SPEAKERS

Breda Corish
Breda Corish

Breda specialises in finding Ireland in the History of London" More information here and follow her here.

Nigel Smith
Nigel Smith

Nigel explores the stories behind London’s cinemas past and present via talks and walking tours. More information here and follow him here.

Dr Caron Lipman

Caron is a Stoke Newington-based writer, local historian and tour guide. For more information see here.

Darren Silk
Amir Dotan
Amir Dotan

Amir is a local historian and heritage advocate focused specifically on the history of Stoke Newington. Recordings of the talks he organises are here and follow him on social media here.

Dr Feride Kumbasar

Feride is is a local feminist migration scholar and community researcher working at the intersection of academia, activism, and creative practice. Read more here.

Tony Rich
Tony Rich

Tony Rich, Independent Research Historian and Moral Geographer. Follow him here.

Ken Worpole
Ken Worpole

Ken is a writer and social historian, whose work includes many books on architecture, landscape aesthetics and public policy. Read more here and follow him here.

Sue Doe
Sue Doe

Sue leads our guiding course, edited Women from Hackney's History II and leads many walks around Hackney and wider afield. Follow her here.

Norman Jacobs

Norman was born and brought up in a prefab on Millfields. He is a social historian with 29 books published, including Pie ‘n’ Mash & Prefabs, about Hackney in the 1950s & 60s.More info here

Dr Romany Reagan

Dr Romany Reagan is a scholar of dark heritage, folklore, hidden stories, and feminist history. More information here and follow here here.

Sarah Vermont

Sarah is currently Honorary Secretary of The Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland and also has a podcast called Changing Lives.

Laurie Elks
Laurie Elks

Laurie Elks is a local historian and writer.

Neil Martinson

Neil is a documentary photographer whose work vividly captures the nuances of Hackney life. More information here and follow him here.