History
The Church of St John-at-Hackney was designed by James Spiller and built in 1792. At this time, Hackney Parish was the largest in Middlesex. The vast, classical style building, on a Greek cross plan, can hold 2,000 people.
The former churchyard is now a complex of gardens that was awarded Heritage Green Site Status in 2008. The building is Grade II* listed and houses monuments dating from Tudor times – transferred from the former church – and other more recent memorials.
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