-03

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 9780750933483

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This volume brings together David Mander's previous works to provide a complete history of the London Borough of Hackney. Ranging from the earliest settlements in Roman times, right up to the present day, the book describes how the borough changed from a country parish into the rich and diverse community it is today at the beginning of the 21st century. Within its pages are many hundreds of photographs of the streets, pubs, local characters, industry, churches and schools, along with extensive captions and historical information from the author. David Mander has brought together a revealing selection of rare images and drawn on his special knowledge of the area's history to create this portrait of one of London's most interesting boroughs.