Thornhill Road, N1

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

Reg Carr Elstree Street, N1C Added: 10 Feb 2021 12:11 GMT	Campbellite Meeting In 1848 the Campbellites (Disciples of Christ) met in Elstree Street, where their congregation was presided over by a pastor named John Black. Their appointed evangelist at the time was called David King, who later became the Editor of the British Millennial Harbinger. The meeting room was visited in July 1848 by Dr John Thomas, who spoke there twice on his two-year ’mission’ to Britain. Reply
Jeff Owen Owen Street, EC1V Added: 20 Mar 2021 16:18 GMT	Owen’s School Owen Street is the site of Owen’s Boys’ School. The last school was built in 1881 and was demolished in the early 1990s to make way for the development which stand there today. It was a “Direct Grant” grammar school and was founded in 1613 by Dame Alice Owen. What is now “Owen’s Fields” was the playground between the old school and the new girls’ school (known then as “Dames Alice Owen’s School” or simply “DAOS”). The boys’ school had the top two floors of that building for their science labs. The school moved to Potters Bar in Hertfordshire in 1971 and is now one of the top State comprehensive schools in the country. The old building remained in use as an accountancy college and taxi-drivers’ “knowledge” school until it was demolished. The new building is now part of City and Islington College. Owen’s was a fine school. I should know because I attended there from 1961 to 1968. Reply
Carol Gifford Street, N1 Added: 7 May 2021 18:44 GMT	Nan My nan lily,her sister Elizabeth and their parents Elizabeth and William lived here in1911 Reply
Bernard Miller Windsor Terrace, N1 Added: 12 Apr 2022 17:36 GMT	My mother and her sister were born at 9 Windsor Terrace My mother, Millie Haring (later Miller) and her sister Yetta Haring (later Freedman) were born here in 1922 and 1923. With their parents and older brother and sister, they lived in two rooms until they moved to Stoke Newington in 1929. She always said there were six rooms, six families, a shared sink on the first floor landing and a toilet in the backyard. Reply
Vanessa Whitehouse Ashburton Grove, N7 Added: 17 Feb 2021 22:48 GMT	Born here My dad 1929 John George Hall Reply
Barry J. Page Highbury & Islington Added: 27 Jul 2022 19:41 GMT	Highbury Corner V1 Explosion Grandma described the V1 explosion at Highbury Corner on many occasions. She was working in the scullery when the flying bomb landed. The blast shattered all the windows in the block of flats and blew off the bolt on her front door. As she looked out the front room window, people in various states of injury and shock were making their way along Highbury Station Road. One man in particular, who was bleeding profusely from glass shard wounds to his neck, insisted in getting home to see if his family was all right. Others were less fortunate. Len, the local newsagent, comforted a man, who had lost both legs caused by the blast, until the victim succumbed to his injuries. The entire area was ravaged and following are statistics. The flying bomb landed during lunch hour (12:46 p.m.) on June 27th 1944. 26 people lost their lives, 84 were seriously injured and 71 slightly injured. Reply
Mike Elia Street, N1 Added: 28 Feb 2023 18:09 GMT	6 Elia Street When I was young I lived in 6 Elia Street. At the end of the garden there was a garage owned by Initial Laundries which ran from an access in Quick Street all the way up to the back of our garden. The fire exit to the garage was a window leading into our garden. 6 Elia Street was owned by Initial Laundry. Reply
Lena White Conduit Street, N1 Added: 18 Mar 2021 13:08 GMT	White Conduit Street, N1 My mum, Rosina Wade of the Wade and Hannam family in the area of Chapel Street and Parkfield Street, bought her first “costume” at S Cohen’s in White Conduit Street. Would have probably been about 1936 or thereabouts. She said that he was a small man but an expert tailor. I hope that Islington Council preserve the shop front as it’s a piece of history of the area. Mum used to get her high heel shoes from an Italian shoe shop in Chapel Street. She had size 2 feet and they would let her know when a new consignment of size 2 shoes were in. I think she was a very good customer. She worked at Killingbacks artificial flower maker in Northampton Square and later at the Halifax bombers factory north of Edgware where she was a riveter. Reply
Jack Wilson St Albans Place, N1 Added: 21 Jun 2022 21:40 GMT	Penfold Printers I am seeking the location of Penfold Printers Offices in Dt Albans place - probably about 1870 or so Reply
Erin Windsor Terrace, N1 Added: 2 May 2022 01:33 GMT	Windsor Terrace, N1 hello Reply
P Cash Woburn Place, WC1H Added: 19 Feb 2023 08:03 GMT	Occupants of 19-29 Woburn Place The Industrial Tribunals (later changed to Employment Tribunals) moved (from its former location on Ebury Bridge Road to 19-29 Woburn Place sometime in the late 1980s (I believe). 19-29 Woburn Place had nine floors in total (one in the basement and two in its mansard roof and most of the building was occupied by the Tribunals The ’Head Office’ of the tribunals, occupied space on the 7th, 6th and 2nd floors, whilst one of the largest of the regional offices (London North but later called London Central) occupied space in the basement, ground and first floor. The expansive ground floor entrance had white marble flooring and a security desk. Behind (on evey floor) lay a square (& uncluttered) lobby space, which was flanked on either side by lifts. On the rear side was an elegant staircase, with white marble steps, brass inlays and a shiny brass handrail which spiralled around an open well. Both staircase, stairwell and lifts ran the full height of the building. On all floors from 1st upwards, staff toilets were tucked on either side of the staircase (behind the lifts). Basement Floor - Tribunal hearing rooms, dormant files store and secure basement space for Head Office. Public toilets. Geound Floor - The ’post’ roon sat next to the entrance in the northern side, the rest of which was occupied by the private offices of the full time Tribunal judiciary. Thw largest office belonged to the Regional Chair and was situated on the far corner (overlooking Tavistock Square) The secretary to the Regional Chair occupied a small office next door. The south side of this floor was occupied by the large open plan General Office for the administration, a staff kitchen & rest room and the private offices of the Regional Secretary (office manager) and their deputy. First Dloor - Tribunal hearing rooms; separate public waiting rooms for Applicants & Respondents; two small rooms used by Counsel (on a ’whoever arrives first’ bases) and a small private rest room for use by tribunal lay members. Second Floor - Tribunal Hearing Rooms; Tribunal Head Office - HR & Estate Depts & other tennants. Third Floor - other tennants Fourth Floor - other tennants Fifth Floor - Other Tennants except for a large non-smoking room for staff, (which overlooked Tavistock Sqaure). It was seldom used, as a result of lacking any facities aside from a meagre collection of unwanted’ tatty seating. Next to it, (overlooking Tavistock Place) was a staff canteen. Sixth Floor - Other tennants mostly except for a few offices on the northern side occupied by tribunal Head Office - IT Dept. Seventh Floor - Other tenants in the northern side. The southern (front) side held the private offices of several senior managers (Secretariat, IT & Finance), private office of the Chief Accuntant; an office for two private secretaries and a stationary cupboard. On the rear side was a small kitchen; the private office of the Chief Executive and the private office of the President of the Tribunals for England & Wales. (From 1995 onwards, this became a conference room as the President was based elsewhere. The far end of this side contained an open plan office for Head Office staff - Secretariat, Finance & HR (staff training team) depts. Eighth Floor - other tennants. The Employment Tribunals (Regional & Head Offices) relocated to Vitory House, Kingsway in April 2005. Reply

LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

Christine D Elliott Blockhouse Street, SE15 Added: 20 Mar 2023 15:52 GMT	The Blute Family My grandparents, Frederick William Blute & Alice Elizabeth Blute nee: Warnham lived at 89 Blockhouse Street Deptford from around 1917.They had six children. 1. Alice Maragret Blute (my mother) 2. Frederick William Blute 3. Charles Adrian Blute 4. Violet Lillian Blute 5. Donald Blute 6. Stanley Vincent Blute (Lived 15 months). I lived there with my family from 1954 (Birth) until 1965 when we were re-housed for regeneration to the area. I attended Ilderton Road School. Very happy memories of that time. Reply
Pearl Foster Dukes Place, EC3A Added: 20 Mar 2023 12:22 GMT	Dukes Place, EC3A Until his death in 1767, Daniel Nunes de Lara worked from his home in Dukes Street as a Pastry Cook. It was not until much later the street was renamed Dukes Place. Daniel and his family attended the nearby Bevis Marks synagogue for Sephardic Jews. The Ashkenazi Great Synagogue was established in Duke Street, which meant Daniel’s business perfectly situated for his occupation as it allowed him to cater for both congregations. Reply
Dr Paul Flewers Hawthorne Close, N1 Added: 9 Mar 2023 18:12 GMT	Some Brief Notes on Hawthorne Close / Hawthorne Street My great-grandparents lived in the last house on the south side of Hawthorne Street, no 13, and my grandmother Alice Knopp and her brothers and sisters grew up there. Alice Knopp married Charles Flewers, from nearby Hayling Road, and moved to Richmond, Surrey, where I was born. Leonard Knopp married Esther Gutenberg and lived there until the street was demolished in the mid-1960s, moving on to Tottenham. Uncle Len worked in the fur trade, then ran a pet shop in, I think, the Kingsland Road. From the back garden, one could see the almshouses in the Balls Pond Road. There was an ink factory at the end of the street, which I recall as rather malodorous. Reply
KJH Andover Road, N7 Added: 7 Mar 2023 17:14 GMT	Andover Road, N7 (1939 - 1957) My aunt, Doris nee Curtis (aka Jo) and her husband John Hawkins (aka Jack) ran a small general stores at 92 Andover Road (N7). I have found details in the 1939 register but don’t know how long before that it was opened.He died in 1957. In the 1939 register he is noted as being an ARP warden for Islington warden Reply
The Queens Head Added: 2 Mar 2023 13:50 GMT	The Queens Head Queens Head demolished and a NISA supermarket and flats built in its place. Reply
Mike Elia Street, N1 Added: 28 Feb 2023 18:09 GMT	6 Elia Street When I was young I lived in 6 Elia Street. At the end of the garden there was a garage owned by Initial Laundries which ran from an access in Quick Street all the way up to the back of our garden. The fire exit to the garage was a window leading into our garden. 6 Elia Street was owned by Initial Laundry. Reply
Fumblina Whitfield Street, W1T Added: 21 Feb 2023 11:39 GMT	Error on 1800 map numbering for John Street The 1800 map of Whitfield Street (17 zoom) has an error in the numbering shown on the map. The houses are numbered up the right hand side of John Street and Upper John Street to #47 and then are numbered down the left hand side until #81 BUT then continue from 52-61 instead of 82-91. Reply
Scott Hatton Savile Row, W1S Added: 30 Jan 2023 11:28 GMT	The Beatles on a London rooftop The Beatles’ rooftop concert took place on the rooftop of the Apple Corps building in London. It was their final public performance as a band and was unannounced, attracting a crowd of onlookers. The concert lasted for 42 minutes and included nine songs. The concert is remembered as a seminal moment in the history of rock music and remains one of the most famous rock performances of all time. Reply

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Collins’ Music Hall Collins’ Music Hall was a notable Islington venue.

Collins’ Music Hall

Islington Islington grew as a sprawling Middlesex village along the line of the Great North Road, and has provided the name of the modern borough.

Islington

NEARBY STREETS

Adstock House, N1 Adstock House is a block on The Sutton Estate.

Adstock House, N1

Albion Mews, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Albion Mews, N1

Almeida Street, N1 Almeida Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Almeida Street, N1

Amey Hill House, N1 Amey Hill House is a building on Barnsbury Street.

Amey Hill House, N1

Anderson Square, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Anderson Square, N1

Augustas Lane, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Augustas Lane, N1

Avon House, N1 Avon House is a block on Offord Road.

Avon House, N1

Barnsbury Grove, N7 This is a street in the N7 postcode area

Barnsbury Grove, N7

Barnsbury Park, N1 Barnsbury Park is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Barnsbury Park, N1

Barnsbury Road, N1 Barnsbury Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Barnsbury Road, N1

Barnsbury Square, N1 Barnsbury Square is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Barnsbury Square, N1

Barnsbury Street, N1 Barnsbury Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Barnsbury Street, N1

Barnsbury Terrace, N1 Barnsbury Terrace is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Barnsbury Terrace, N1

Bassingbourne House, N1 Bassingbourne House is located on College Cross.

Bassingbourne House, N1

Battishill Street, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Battishill Street, N1

Bayes House, N1 Bayes House is a block on Beech Tree Close.

Bayes House, N1

Belitha Villas, N1 Belitha Villas is a road in the N1 postcode area

Belitha Villas, N1

Bewdley Street, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Bewdley Street, N1

Blackmore House, N1 Blackmore House is a block on Copenhagen Street.

Blackmore House, N1

Bouton Court, N1 Bouton Court is a block on Bouton Place.

Bouton Court, N1

Bouton Place, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Bouton Place, N1

Boxworth Grove, N1 Boxworth Grove is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Boxworth Grove, N1

Bramwell Mews, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Bramwell Mews, N1

Brayfield Terrace, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Brayfield Terrace, N1

Bridgeman Road, N1 Bridgeman Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Bridgeman Road, N1

Brooksby Mews, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Brooksby Mews, N1

Brooksby Street, N1 Brooksby Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Brooksby Street, N1

Bryan Street, N1 The modern line of Bryan Street lies somewhat to the west of the original pre-Second World War line of the street.

Bryan Street, N1

Buckland House, N1 Buckland House is located on Offord Road.

Buckland House, N1

Bures House, N1 Bures House is located on Offord Road.

Bures House, N1

Cadmore House, N1 Cadmore House is a block on The Sutton Estate.

Cadmore House, N1

Caledonian Road, N1 Caledonian Road runs north from King’s Cross.

Caledonian Road, N1

Canonbury Lane, N1 Canonbury Lane is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Canonbury Lane, N1

Cara House, N1 Cara House is a block on Brooksby Street.

Cara House, N1

Carfree Close, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Carfree Close, N1

Centurion Close, N7 Centurion Close follows the line of the former Cumberland Street (Ponder Street).

Centurion Close, N7

Cloudesley Road, N1 Cloudesley Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Cloudesley Road, N1

Cloudesley Square, N1 Cloudesley Square is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Cloudesley Square, N1

Cloudesley Street, N1 Cloudesley Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Cloudesley Street, N1

Cobble Lane, N1 Cobble Lane is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Cobble Lane, N1

College Cross, N1 College Cross is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

College Cross, N1

Collins Yard, N1 Collins Yard is so-named as it ran alongside the Collins’ Music Hall giving access to the rear of the hall.

Collins Yard, N1

Colne House, N1 Colne House is a block on Offord Road.

Colne House, N1

Compton Avenue, N1 Compton Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Compton Avenue, N1

Compton Terrace, N1 Compton Terrace is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Compton Terrace, N1

Coopers Yard, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Coopers Yard, N1

Copenhagen Street, N1 Copenhagen Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Copenhagen Street, N1

Crescent Street, N1 Crescent Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Crescent Street, N1

Datchworth House, N1 Datchworth House is sited on Unnamed Road.

Datchworth House, N1

Dowrey Street, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Dowrey Street, N1

Drummond Way, N7 A street within the N1 postcode

Drummond Way, N7

Edward’s Cottages, N1 Edward’s Cottages is a road in the N1 postcode area

Edward’s Cottages, N1

Edwards Mews, N1 Edwards Mews is a road in the N1 postcode area

Edwards Mews, N1

Esther Anne Place, N1 Esther Anne Place is a location in London.

Esther Anne Place, N1

Etal House, N1 Etal House is a block on The Sutton Estate.

Etal House, N1

Eton Mews, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Eton Mews, N1

Evelyn Denington Court, N1 Evelyn Denington Court is a block on Evelyn Denington Court.

Evelyn Denington Court, N1

Evelyn Dennington Court, N1 Evelyn Dennington Court is a block in Islington.

Evelyn Dennington Court, N1

Everilda Street, N1 Everilda Street is a road in the N1 postcode area

Everilda Street, N1

Ewen House, N1 Ewen House is a block on Caledonian Road.

Ewen House, N1

Ferriby Close, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Ferriby Close, N1

Flitton House, N1 Flitton House is a block on The Sutton Estate.

Flitton House, N1

Florence Court, N1 Florence Court is a block on Florence Street.

Florence Court, N1

Florence Street, N1 Florence Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Florence Street, N1

Freeling Street, N1 Freeling Street is a road in the N1 postcode area

Freeling Street, N1

Garston House, N1 Garston House is a block on The Sutton Estate.

Garston House, N1

Gaskin Street, N1 Gaskin Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Gaskin Street, N1

Gibson Square, N1 Gibson Square is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Gibson Square, N1

Gissing Walk, N1 Gissing Walk is a road in the N1 postcode area

Gissing Walk, N1

Gore House, N1 Gore House can be found on Drummond Way.

Gore House, N1

Haslam Close, N1 Haslam Close is a road in the N1 postcode area

Haslam Close, N1

Haven Mews, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Haven Mews, N1

Hemingford Road, N1 Hemingford Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Hemingford Road, N1

Huntingdon Street, N1 Huntingdon Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Huntingdon Street, N1

Islington Park Mews, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Islington Park Mews, N1

Islington Park Street, N1 Islington Park Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Islington Park Street, N1

John’s Place, N1 John’s Place lead through an archway to Charles Street.

John’s Place, N1

Joseph Mews, N7 A street within the N7 postcode

Joseph Mews, N7

Lambert Street, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Lambert Street, N1

Langford Mews, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Langford Mews, N1

Legion Close, N1 Legion Close is a road in the N1 postcode area

Legion Close, N1

Liverpool Road, N1 Liverpool Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Liverpool Road, N1

Lofting House, N1 Lofting House is a block on Lofting Road.

Lofting House, N1

Lofting Road, N1 Lofting Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Lofting Road, N1

Lonsdale Place, N1 Lonsdale Place is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Lonsdale Place, N1

Lonsdale Square, N1 Lonsdale Square was built between 1838 and 1845, and was designed in Gothic Revival style by R. C. Carpenter.

Lonsdale Square, N1

Macotte House, N1 Macotte House is a block on Islington Park Street.

Macotte House, N1

Malvern Terrace, N1 Malvern Terrace is a road in the N1 postcode area

Malvern Terrace, N1

Manson House, N1 Manson House can be found on Drummond Way.

Manson House, N1

Matilda Street, N1 Matilda Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Matilda Street, N1

Messiter House, N1 Messiter House is a block on Pultney Street.

Messiter House, N1

Mica House, N1 Mica House is a block on Barnsbury Square.

Mica House, N1

Milner Place, N1 Milner Place is a road in the N1 postcode area

Milner Place, N1

Milner Square, N1 Thomas Milner (1806-84) was a politician and a friend of Benjamin Disraeli and Charles Dickens

Milner Square, N1

Mitchell House, N1 Mitchell House is a block on College Cross.

Mitchell House, N1

Montague Court, N7 Montague Court is a block on St Clements Street.

Montague Court, N7

Moon Street, N1 Moon Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Moon Street, N1

Moore Court, N1 Moore Court is a block on Andersons Square.

Moore Court, N1

Morland Mews, N1 Morland Mews is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Morland Mews, N1

Mountford House, N1 Mountford House is a block on Barnsbury Square.

Mountford House, N1

Mountfort Crescent, N1 Mountfort Crescent is a road in the N1 postcode area

Mountfort Crescent, N1

Mountfort House, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Mountfort House, N1

Mountfort Terrace, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Mountfort Terrace, N1

Napier Terrace, N1 Napier Terrace is a road in the N1 postcode area

Napier Terrace, N1

Naver House, N1 Naver House is a block on The Sutton Estate.

Naver House, N1

Offord Road, N1 Offord Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Offord Road, N1

Offord Street, N1 Offord Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Offord Street, N1

Old Royal Free Place, N1 Old Royal Free Place was the entrance to an old hospital.

Old Royal Free Place, N1

Old Royal Free Square, N1 Old Royal Free Square is a road in the N1 postcode area

Old Royal Free Square, N1

Olive Court, N1 Olive Court is a block on Liverpool Road.

Olive Court, N1

Orkney House, N1 Orkney House is a building on Copenhagen Street.

Orkney House, N1

Paxton Court, N1 Paxton Court is a block on Westbourne Road.

Paxton Court, N1

Pied Bull Yard, N1 Pied Bull Yard is a small Islington turning.

Pied Bull Yard, N1

Pisarro House, N1 Pisarro House is a building on Augustas Lane.

Pisarro House, N1

Ponders Bridge House, N7 Ponders Bridge House is a block on Caledonian Road.

Ponders Bridge House, N7

Premier House, N1 Premier House is a block on Waterloo Terrace.

Premier House, N1

Prince’s Yard, N1 Prince’s Yard is a road in the N1 postcode area

Prince’s Yard, N1

Providence Court, N1 Providence Court is a block on Upper Street.

Providence Court, N1

Providence Place, N1P Providence Place lies beside the Screen On The Green.

Providence Place, N1P

Pugin Court, N1 Pugin Court is a block on Liverpool Road.

Pugin Court, N1

Purley Place, N1 Purley Place is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Purley Place, N1

Regent House, N1 Regent House is a block on Florence Street.

Regent House, N1

Richmond Avenue, N1 Richmond Avenue is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Richmond Avenue, N1

Richmond Crescent, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Richmond Crescent, N1

Richmond Grove, N1 Richmond Grove is a road in the N1 postcode area

Richmond Grove, N1

Ripplevale Grove, N1 Ripplevale Grove is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Ripplevale Grove, N1

Rodin Court, N1 Rodin Court is a block on Essex Road.

Rodin Court, N1

Roman Way Industrial Estate, N1 Commercial area

Roman Way Industrial Estate, N1

Sheen Grove, N1 Sheen Grove is a road in the N1 postcode area

Sheen Grove, N1

Shelley Place, N1 Shelley Place is a location in London.

Shelley Place, N1

Southwood Smith Street, N1 Southwood Smith Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Southwood Smith Street, N1

Spencer Place, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Spencer Place, N1

St Albans Place, N1 St Albans Place was home to a famous Islington strong man.

St Albans Place, N1

St Clements Street, N7 St Clements Street is one of the streets of London in the N7 postal area.

St Clements Street, N7

St. Mary’s Path, N1 St. Mary’s Path is a road in the N1 postcode area

St. Mary’s Path, N1

Stanmore Street, N1 Stanmore Street runs west from Caledonian Road.

Stanmore Street, N1

Stonefield Street, N1 Stonefield Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Stonefield Street, N1

Story Street, N1 Story Street is a road in the N1 postcode area

Story Street, N1

Studd Street, N1 This is a street in the N1 postcode area

Studd Street, N1

The Courtyard, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

The Courtyard, N1

Theberton Street, N1 Theberton Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Theberton Street, N1

Thornhill Crescent, N1 Thornhill Crescent is a road in the N1 postcode area

Thornhill Crescent, N1

Thornhill Grove, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Thornhill Grove, N1

Thornhill Square, N1 Thornhill Square is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Thornhill Square, N1

Tyndale House, N1 Tyndale House is a block on Tyndale Terrace.

Tyndale House, N1

Tyndale Lane, N1 Tyndale Lane is a road in the N1 postcode area

Tyndale Lane, N1

Tyndale Terrace, N1 Tyndale Terrace is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Tyndale Terrace, N1

Upper Street, N1 Upper Street begins at the junction of Pentonville Road and City Road, runs northwards past Angel, splits at Islington Green, ending at Highbury Corner.

Upper Street, N1

Water Tower Place, N1 Water Tower Place is a road in the N1 postcode area

Water Tower Place, N1

Waterloo Gardens, N1 Waterloo Gardens is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Waterloo Gardens, N1

Waterloo Terrace, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Waterloo Terrace, N1

Wells House, N1 Wells House is a block on Upper Street.

Wells House, N1

Westgate House, N1 Westgate House is a block on Ponder Street.

Westgate House, N1

Wheelwright Street, N7 Wheelwright Street was built for prison wardens and other staff.

Wheelwright Street, N7

White Horse Yard, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

White Horse Yard, N1

Wicks Place, N1 Wicks Place is a location in London.

Wicks Place, N1

Wynn Court, N1 Wynn Court can be found on Liverpool Road.

Wynn Court, N1

NEARBY PUBS

Almeida Theatre

Blackhorse Road Cote is a licenced premise on Islington Green.

Fox on the Green The Fox on the Green is one of Islington’s oldest pubs.

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Barnsbury

Barnsbury is a place in the London Borough of Islington. The name is a corruption of Bernersbury, being so called after the Berners family, who gained ownership of the lands after the Norman Conquest.

By the end of the 18th century, Barnsbury, like other parts of Islington, was being regarded as attractive part-rural suburbs by the comparatively wealthy people wanting to move out of the cramped City of London and industrial Clerkenwell.

The area is close to the City, and had strong local trade in its position as the first staging post for travellers making the journey from London to the north, and with considerable agricultural traffic and cattle driving to the nearby Smithfield cattle market in the City.

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The exterior of the Agricultural Hall in Islington (1861). TUM image id: 1488644663 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Highbury Corner TUM image id: 1489497654 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Beer in the evening Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1675427151 Licence:	The third Grand Theatre, Islington (1903). This was built on the site of the former Philharmonic Hall and two previous Grand Theatres TUM image id: 1587741263 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Islington Horse and Cattle market at the turn of the twentieth century. TUM image id: 1556878421 Licence:
A line of children hold hands as they walk along the middle of White Conduit Street towards the junction with Chapel Market in Islington. Credit: John Gay/Historic England TUM image id: 1488642453 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Grand Theatre, Islington High Street (1903) The new Grand Theatre - the fourth theatre on the site - was opened on 26 December 1900 with a production of the pantomime ’Robinson Crusoe’. The Huddersfield Daily reported the next day: "Nearing the end of the first performance of ’Robinson Crusoe’ at the Grand Theatre, Islington, on Wednesday, a fire broke out. From all parts of the house an alarm was raised. All present rose to their feet as large pieces of inflammable material were seen dropping from flies. The fire-proof curtain was promptly lowered, and the band struck up the National Anthem. The actors and actresses crowded into the stage boxes. Mr. Jones, playing ’Friday,’ clambered on to the stage from the front and appealed to the audience not to rush for the doors as there was no danger. Then Mr. Charles Townley, the author, came forward explaining that the management, owing to the electric installations not being completed, had used gas batten, and one of the sky borders had unfortunately caught fire. The officials had shown their efficiency by the celerity with which the fire had been extinguished. This is the fourth fire that has occurred at this theatre, and Wednesday’s was the first performance given since the building was gutted some few months back." Thankfully the fire was quickly put out and the performance continued, and the Theatre would go on to stage pantomime, drama, and variety productions until it was renamed the Islington Empire in 1908. TUM image id: 1557151038 Licence:	The Angel, Islington (c.1890) TUM image id: 1557162442 Licence: CC BY 2.0	White Conduit House, and the conduit head from which it was named, 1827 Credit: Robert Chambers (1832) TUM image id: 1488984516 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Camden Head, Islington This is a glorious old gin palace-style pub behind Upper Street, in existence since the 18th century. Credit: Flickr/Ewan Munro TUM image id: 1622558868 Licence:
The Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington (1861). View from Liverpool Road. Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1622555891 Licence:	Collins Theatre of Varieties (Collins’ Music Hall) existed in Islington between 1861 and 1958. Old-time ’greats’ who performed there were numerous: Charles Chaplin, Fred Karno, Kate Carney, Gus Elen, Sir George Robey, Marie Lloyd, Albert Chevalier, Nellie Wallace, Sir Harry Lauder, ’Wee’ Georgie Wood and more. Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1622563124 Licence:	Caledonian Road looking north towards Holloway Old London postcard TUM image id: 1625084399 Licence:	Caledonian Road, early twentieth century. The market clock tower (pictured) remained after the Metropolitan Cattle Market disappeared. Old London postcard TUM image id: 1625084666 Licence:	Chapel Market from the east (1898). Chapel Market is a daily street market, located on a street of the same name near Angel. It sells fruit, vegetables and fish, as well as bargain household goods and cheap clothes. It is open every day except Monday, operating in the mornings only on Thursday and Sunday. Many of the patrons are local, and food and wares for sale are primarily for daily use. TUM image id: 1639060811 Licence:

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The exterior of the Agricultural Hall in Islington (1861).
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Highbury Corner
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Beer in the evening
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A line of children hold hands as they walk along the middle of White Conduit Street towards the junction with Chapel Market in Islington.
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White Conduit House, and the conduit head from which it was named, 1827
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The Camden Head, Islington This is a glorious old gin palace-style pub behind Upper Street, in existence since the 18th century.
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The Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington (1861). View from Liverpool Road.
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Collins Theatre of Varieties (Collins’ Music Hall) existed in Islington between 1861 and 1958. Old-time ’greats’ who performed there were numerous: Charles Chaplin, Fred Karno, Kate Carney, Gus Elen, Sir George Robey, Marie Lloyd, Albert Chevalier, Nellie Wallace, Sir Harry Lauder, ’Wee’ Georgie Wood and more.
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Chapel Market from the east (1898). Chapel Market is a daily street market, located on a street of the same name near Angel. It sells fruit, vegetables and fish, as well as bargain household goods and cheap clothes. It is open every day except Monday, operating in the mornings only on Thursday and Sunday. Many of the patrons are local, and food and wares for sale are primarily for daily use.
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Mandeville Houses, Mantell Street, Islington. Looking south-west, c. 1930. E.C.P. Monson & Partners were the architects in 1927. It was demolished in 1980 to built a Sainsbury’s.
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