A second look - Hackney in Photography in 1890's, 1970's and today

Mare Street, looking south

Mare Street, looking south, taken from the Old Town Hall (now Midland Bank). The beehive, for many years a tailor's shop is on the left side of the site of the present St. John's Gardens. Date early June 1887 (on Sunday or early morning).
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