Back in the day this was the Town & Country Club, and scene of my first ever London gig, since you ask (autumn 1989, Inspiral Carpets, two pints of cider). Still one of the best-sized venues in London with an always enviable line-up. And don’t forget to look up, as it was a lovely art-deco …
OK, so if there’s a hierarchy of cute NW5 streets, then this one sits fatly at the summit (and isn’t the sky blue?) It’s just about the oldest byway in the area, too (most of the other 18th century buildings were torn down in the industrial revolution, history fans). And, if you like a period …
So you like where you live and want to, you know, tell everyone. How do you climb up what is basically a flat wall? And at what time of night (or day)? Who knows, but a cautious high-five to whoever bothered; and you can pontificate its gestation from the platform, awaiting the train to (god …
Yes, yes, we keep talking about all the independent shops on Kentish Town Road, but that’s because it’s true. Earth is fabulous, all glass windows and frizzy-haired eccentrics fingering the jars of herbs and spices. And, as the photo suggests, you can even park your bike outside, you eco-warrior you.
