History
Wednesday Picture: Les Toilettes at Guanabana
Regular readers may recall that Mrs Kentishtowner, on an evening out, is sometimes more stimulated by the lavs than the food itself. Not that we’re …
Wednesday Picture: Three Jack Russells Sitting On A Bench
Left to right: Chippy, Pepper, Hobbes. Otherwise known as the inaugural meeting of the Kentish Town Jack Russell Club (KTJRC for all you Women’s Institute …
Wednesday Picture: Feb 1, 2009: Snow Day on Hampstead Heath
‘The familiar landscape, transformed by snow, offered perspective to Mrs Kentishtowner’s thoughts. Parliament Hill glistened, a slippery toboggan run. Snowmen stood as proud as the …
Wednesday Picture: T.S. Eliot-inspired Camden Graffiti, 2003
A classic work of local art from the early noughties
The Friday Picture: Oh, look it’s Woolies from back in the day
Too hungover, this painfully sunny afternoon, to deliver anything more than a vintage picture – but isn’t it lovely? Can anyone enlighten us on its …
The Bible of Kentish Town
Brilliantly non-dry, The Fields Beneath, originally written in the late 70s, reinforces the nagging feeling that history is cyclical
Did Emma Hamilton really drink in the garden at Heroes?
Spring is in the air and new boozers are being birthed in NW5 like sticky lambs. The crumbling Lion and Unicorn, on Gaisford Street, is …
The Sun Always Shines on KT
The sky is as blue as Papa Smurf’s chest, the graffiti above Sam’s Widges looks like it’s been touched (up) by the hand of God, …
Wednesday Picture: In the Wild, Wild West
Just south of the emerald-green Westport Inn, with its lively clientele, and rock ‘n’ roll karaoke evenings, is one of the more intriguing parades on …
About Kentishtowner
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