‘The Ayahs and Amahs’ Home’ in Hackney
Discover the hidden stories of ayahs and amahs, South and South East Asian women, who cared for British children and lived in Hackney.
Victorian Hackney
The Temperance Movement in Hackney
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the terrible living and working conditions experienced by East London’s poor led many to find relief in alcohol. Supporters of the temperance movement aimed to limit drinking amongst the working-classes of Hackney, Shoreditch and Stoke Newington. Hackney and the ‘demon drink’ The oldest places of public entertainment in … Read more