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