St Paul's Church and its environs

TALK on Monday 17 January 2011, 7pm

St Paul’s West Hackney and the Hackney Society present an evening talk to mark the 50th anniversary of the Consecration of St Paul’s Church, West Hackney.

THE LOST PARISH CHURCH OF WEST HACKNEY

Dr Ann Robey is an architectural historian and heritage consultant, She will talk about the creation of the parish of West Hackney in 1824, what the area was like at the time and about the architect Robert Smirke and his design for the original West Hackney Church and how that church was destroyed in the Blitz.

GOD'S ACRE? CITY CHURCHYARDS: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

The city churchyard was once a place central to the popular and literary imagination. Their closure in the mid-19th century for health & sanitation reasons left many as historical archives. Some have since been re-landscaped as pocket gardens or turned into wildlife conservation areas as part of the 'Living Churchyard' project. In this talk local writer and academic, Ken Worpole, will discuss the place of these remaining churchyards in the contemporary townscape.

CACHEMAILLE DAY AND THE CHALLENGE OF RECONSTRUCTION

Suzanne Waters is an architectural historian and has been a Hackney resident for over 20 years. She will talk about the architect Nugent Cachemaille Day, architect of St Paul’s Church, in the context of his church architecture in Hackney. Her talk will include a tour of the church looking at its architecture and design.

The talk will last for approximately one hour and will be followed by complimentary refreshments.

Meet

St Paul's Church, Stoke Newington Road, London N16 7UY. St Paul's Church is situated on the corner of Stoke Newington Road and Amhurst Road.

Cost

FREE to all

To book

To book a place phone 07771 225183 or email events@hackneysociety.org