Tracking Down Crimes on the Islington-Hackney Borders
Johannah Barrett looks back on two murders that took place on the North London Railway line.
Clerkenwell & Islington Guides – Walks and Events June 2023
Welcome to our listing of walks run by Clerkenwell & Islington Guides for June and July. A couple of walks have dates for today (Sunday 4th of June), so if you are looking for a fascinating walk for a sunny Sunday, take a look at the walk below, as well as the walk “Forgotten Fun: … Read More
Coronation memories, Waterloo Street, 1953
Our guide John Finn remembers the previous Coronation in a long-gone Finsbury street
The Almshouses of Balls Pond Road
Islington and Hackney once had dozens of 19th-century almshouses. Our guide @lesleywalks explores the few that remain…
Tales from the crypt… and churchyard… of St Mary Magdalene, Holloway Road
Jennifer Watson-Bore takes a wander around the Islington’s second parish church. As you walk down Holloway Road from Highbury Corner, you will discover the church of St Mary Magdalene, with a small part of its churchyard opposite the façade of Islington Central Library. St Mary Magdalene began life in 1814 as a chapel-of-ease for St … Read More
CLERKENWELL & ISLINGTON GUIDES – WALKS & EVENTS May 2023
Welcome to the May newsletter from Clerkenwell & Islington Guides, with a range of fascinating walks and places to explore during the coming month, starting with: Caledonian Tower Tours The Caledonian Tower tours run by Islington Guided Walks on behalf of Islington Council have some additional dates this summer. Tours are now running weekly on … Read More
All aboard through the Islington tunnel!
In addition to leading walking tours in Islington our guide Chris Annus also regularly takes to the water… As a guide for the London Canal Museum I’m incredibly lucky to not only share the history of the Regent’s Canal with people but also take them through one of its atmospheric tunnels on our very own … Read More
How Islington became Caledonian
Iain Monaghan reveals how Islington acquired a Caledonian Road, two ‘Caledonian Road’ stations, the Caledonian Estate and Caledonian Park… The story of how Islington has so many places named ‘Caledonian’ can be traced back to a single, long-demolished building: the Caledonian Asylum. The Caledonian Asylum was a charitable residential school founded by wealthy Scots in … Read More
Benjamin Britten in Islington
John Finn explores the celebrated composer’s multiple Islington addresses. English Heritage’s blue plaques mark places where significant people have lived or worked, or where historical events have taken place. But alongside them in Islington you’ll also find green plaques doing pretty much the same job. Latterly, these have been installed annually as the result of … Read More
Benjamin Franklin, a Founding Father in Finsbury
Benjamin Franklin is one of history’s most famous Americans. Lulu Martyn-David explains the Founding Father’s deep links to our patch of London. Born: Boston, Massachusetts 17 January 1706Died: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 17 April 1790 What is a man who was born and died in America in the 18th century doing here on our latest Finsbury blog? Not just any man, but a … Read More