Overview
Maps of the local area
Hackney was an area of rapidly growing population. In 1801 it had been a fairly rural area with a population of 12,370; by 1851, this had quadrupled to 53,589. In line with this growth, the workhouse was gradually extended.
Ordnance Survey map 1870
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Ordnance Survey map 1894
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Ordnance Survey map 1912
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Ordnance Survey map 1935
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Ordnance Survey map c.1950
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