Geoffrey Fletcher’s Islington

Discover some of the Islington locations that the artist Geoffrey Fletcher captured so lovingly in the 1960s and 1970s and learn about the area’s long and rich heritage.

“Excellent walk – really interesting and a really great guide.”

Best known for his 1962 book ‘The London That Nobody Knows’, Geoffrey Fletcher’s sketches, paintings, books and weekly column in the Telegraph recorded the London he feared was vanishing in the decades after World War II.

He was especially fond of Islington, with its markets, Georgian terraces and varied Victorian architecture. Some of it has disappeared and the character of the area has changed.

However, Fletcher would still recognise many of the buildings and streets he drew or painted 60 years ago.

The walk will last approximately two hours. Please be prepared for all weathers!

Start: outside Angel tube station, Islington High Street, N1 8XX

Finish: Essex Road (close to Essex Road station)

“Great walk, Jonathan, thanks!”

“A fascinating walk through 60s and 70s Islington – or what remains!”

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