Church of St John-at-Hackney [SEP] architect
fund the church's work with the homeless and vulnerable. 
The church has also become a notable music venue, having recently hosted performances by Coldplay, Robbie Williams, Ed Sheehan, Emeli Sandé, Florence and the Machine, Rufus Wainwright and many others. 
History.
The current church of St John at Hackney was designed by James Spiller and built in 1792, when demand in the parish of Hackney was in excess of 3,000 parishioners. At an original , at the time the parish was the largest civil parish in
Edward Charles Hakewill
Edward Charles Hakewill (1816–1872) was an English church architect, the son of Henry Hakewill and Anne Sarah Frith. His brother, John Henry Hakewill (1810–1880), was also an architect.
Career.
Hakewill designed the church of St John of Jerusalem, south Hackney (1845–8), St James's, Clapton, and St Peter's, Thurston, Suffolk. Towards the end of his career he restored St Mary & St Lambert, Stonham Aspal, and churches at Grundisburgh and Wickham Market