The Metropolitan Borough of Hackney was a metropolitan borough of the County of London from 1900 to 1965. Its area became part of the London Borough of Hackney.
Hackney Town Hall
Hackney Town Hall. Headquarters of the Metropolitan borough, still used by the London borough (October 2005)
Dalston
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Dalston is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Hackney. It lies in North East London and is four miles northeast of Charing Cross. Dalston began as a hamlet on either side of Dalston Lane, and as the area urbanised the term also came to apply to surrounding areas including Kingsland and Shacklewell, all three of which being part of the Ancient Parish of Hackney.
St. Mark's Church – "Cathedral of the East End"
The Dalston Culture House now houses the Vortex Jazz Club. (October 2005)
The Dalston Rio Cinema
Dalston's Ridley Road market, October 2005