Owen Street, EC1V

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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
Roy Batham Covent Garden Added: 7 Jan 2022 07:17 GMT	Smithy in Longacre John Burris 1802-1848 Listed 1841 census as Burroughs was a blacksmith, address just given as Longacre. Source: Batham/Wiseman - Family Tree Reply
Sandra Field Masons Place, EC1V Added: 15 Apr 2023 16:15 GMT	Removal Order Removal order from Shoreditch to Holborn, Jane Emma Hall, Single, 21 Pregnant. Born about 21 years since in Masons place in the parish of St Lukes. Source: Sign up Reply
Scott Hatton Blackmoor Street, WC2B Added: 11 Sep 2020 19:47 GMT	Millions Of Rats In Busy London The Daily Mail on 14 April 1903 reported "MILLIONS OF RATS IN BUSY LONDON" A rat plague, unprecedented in the annals of London, has broken out on the north side of the Strand. The streets principally infested are Catherine street, Drury lane, Blackmore street, Clare Market and Russell street. Something akin to a reign of terror prevails among the inhabitants after nightfall. Women refuse to pass along Blackmore street and the lower parts of Stanhope street after dusk, for droves of rats perambulate the roadways and pavements, and may be seen running along the window ledges of the empty houses awaiting demolition by the County Council in the Strand to Holborn improvement scheme. The rats, indeed, have appeared in almost-incredible numbers. "There are millions of them," said one shopkeeper, and his statement was supported by other residents. The unwelcome visitors have been evicted from their old haunts by the County Council housebreakers, and are now busily in search of new homes. The Gaiety Restaurant has been the greatest sufferer. Rats have invaded the premises in such force that the managers have had to close the large dining room on the first floor and the grill rooms on the ground floor and in the basement. Those three spacious halls which have witnessed many as semblages of theatre-goers are now qui:e deserted. Behind the wainscot of the bandstand in the grillroom is a large mound of linen shreds. This represents 1728 serviettes carried theee by the rats. In the bar the removal of a panel disclosed the astonishing fact that the rats have dragged for a distance of seven or eight yards some thirty or forty beer and wine bottles and stacked them in such a fashion as to make comfortable sleeping places. Mr Williams. the manager of the restaurant, estimates that the rats have destroyed L200 worth of linen. Formerly the Gaiety Restaurant dined 2000 persons daily; no business whatever is now done in this direction. 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
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
MCNALLY Blackfriars Added: 17 May 2021 09:42 GMT	Blackfriars (1959 - 1965) I lived in Upper Ground from 1959 to 1964 I was 6 years old my parents Vince and Kitty run the Pub The Angel on the corner of Upper Ground and Bodies Bridge. I remember the ceiling of the cellar was very low and almost stretched the length of Bodies Bridge. The underground trains run directly underneath the pub. If you were down in the cellar when a train was coming it was quite frightening Reply
Tom Blackfriars Added: 21 May 2021 23:07 GMT	Blackfriars What is, or was, Bodies Bridge? 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
J Parker Windsor Terrace, N1 Added: 14 May 2023 15:27 GMT	Windsor Terrace, N1 Thank you for the information - My great grandparents lived at 11 Windsor Terrace from around 1918 to 1938... I was just trying to establish the kind of house it might have been as there are so many people listed at the same address so really interesting to see your description. Reply
John Dean’s Court, EC4M Added: 29 Mar 2023 17:31 GMT	Auction of the paper stock of Janssen and Roberts A broadside advertisement reads: "By auction, to be sold on Thursday next being the 16th of this present July, the remainder of the stock in partnership between Janssen and Roberts, at their late dwelling-house in Dean’s Court, the south side of St. Pauls, consisting of Genoa papers according to the particulars underneath." The date in the ESTC record is purely speculative; July 16th was a Thursday in many years during the 18th century; 1750 is only one possibility. Extensive searching has found no other record of the partners or the auction. Source: ESTC - Search Results Reply
Sandra Field Masons Place, EC1V Added: 15 Apr 2023 16:17 GMT	Masons Place, EC1V Date of Removal order is 4th Oct 1875 Source: Sign up Reply

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Sue Meyrick Road, SW11 Added: 24 Sep 2023 19:09 GMT	Meyrick Rd My family - Roe - lived in poverty at 158 Meyrick Rd in the 1920s, moving to 18 Lavender Terrace in 1935. They also lived in York Rd at one point. Alf, Nell (Ellen), plus children John, Ellen (Did), Gladys, Joyce & various lodgers. Alf worked for the railway (LMS). Reply
Michael Tyrrell Avenue, DA16 Added: 20 Sep 2023 21:10 GMT	Momentous Birth! I was born in the upstairs front room of 28 Tyrrell Avenue in August 1938. I was a breach birth and quite heavy ( poor Mum!). My parents moved to that end of terrace house from another rental in St Mary Cray where my three year older brother had been born in 1935. The estate was quite new in 1938 and all the properties were rented. My Father was a Postman. I grew up at no 28 all through WWII and later went to Little Dansington School Reply
Mike Levy Arbour Square, E1 Added: 19 Sep 2023 18:10 GMT	Bombing of Arbour Square in the Blitz On the night of September 7, 1940. Hyman Lubosky (age 35), his wife Fay (or Fanny)(age 32) and their son Martin (age 17 months) died at 11 Arbour Square. They are buried together in Rainham Jewish Cemetery. Their grave stones read: "Killed by enemy action" Reply
Lady Townshend Bridge House Added: 8 Sep 2023 16:02 GMT	Tenant at Westbourne (1807 - 1811) I think that the 3rd Marquess Townshend - at that time Lord Chartley - was a tenant living either at Westbourne Manor or at Bridge House. He undertook considerable building work there as well as creating gardens. I am trying to trace which house it was. Any ideas gratefully received Reply
Alex Britton Roding Valley Added: 30 Aug 2023 10:43 GMT	Late opening The tracks through Roding Valley were opened on 1 May 1903 by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) on its Woodford to Ilford line (the Fairlop Loop). But the station was not opened until 3 February 1936 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER, successor to the GER). Source: Roding Valley tube station - Wikipedia Reply
Kevin Pont Roding Valley Added: 30 Aug 2023 09:52 GMT	Shhh.... Roding Valley is the quietest tube station, each year transporting the same number of passengers as Waterloo does in one day. Reply
Kevin Pont Dollis Hill Added: 30 Aug 2023 09:47 GMT	The connection with Bletchley Park The code-breaking computer used at Bletchley Park was built in Dollis Hill. Reply
Kevin Pont Hampstead Added: 29 Aug 2023 15:25 GMT	The deepest station At 58m below ground, Hampstead is as deep as Nelson’s Column is tall. Source: Hampstead tube station - Wikipedia Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Philharmonic Hall The Philharmonic Hall was a major music hall throughout the 1860s and early 1870s.

Philharmonic Hall

Spa Green Estate, EC1R The Spa Green Estate is a post-war realisation of a 1930s plan for social regeneration through Modernist architecture.

Spa Green Estate, EC1R

White Conduit Fields White Conduit Fields in Islington was an early venue for cricket and several major matches are known to have been played there in the 18th century.

White Conduit Fields

White Conduit Street (1950s) A line of children hold hands as they walk along the middle of White Conduit Street towards the junction with Chapel Market in Islington in the 1950s.

White Conduit Street (1950s)

NEARBY STREETS

Allingham Mews, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Allingham Mews, N1

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

Allingham Street, N1

Amwell Street, EC1R Amwell Street is called after the nearby New River, which starts at Amwell, Hertfordshire.

Amwell Street, EC1R

Angel Arcade, EC1V Angel Arcade is named, along with many ’Angel’ streets of the area, after the famous pub.

Angel Arcade, EC1V

Angel Building, EC1V Angel Building is a block on St John Street.

Angel Building, EC1V

Angel Corner House, N1 Angel Corner House is located on Islington High Street.

Angel Corner House, N1

Angel Gate, EC1V Angel Gate is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area.

Angel Gate, EC1V

Angel House, N1 Angel House is a block on Pentonville Road.

Angel House, N1

Angel Mews, N1 Angel Mews is an ancient side street in Islington.

Angel Mews, N1

Angel Square, EC1V Angel Square is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area.

Angel Square, EC1V

Angelis Apartments, N1 Angelis Apartments is located on Graham Street.

Angelis Apartments, N1

Archery Fields House, WC1X Archery Fields House on Wharton Street was named after the historic use of the land.

Archery Fields House, WC1X

Arlington House, EC1R Arlington House is located on Arlington Way.

Arlington House, EC1R

Arlington Way, EC1R Arlington Way was called Arlington Street before 1936.

Arlington Way, EC1R

Ashby Street, EC1V Ashby Street was named after local landowners who had a seat at Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire.

Ashby Street, EC1V

Asman House, N1 Asman House is a block on Colebrooke Row.

Asman House, N1

Barnabas House, EC1V Barnabas House is sited on Central Street.

Barnabas House, EC1V

Baron Street, N1 Baron Street is named after Joseph Barron, landlord of the White Lion inn during the late eighteenth century.

Baron Street, N1

Benyon House, EC1R Benyon House is sited on Myddelton Passage.

Benyon House, EC1R

Berners House, N1 Berners House is a block on Barnsbury Road.

Berners House, N1

Bethany House, WC1X Bethany House is a block on Lloyd Square.

Bethany House, WC1X

Bevin Court, WC1X Bevin Court is a modernist housing project designed in the post-war period by the Tecton architects.

Bevin Court, WC1X

Bevin Way, WC1X Bevin Way was called after prominent Labour politician Ernest Bevin.

Bevin Way, WC1X

Boreas Walk, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Boreas Walk, N1

Bradleys Close, N1 Bradleys Close is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Bradleys Close, N1

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

Burgh Street, N1

Cable House, WC1X Cable House is a block on Great Percy Street.

Cable House, WC1X

Camden Passage, N1 Camden Passage was built as Cumberland Row in 1767.

Camden Passage, N1

Centenary Building, EC1R Centenary Building is a block on Spencer Street.

Centenary Building, EC1R

Chadwell Street, EC1R Chadwell Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area.

Chadwell Street, EC1R

Chalbury Walk, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Chalbury Walk, N1

Chapel Market, N1 Chapel Market is a daily street market in Islington.

Chapel Market, N1

Chapel Place, N1 Chapel Place lies off the north side of Chapel Market towards Liverpool Road.

Chapel Place, N1

Charles Lamb Court, N1 Charles Lamb Court is a block on Gerrard Road.

Charles Lamb Court, N1

Charles Rowan House, EC1R Charles Rowan House is a building on Amwell Street.

Charles Rowan House, EC1R

Charles Rowan House, WC1X Charles Rowan House can be found on Margery Street.

Charles Rowan House, WC1X

Charlton Place, N1 Charlton Place runs east from Upper Street.

Charlton Place, N1

City Garden Row, N1 City Garden Row is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

City Garden Row, N1

Claremont Close, EC1R Claremont Close is a road in the EC1R postcode area

Claremont Close, EC1R

Claremont Square, N1 Claremont Square is a square and reservoir on Pentonville Road.

Claremont Square, N1

Claremont Street, EC1R A street within the N1 postcode

Claremont Street, EC1R

College Building, EC1R College Building is a block on Northampton Square.

College Building, EC1R

Coombs Street, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Coombs Street, N1

Corbet House, N1 Corbet House is a block on Maygood Street.

Corbet House, N1

Cruikshank Street, EC1R Cruickshank Street was named after George Cruikshank, 19th century illustrator who lived on nearby Amwell Street.

Cruikshank Street, EC1R

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

Cynthia Street, N1

Dalby House, EC1V Dalby House is a block on City Road.

Dalby House, EC1V

Danbury Road, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Danbury Road, N1

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

Danbury Street, N1

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

Devonia Road, N1

Dewey Road, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Dewey Road, N1

Drysdale Building, EC1R Drysdale Building can be found on Spencer Street.

Drysdale Building, EC1R

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

Duncan Street, N1

Duncan Terrace, N1 Duncan Terrace is named after Admiral Duncan the commander of the Naval Fleet at the Battle of Camperdown against the Dutch in 1797.

Duncan Terrace, N1

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

Eckford Street, N1

Edward House, EC1V Edward House is a block on Wakley Street.

Edward House, EC1V

Elia Mews, EC1V Elia Mews is a road in the N1 postcode area

Elia Mews, EC1V

Elia Street, N1 Elia Street was named for local poet, Charles Lamb.

Elia Street, N1

Fable Apartments, N1 Fable Apartments is a block on City Road.

Fable Apartments, N1

Falcon Court, N1 Falcon Court is a block on City Garden Row.

Falcon Court, N1

Fernsbury Street, WC1X Fernsbury Street is a turning off of Margery Street.

Fernsbury Street, WC1X

Friend Street, EC1V Friend Street is a road in the EC1V postcode area

Friend Street, EC1V

Gard Street, EC1V Gard Street is a road in the EC1V postcode area

Gard Street, EC1V

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

Gerrard Road, N1

Gloucester Building, EC1R Gloucester Building is a block on Whiskin Street.

Gloucester Building, EC1R

Gloucester Way, EC1R Gloucester Way is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area.

Gloucester Way, EC1R

Godson Street, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Godson Street, N1

Goswell Place Building, EC1R Goswell Place Building is located on Ashby Street.

Goswell Place Building, EC1R

Goswell Place, EC1V Goswell Place lies off Goswell Street.

Goswell Place, EC1V

Goswell Road, EC1V Goswell Road is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area.

Goswell Road, EC1V

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

Graham Street, N1

Grand Junction Wharf, N1 Grand Junction Wharf is a road in the N1 postcode area

Grand Junction Wharf, N1

Grant Street, N1 The present Grant Street is the remnant of Warren Street, an L-shaped road running between Chapel Market and White Conduit Street, renamed Grant Street in 1936.

Grant Street, N1

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

Grantbridge Street, N1

Great Percy Street, WC1X Great Percy Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area.

Great Percy Street, WC1X

Green Man Tower, EC1V Green Man Tower can be found on Goswell Road.

Green Man Tower, EC1V

Gwynne House, WC1X Gwynne House is a block on Lloyd Baker Street.

Gwynne House, WC1X

Hall Street, EC1V Hall Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area.

Hall Street, EC1V

Hanover Yard, N1 Hanover Yard is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Hanover Yard, N1

Hardwick Street, EC1R Hardwick Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area.

Hardwick Street, EC1R

Harvest Lodge, N1 Harvest Lodge a plain brick, four-storey block of flats was built in 1962.

Harvest Lodge, N1

Haverstock Place, EC1V A street within the N1 postcode

Haverstock Place, EC1V

Haverstock Street, EC1V Haverstock Street is a road in the N1 postcode area

Haverstock Street, EC1V

Hayward House, N1 Hayward House is a four-storey block of flats immediately north of St Silas’s Church.

Hayward House, N1

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

Hermes Street, N1

Hermit Street, EC1V Hermit Street links Friend Street with Rawstorne Street.

Hermit Street, EC1V

Hermitage House, N1 Hermitage House is a block on Gerrard Road.

Hermitage House, N1

Hill House Apartments, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Hill House Apartments, N1

Holford Street, WC1X Holford Mews, Holdford Place and Holford Street were all named after the Holford family, who worked on the New River scheme.

Holford Street, WC1X

Holford Yard, WC1X Holford Yard is named after the Holford family, who worked on the New River scheme in the 18th century.

Holford Yard, WC1X

Hydra Building, EC1R Hydra Building is a block on Hardwick Street.

Hydra Building, EC1R

Inglebert Street, EC1R Inglebert Street is a road in the EC1R postcode area

Inglebert Street, EC1R

Islington High Street, N1 Islington High Street is part of the main road through Islington at Angel.

Islington High Street, N1

James’s Gardens, N1 James’s Gardens was established in the 1810s.

James’s Gardens, N1

Jessop Court, N1 Jessop Court is a block on Graham Street.

Jessop Court, N1

King Square, EC1V King Square is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area.

King Square, EC1V

Lloyd Baker Street, WC1X Lloyd Baker Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area.

Lloyd Baker Street, WC1X

Lloyd House, WC1X Lloyd House is located on Lloyd Street.

Lloyd House, WC1X

Lloyd Square, WC1X Lloyd Square is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area.

Lloyd Square, WC1X

Lloyd Street, WC1X Lloyd Street is a road in the WC1X postcode area

Lloyd Street, WC1X

Lloyds Row, EC1R Lloyds Row is a road in the EC1R postcode area

Lloyds Row, EC1R

Mandeville Houses, N1 Mandeville Houses, fronting Mantell Street and Liverpool Road was the earliest housing scheme built by Finsbury Borough Council.

Mandeville Houses, N1

Manningford Close, EC1V Manningford Close is a road in the EC1V postcode area

Manningford Close, EC1V

Mantell Street, N1 Mantell Street, originally Sermon Lane, is now part of Tolpuddle Street.

Mantell Street, N1

Masons Place, EC1V Masons Place is a road in the EC1V postcode area

Masons Place, EC1V

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

Maygood Street, N1

Maynard House, N1 Maynard House is located on Penton Street.

Maynard House, N1

McBeath House, EC1V McBeath House is a block on Goswell Road.

McBeath House, EC1V

Meredith Street, EC1R Meredith Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area.

Meredith Street, EC1R

Merlin Street, EC1R Merlin Street runs west off Amwell Street.

Merlin Street, EC1R

Midway House, EC1V Midway House is a block on Spencer Street.

Midway House, EC1V

Moorgreen House, EC1V Moorgreen House is a block on Earlstoke Street.

Moorgreen House, EC1V

Moreland Street, EC1V Moreland Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area.

Moreland Street, EC1V

Myddelton Building, EC1R Myddelton Building is located on Goswell Road.

Myddelton Building, EC1R

Myddelton Passage, EC1R Myddelton Passage is an alleyway with an interesting story

Myddelton Passage, EC1R

Myddelton Square, EC1R Myddelton Square is named after Sir Hugh Myddelton (1560–1631), the founder of the New River Company, who developed the square.

Myddelton Square, EC1R

Myddelton Street, EC1R Myddelton Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area.

Myddelton Street, EC1R

Naoroji Street, WC1X Naoroji Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area.

Naoroji Street, WC1X

Nelson Place, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Nelson Place, N1

Nelson Terrace, EC1V Nelson Terrace is a road in the EC1V postcode area

Nelson Terrace, EC1V

Noble House, N1 Noble House is sited on Islington High Street.

Noble House, N1

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

Noel Road, N1

Northampton Square, EC1V Northampton Square is a square between Finsbury and Clerkenwell, located between Goswell Road and St John Street.

Northampton Square, EC1V

Northeast Place, N1 Northeast Place matched the adjacent Northwest Place.

Northeast Place, N1

Northwest Place, N1 Northwest Place, off Chapel Market, was formerly West Place.

Northwest Place, N1

Oakley Crescent, EC1V Oakley Crescent is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area.

Oakley Crescent, EC1V

Owen’s Row, EC1V Owen’s Row is a road in the EC1V postcode area

Owen’s Row, EC1V

Paget Street, EC1V Paget Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area.

Paget Street, EC1V

Paper Mill Buildings, EC1V A street within the N1 postcode

Paper Mill Buildings, EC1V

Parkes Building, EC1R Parkes Building is a building on Sebastian Street.

Parkes Building, EC1R

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

Parkfield Street, N1

Penton Grove, N1 The narrow loop of Penton Grove, now reduced to an L-shaped alley, was laid out on the site of one of the bowling greens belonging to Prospect House (Dobney’s).

Penton Grove, N1

Penton House, N1 Penton House is a block on Hermes Street.

Penton House, N1

Penton Street, N1 Penton Street is a through-route leading on to the narrower Barnsbury Road which continues its line northwards into Islington.

Penton Street, N1

Pentonville Road, N1 Pentonville Road connects Kings Cross and the Angel, Islington.

Pentonville Road, N1

Peregrine House, EC1V Peregrine House is a block on Hall Street.

Peregrine House, EC1V

Peter’s Street Mews, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Peter’s Street Mews, N1

Pierrepoint Arcade, N1 Pierrepoint Arcade is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Pierrepoint Arcade, N1

Pierrepoint Row, N1 Pierrepoint Row is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Pierrepoint Row, N1

Pierrepont Arcade, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Pierrepont Arcade, N1

President House, EC1V President House is a block on King Square.

President House, EC1V

Pride Court, N1 Pride Court is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Pride Court, N1

Prospect House, N1 Prospect House is a block on Donegal Street.

Prospect House, N1

Quick Street Mews, N1 Quick Street Mews lies off Quick Street.

Quick Street Mews, N1

Quick Street, N1 Quick Street is named for the favourite comedian of King George III, John Quick.

Quick Street, N1

Rawstorne Place, EC1V Rawstorne Place is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area.

Rawstorne Place, EC1V

Rawstorne Street, EC1V Rawstorne Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area.

Rawstorne Street, EC1V

Remington Road, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Remington Road, N1

Remington Street, EC1V Remington Street is a road in the N1 postcode area

Remington Street, EC1V

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

Rheidol Mews, N1

Riceyman House, WC1X Riceyman House is a block on Lloyd Baker Street.

Riceyman House, WC1X

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

Risinghill Street, N1

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

Ritchie Street, N1

River Street, EC1R River Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area.

River Street, EC1R

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

Rocliffe Street, N1

Roman House, EC1V Roman House can be found on City Road.

Roman House, EC1V

Sadler House, EC1V Sadler House is a block on Rosebery Avenue.

Sadler House, EC1V

Sanders House, WC1X Sanders House is a building on Great Percy Street.

Sanders House, WC1X

Seabrooke Place, N1 Seabrook Place once connected Angel Mews and White Lion Street.

Seabrooke Place, N1

Seatem House, EC1V Seatem House is a block on Moreland Street.

Seatem House, EC1V

Sebastian House, EC1V Sebastian House is sited on Sebastian Street.

Sebastian House, EC1V

Sebastian Street, EC1V Sebastian Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area.

Sebastian Street, EC1V

Sidney Grove, EC1V Sidney Grove is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area.

Sidney Grove, EC1V

Social Sciences Building, EC1R Social Sciences Building is a block on Myddleton Street.

Social Sciences Building, EC1R

Spencer Street, EC1V Spencer Street is a road in the EC1V postcode area

Spencer Street, EC1V

Spring House, WC1X Spring House is a block on Margery Street.

Spring House, WC1X

St Helena House, WC1X St Helena House is a block on Margery Street.

St Helena House, WC1X

St Helena Street, WC1X St Helena Street connects Naoroji Street and Fernsbury Street.

St Helena Street, WC1X

St John Street, EC1V The northern section of St John Street was confusingly, before the 20th century, named Saint John Street Road.

St John Street, EC1V

St Katharineâ€™s House, N1 St Katharine’s House is at the corner of Penton Street and the eastern stub of what had been Wynford Road until that street was cut off to its west by the large Half Moon Estate.

St Katharineâ€™s House, N1

St Katharines House, N1 St Katharines House is a building on Barnsbury Road.

St Katharines House, N1

St Philip House, WC1X St Philip House is a building on Lloyd Baker Street.

St Philip House, WC1X

St. Peter’s Street, N1 Willow Walk is a small Islington side street.

St. Peter’s Street, N1

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

Sudeley Street, N1

Tait Building, EC1R Tait Building is a block on Ashby Street.

Tait Building, EC1R

The Laboratory Building, EC1R The Laboratory Building is a block on Rosebery Avenue.

The Laboratory Building, EC1R

Theseus Walk, N1 Theseus Walk is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area.

Theseus Walk, N1

Tolpuddle Street, N1 Tolpuddle Street is a more recent street of Islington.

Tolpuddle Street, N1

Torrens Street, EC1V Torrens Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area.

Torrens Street, EC1V

Tunbridge House, EC1R Tunbridge House is sited on St John Street.

Tunbridge House, EC1R

Tunbridge House, EC1V Tunbridge House is a block on St John Street.

Tunbridge House, EC1V

Turnpike House, EC1V Turnpike House is a building on King Square.

Turnpike House, EC1V

Union Square, N1 Union Square (sometime Union Court) was approached by a narrow alley.

Union Square, N1

University Building, EC1R University Building is a block on Spencer Street.

University Building, EC1R

Vincent Terrace, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Vincent Terrace, N1

Wakley Street, EC1V Wakley Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area.

Wakley Street, EC1V

Warren Mews, N1 Warren Mews began in 1889.

Warren Mews, N1

Wells House, EC1R Wells House is a block on Lloyds Row.

Wells House, EC1R

White Conduit Street, N1 White Conduit Street was laid out and built up with houses and tenements from the mid-1790s.

White Conduit Street, N1

White Lion Street, N1 White Lion Street is named after the former White Lion inn on Islington High Street.

White Lion Street, N1

Widford House, N1 Widford House is sited on Elia Mews.

Widford House, N1

Worthington House, EC1R Worthington House is located on Myddelton Passage.

Worthington House, EC1R

Wyclif Street, EC1V Wyclif Street is a road in the EC1V postcode area

Wyclif Street, EC1V

Wynyatt Street, EC1V Wynyatt Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area.

Wynyatt Street, EC1V

NEARBY PUBS

Bushy Park The Charles Lamb is a pub on Elia Street.

Bushy Park

Chapel Bar

Duke Of Cambridge Organic Pub

The Blacksmith & The Toffeemaker

The Castle The Castle stands on the corner of Pentonville Road and Baron Street.

The Castle

The Craft Beer Co. Islington

The Harlequin

The Joker of Penton Street The Joker of Penton Street was the Salmon and Compasses.

The Joker of Penton Street

The Lexington

The Nag’s Head

The Shakespeare’s Head

The Three Johns

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Angel

Angel tube station is a London Underground station in The Angel, Islington. It is on the Bank branch of the Northern Line.

Angel station has a history dating back to its origin with the City & South London Railway in 1901. Originally, it served as the northern terminus of a new extension from Moorgate. Interestingly, it is one of five stations on the Underground named after a public house – in this case, the famous Angel inn, which has a history dating back to at least 1638.

Initially, the station was constructed with a single central island platform accommodating two tracks, a design still evident at stations like Clapham North and Clapham Common. Access from street level was provided via lifts.

Over the years, Angel station faced persistent issues including congestion, overcrowding, and passenger discomfort due to its very narrow island platform, measuring barely 3.7 meters in width. This posed significant safety concerns.

In response to these challenges, the station underwent a comprehensive reconstruction and reopened in 1992. The lifts and the original ground-level building at the corner of Torrens Street and City Road were closed, and a new station entrance was established around the corner on Islington High Street. To bridge the distance between the new entrance and the platforms, two flights of escalators were installed, intersecting at approximately a right angle. Angel station boasts the third-longest escalators in Western Europe, with a vertical rise of 27 meters and a length of 60 meters.

Beyond its transportation role, the station serves as a gateway to various Off West End, or fringe theatre, venues such as the Old Red Lion Theatre, The King’s Head Theatre, and Almeida Theatre. Additionally, it is the designated station for Chapel Market, a bustling street market in London. Situated between Angel and Old Street stations is the disused City Road station.

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The exterior of the Agricultural Hall in Islington (1861). TUM image id: 1488644663 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:	Saint John’s Gate, Clerkenwell, the main gateway to the Priory of Saint John of Jerusalem. The church was founded in the 12th century by Jordan de Briset, a Norman knight. Prior Docwra completed the gatehouse shown in this photograph in 1504. The gateway served as the main entry to the Priory, which was the center of the Order of St John of Jerusalem (the Knights Hospitallers). Credit: Henry Dixon (1880) TUM image id: 1557226611 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Sadler House on the Spa Green Estate from Rosebery Avenue (2011) The ’organic’ connection between old and new buildings intended by architect Berthold Lubetkin at Spa Green. Credit: Wiki Commons/Grantham9 TUM image id: 1655931145 Licence: CC BY 2.0	White Conduit House, and the conduit head from which it was named, 1827 White Conduit Fields in Islington was an early venue for cricket and several major matches are known to have been played there in the 18th century. It was the original home of the White Conduit Club, forerunner of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The cricket field was adjacent to the former White Conduit House, immediately south of the modern junction between Dewey Street and Barnsbury Road. Credit: Robert Chambers (1832) TUM image id: 1488984516 Licence:
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:	At the corner of Clerkenwell Road and Goswell Road sits the Hat and Feathers. It was built on the site of an earlier tavern around 1860 for owner James Leask. It was designed by William Finch Hill who specialised in music halls and pubs. Credit: Ewan Munro TUM image id: 1637770947 Licence:	Mount Pleasant Sorting Office on the north-east corner of Farringdon Road (1910). The present building is on the site of the Coldbath Fields Prison where the punishments were particularly cruel in that they were not only long and physically hard but also pointless. The pub at the back used to open at 9am to serve postal workers. TUM image id: 1620296515 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:

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The exterior of the Agricultural Hall in Islington (1861).
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Beer in the evening
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The third Grand Theatre, Islington (1903). This was built on the site of the former Philharmonic Hall and two previous Grand Theatres
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Islington Horse and Cattle market at the turn of the twentieth century.
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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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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.
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The Angel, Islington (c.1890)
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Sadler House on the Spa Green Estate from Rosebery Avenue (2011) The ’organic’ connection between old and new buildings intended by architect Berthold Lubetkin at Spa Green.
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White Conduit House, and the conduit head from which it was named, 1827 White Conduit Fields in Islington was an early venue for cricket and several major matches are known to have been played there in the 18th century. It was the original home of the White Conduit Club, forerunner of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The cricket field was adjacent to the former White Conduit House, immediately south of the modern junction between Dewey Street and Barnsbury Road.
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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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