THE HACKNEY ARCHIVES

Neil Martinson, a lifelong Hackney resident, was still at school when he started taking pictures on his land, documenting the people at work, children at play, demonstrations, homeless people, life Jewish, street markets and other scenes. Its documentary archives give life in a bygone era and show how the professional life of Hackney - and the world - has changed in the digital age. "I grew up in a time when many people did manual work. There was a huge amount of manufacturing underway in the district, which has contributed to the make it diverse and dynamic.