South Hackney is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Hackney. It is in East London and is about 4.2 mi northeast of Charing Cross. The Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy on the corner of Victoria Park Road and Lammas Walk utilises the buildings of the former French Hospital, a home for elderly Huguenots. The Frenc…South Hackney is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Hackney. It is in East London and is about 4.2 mi northeast of Charing Cross. The Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy on the corner of Victoria Park Road and Lammas Walk utilises the buildings of the former French Hospital, a home for elderly Huguenots. The French Hospital was built in the 1860s in the style of a French-Flemish chateau, designed by Robert Lewis Roumieu.