Hackney Archives

Christmas and new year opening times

Wednesday 24 December: 9.30 to 1pm
Thursday 25 - Friday 26 December: closed
Tuesday 30 December: 9.30am - 1pm and 2 to 5.30pm
Wednesday 31 December: open as usual
Thursday 1 January: closed
Friday 2 January onwards: open as usual

Hackney Archives cares for the archives and local studies collections of the London Borough of Hackney and makes them available to the public for research. Our collections include -

• official administrative records of the borough council and its predecessors back to 1700
• original records of local organisations and individuals
• a local studies library
• photographs
• maps
• newspapers

If you are researching the history of your house or street, ancestors who lived here, or are doing a local studies project at school, Hackney Archives is the place to start. Anyone can visit Hackney Archives - please see Visiting Hackney Archives for more information.

Searching online

Archives online catalogue - search the catalogue records for the Archive and Local Studies Library collections

Access to Archives (external site) - includes some of our archive catalogues

Historic images - our photograph collection

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Page updated: 17 Dec 2008