Hackney has traditionally been able to offer cheap housing to new arrivals. This has made it a destination for settlers from all over the world, many of whom arrive with very little money.
On display: 06 A place to live
Domestic refrigerator
c.1930s
Tea cup
1850-1900
Porcelain saucer
1850-1900
Porcelain saucer
1850-1900
Milk jug
1850-1900
Cake tin
1950 = 1959
'GLC' gas cooker
1925 = 1955
Tin of cocoa : Rowntree's half pound cocoa
1925 = 1965
Sugar canister
1930-1950
Tea canister
1930 = 1950
Enamel bread bin
1930-1960
Place mat holder
Tala Cooks Measure
1967-1997
Pastry blender
1967-1997
Electric mixers & blenders
1969
Oxo cube tin
Wooden spoon
1930 = 1970
Gas kettle
1930 = 1970
Table fork
1935-1950
Tea spoon
1900-1950
Hygena Kitchen cabinet
1930 = 1955
My flats where I live
2001
Woman Reading a Possession Order
1997
The Art of Squatting
1997
Oral History Interview - Elvan Salih
2001
Oral History Interview - Josie Riley
04/06/2001