Heart of Hackney

Status: Open
Address: 255 Mare Street, E8 3NS (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview)
London borough: Hackney
Former name(s): Hackney Heart
Heart of Hackney
Maddigan's
Anatolia Bar
Amp
Maddigan's
Hobson's Choice
Horse and Groom
Former address: [also listed as Church Street (1826)]
Historical parish: Hackney
Dates open: by 1593-
Owner: Charrington (former)
Notes: Renamed as "Hobson's Choice" in 1994, as "Amp" in 2006, as "Maddigan's" in 2011, as the "Heart of Hackney" in c2014, and as the "Hackney Heart" in c2019.
Photo taken in September 2025
Sources: Open date: Pubs History
Owner/Renaming: CAMRA
London Drinker WP4/WP32/WP46
OS 1873/1895/1922/1955 (as "Horse & Groom")/1965 (as "Horse & Groom")
PO 1839/1856/1874/1896/1915 (all as "Horse & Groom")
References: D/F/SAU/3/834
MS 11936/388/602007
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