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The Bible of Kentish Town

By on May 13, 2011 in Books, History

It’s been out a while, but I’m finally devouring the reissue of The Fields Beneath by Gillian Tindall, subtitled a “history of one London village” (Kentish Town – for the uninitiated). Tindall, who has lived in the area for 35 years, traces our manor’s roots and explores how Kentish Town’s identity crisis and social mix [...]

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Call yourself a Kentishtowner? Then walk the Borough Boundary…

By on April 21, 2011 in Camden, Community, Health & Exercise, Hidden Gem, Kentish Town, Walks

A couple of years ago I had a short-lived monthly series in Time Out on walking the borough boundaries in London. It was axed when the magazine decided to, um, reinvent itself. But here, from the archives, is an epic 16 mile hike around the borough of Camden – which – if you have nothing [...]

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Smile?

By on March 18, 2011 in Community, Culture, News

No feature today as the Kentishtowner chien was brutally attacked (not in the manor thank god) by rottweilers a few days ago. After open heart surgery, you’ll be pleased to hear she is now on the road to recovery. Here, in the meantime, are some random NW5-related things this week that made us smile: This [...]

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Abbey ever after?

By on March 10, 2011 in Drink, Food, Music

Mrs Kentishtowner is frequenting The Abbey more and more at the moment. Why? Well, she maintains that its unflashy interior – the exposed brick walls and giant windows – gives her a sense of karma, a third space from which she can gaze out onto the bleep and rumble of the Kentish Town Road beyond. [...]

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‘The Value Of Things’: starts Saturday

By on March 3, 2011 in Art, Community, Culture, Queen's Crescent, West Kentish Town

A few weeks ago artist Claire Hind asked us to mention The Value Of Things, her new pop-up exhibition at the Parlour Gallery on Queen’s Crescent. Well, it starts this Saturday, so head down if you’re around. For more details check out their website or, for the time-pressed, opening times and contributors etc are: OPENING [...]

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The next Broadway Market?

By on December 6, 2010 in Culture, Market, Queen's Crescent, Shopping, West Kentish Town

OK, so the picture makes it look deserted (Mrs Kentishtowner preferring to do her shopping at the crack of dawn) but a vibrant Italian market, which attracted a nice metropolitan mix of locals, descended on Queen’s Crescent on Saturday. Fondling the huge selection of breads, olive oils, cheeses and pastries, several Irish ladies, who had [...]

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Call yourself a Kentish Towner? Then do the Camden Boundary Walk

By on November 10, 2010 in Culture, Health & Exercise, Pub, Walks

A couple of years ago I had a short-lived series in Time Out on walking the borough boundaries in London. It was axed when the magazine decided to reinvent itself (as what, I’m not sure). But here, from the archives, is an epic 16 mile hike around the borough of Camden – which – if [...]

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Grafton Road

By on November 10, 2010 in Art, Culture, Walks, West Kentish Town

Grafton Road is coming up in the world. Why? Because this formerly maligned corner of West Kentish Town’s warehouses, factories and yards (mostly remnants of its former life as the centre of the piano industry in Edwardian times) have been rebirthed as fashion, film, production, media, TV studios and architectural practices. Wander the streets and [...]

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Annroy Gallery

By on November 10, 2010 in Art, Fashion, Queen's Crescent, West Kentish Town

Just past the railway arches on Grafton Road, and backing onto famous Spring Studios, is acclaimed Dazed & Confused photographer Rankin’s Annroy Building. “I wanted people to feel it was a photographer’s building,” he says. “I wanted to make people think of a roll of film, of a contact sheet, when they saw the outside.” [...]

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176 Gallery

By on November 10, 2010 in Art, Chalk Farm, Coffee, Culture, Kentishtowner Recommends, West Kentish Town

176 Gallery, Prince Of Wales Road London – Toby Ziegler: The Alienation of Objects 176 is ace. You could even say it’s one of the most exciting artistic openings since Tate Modern. Housed in an atmospheric Victorian Methodist Chapel lightly renovated by the team behind The Tea Building in Shoreditch, 176 (or, as it’s really [...]

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