History
Wednesday Picture: Spies in Kentish Town?
Kentish Town author Joe Craig pens the Jimmy Coates series, action-thrillers aimed mainly at the 8-13 crowd (or, as The Times called it, “The Bourne Identity for kids”.) And his tales are often set in prime NW5 locations – here are his Top 5 favourites
Wednesday Picture: Let’s make a K-Town cinema or arts space actually happen!
A cinema? Arts hub? Ideas store? Now is the time to act.
Wednesday Picture: Tracking Bambi Street Artist
Despite our urban surrounds, Kentishtowner is never short of a good animal in the starring role. And previously, on the Wednesday Picture alone, we’ve pursued …
Wednesday Picture: Where the hell is Kentish Town’s “village”?
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that they forgot the predictably cute villagey bit when they built our very urban postcode. Or to be more accurate, …
Wednesday Picture: Top 5 Banksy locations in and around K-Town
So what is the connection between the world’s most famous street artist and north London?
Wednesday Picture: Is this the most tranquil spot in NW5?
Our advice? Simply take a pew and sit for a moment or two.
What’s In A (Street) Name?
It’s Fortess not Fortress… Sarah Peak ponders a handful of her personal favourite local names
Wednesday Picture: A personal history of a grocery chain in Kentish Town
Des Whynam can trace his Kentish Town ancestry back to 1844. Here’s his personal account of working at a now forgotten chain of grocery stores based in NW5
Two Kentish Town horror stories from the Times Archive
Think our present day society is going to the dogs? Cast an eye over these two newspaper reports from the 19th century
Wednesday Picture: Find Your House on the Kentish Town Poverty Map
Delve in to the social history behind the streets we live in and it doesn’t take long for the maps of Victorian philanthropist Charles Booth …
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