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 == Parish History  ==
 St Mary of Eton Hackney Wick was a small district church lying within the parish boundaries of St John Hackney and was established by the year 1881.
+From this parish's web site:
+On 16th March 1880 a meeting was held at Eton College, under the presidency of the Headmaster, where the following resolution was passed:-
+“It is desirable to connect school distinctly with some charitable work in London.”
+The direct result of this meeting was to establish a Mission, the school to support a priest, in Hackney Wick, an extremely poor district with a population of 6,000.
+The first “church” was a converted undertaker’s shop in Mallard Street where the first service was held on 17th October 1880.   On Advent Sunday 1880 William Carter, the first Mission Priest celebrated Holy Communion for the first time in his new “parish”.   The attendance was himself and one other man, David Hewlett, who was to become the first Verger.
+Despite much opposition, the congregation grew rapidly and on 24th June 1881 a temporary iron church was dedicated, holding 200.
+The present site was acquired in 1880 and, after much fundraising by Eton, the Parish Hall was opened in May 1884 and the new “Iron Church” was dedicated the following month.
+Fundraising continued and the Foundation Stone of the present building was laid on 7th June 1890 by Princess Christian, the third daughter of Queen Victoria.   The architect was George Bodley, a former pupil of Sir Gilbert Scott.
+Two years and over £12,000 later the church was dedicated on 18th June 1892 and by an Order of Council of 26th August 1893 the new Parish of St. Mary of Eton was created.
+Web site:  http://www.stmaryofeton.freeuk.com/
 == Resources  ==