The Hackney Almanack, 1842

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Artist/Maker	Turner, Caleb (publishers)
Place of origin	London (made)

The Hackney Almanack for 1842, with a view of Church Street (now Mare Street), including the King's Head pub, Collins Ironmonger, Bonter Fishmonger, and the church towers of St Augustine's and Hackney New Church (St John's).

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Categories	London History Prints Shopping Printed Pages & Sheets
Object type	Print
Title	The Hackney Almanack, 1842
Materials and techniques	engraving with letterpress Paper (Fiber Product) Engraving
Brief description	The Hackney Almanack for 1842, with engraving by Caleb Turner, published by Caleb Turner
Physical description	The Hackney Almanack for 1842, with a view of Church Street (now Mare Street), including the King's Head pub, Collins Ironmonger, Bonter Fishmonger, and the church towers of St Augustine's and Hackney New Church (St John's).
Dimensions	Height: 18in Width: 10.5in Dimensions taken from departmental handlist.
Marks and inscriptions	C. Turner (signed under engraving) Hackney: Printed and published by Caleb Turner, Church Street
Credit line	Given by the Hon. Arthur Villiers
Object history	This object was part of the John Edmund Gardner collection of topographical prints and drawings of London. After Gardner's death the collection passed to his son Edmund Thomas, but was sold to Edward Coates MP in 1910. The collection was sold again in 1923 after Coates' death, and was split between various institutions and private collectors. The portion connected with Hoxton, Homerton, Hackney and Bethnal Green was bought by the Hon. Arthur Villiers and donated to the Bethnal Green Museum.
Subjects depicted	Churches Carriages Shops Pubs Almanacs
Place depicted	Hackney
Associations	Gardner, John Edmund Hackney
Bibliographic reference	Taken from departmental handlist.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.4764-1923

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O767663/the-hackney-almanack-1842-print-turner-caleb/

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