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==Notable buildings==
St. Mark's is a large Victorian church primarily built in the period 1864–66 to a design by Chester Cheston. It is reputedly the largest parish church in London, larger than [[Southwark Cathedral]], capable of hosting congregations of 1800–2000 people<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/assets/downloads/documents/dalston_junction_to_hoxton_transcript.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326051652/http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/assets/downloads/documents/dalston_junction_to_hoxton_transcript.pdf |archive-date=2017-03-26 |url-status=live|title=Dalston Junction to Hoxton|website=Ltmuseum.co.uk|access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref> and its great size has earned it the nickname, the "Cathedral of the East End".<ref name="hackney.gov.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.hackney.gov.uk/Assets/Documents/st_mark_s_caa_a.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415084612/http://www.hackney.gov.uk/Assets/Documents/st_mark_s_caa_a.pdf |archive-date=2012-04-15 |url-status=live|title=Conservation Area Appraisal : St Marks|website=Hackney.gov.uk|access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref> The residential area around the church is also of high architectural quality and has accordingly been designated the "St. Mark's Conservation Area".<ref name="hackney.gov.uk"/>

The [[Rio Cinema (Dalston)|Rio Cinema]] is a Grade II listed independent Art Deco cinema. It is a popular single-screen cinema located on Kingsland High Street, with a history stretching back over 100 years.

The [[German Hospital, Dalston|German Hospital]], locally known as 'The German', is a group of attractive Victorian red brick buildings that were home to a hospital from 1845 to 1987. The hospital was initially founded to cater primarily for London's then large German-speaking community. It eventually became an ordinary [[National Health Service|NHS]] facility before its facilities were merged and moved to [[Homerton University Hospital]].