Church Street, Hackney, in 1853

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Artist/Maker	Day & Haghe (printers) G Hawkins (publisher)
Place of origin	London (printed)

Lithograph of Church Street, now Mare Street, Hackney, 1835, depicting shops and houses that lined the busy street, with the church of St John-at-Hackney in the background.

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Categories	Prints Religion Topography London History
Object type	Print
Title	Church Street, Hackney, in 1853 (published title)
Materials and techniques	Lithography Lithography
Brief description	Lithograph of Church Street (now Mare Street), Hackney, printed by Day & Haghe, 1835
Physical description	Lithograph of Church Street, now Mare Street, Hackney, 1835, depicting shops and houses that lined the busy street, with the church of St John-at-Hackney in the background.
Dimensions	Height: 6in Width: 7.5in Dimensions taken from departmental handlist.
Marks and inscriptions	CHURCH ROAD, HACKNEY, in 1835. / Pub^d by G Hawkins, Upper Clapton, 1835 (lettered underneath print) Printed by Day & Haghe, Lith^rs to the King (lettered to bottom right of print)
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	Streets Shops Churches Carriages
Place depicted	Hackney
Associations	Gardner, John Edmund Hackney
Bibliographic reference	Taken from departmental handlist.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.4558-1923

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O767863/church-street-hackney-in-1853-print-g-hawkins/

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