Let’s look at some stylish and statement buildings in N4 and N5 to see how local businesses as well as places of entertainment, sport and transport applied the clean lines and design devices of the ArtDeco/modernist era. We’ll also see how this movement has continued to inspire today’s architects.

Come and marvel at some impressive ‘statement’ architecture constructed in the 1920s and 1930s during a design period known as Art Deco. Examples of this style are hiding in plain view almost at every junction of Holloway N7 on commercial buildings, places of entertainment and housing.

Poets and authors, playwrights and musicians, artists, diarists and thieves.

A mixed bag showcasing the diverse and often innovative creative people who have lived and worked in the Holloway area. Plus a couple of infamous characters too.

A walk through some of Islington’s impressive social housing. We’ll visit Victorian dwellings and early LCC estates and compare them with recently constructed schemes. We’ll talk about philanthropists, schools, churches, poverty and pride, architecture and design.

Take a stroll along and above the Regent’s Canal following the Islington’s boundary with Hackney. Hear about this waterway’s rich history and marvel at how much has changed. Learn about boats and beds, warehouses and factories, rubber and metal, fancy goods and pleasure gardens.

Explore the colourful story of the Italian community in Clerkenwell and the area around Hatton Garden. 
Discover  organ grinders and fortune tellers, the exploits of gangster Darby Sabini and Carlo Gatti, the man who introduced ice cream to the masses. The walk ends outside the famous Terroni Italian Deli in Clerkenwell Road, where gelato and other Italian delicacies can be enjoyed.

A wander through the backstreets of Islington following a trail of old hand-painted signs above and around the Regents Canal. See and hear evidence of a diverse range of companies and products from ladies’ underwear and fancy boxes to metals, canvas and ceramics.

Quiet spaces, peaceful gardens and lovely quiet backstreets just a stone’s throw from the busy main road. We’ll visit open fields, an award-winning park, a hidden garden, farms old and new, a churchyard, sports fields and shady meadows, talking about dogs and desire, renovation and recycling.

Funny Islington offers a rip roaring tour of the Angel area followed by a comedy show. You’ll discover how Islington established itself as an entertainment hotspot, from spas and pleasure gardens and a legendary clown, to the comic geniuses of music hall and early cinema, and brilliant comedy writers. You’ll also find out about the local pubs and comedy clubs that have launched the careers of so many famous modern day comedians – and at the end of the walk, you’re invited to a free comedy show at The Bill Murray.