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The tale of the cafe at Brookfield Mansions
Seen the striking ghost signs just off the Heath at the foot of Highgate West Hill? Course you have…
Wednesday Picture: Kentish Town Panorama – and the old Assembly House
Regular readers will know that our manor is proper ancient – dating back to 1206 – and has many claims to fame. But did you …
Where did Karl Marx actually live in Kentish Town?
Here’s where to find the domiciles of NW5’s most famous resident
The story of Prince of Wales Baths (Kentish Town Sports Centre, if you must)
‘In the wash house, scary, tattooed women went about mangling the family smalls’
Which street connects Soul II Soul with Jeremy Beadle?
For one eager young hack, Rochester Place in the 1990s was briefly the epicentre of a media era
Wednesday Picture: Where the hell is the Gospel Oak?
It’s question we’ve all asked, as we weave through the estates, pass under the dank viaducts on the way to Parliament Hill Fields, or pop …
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
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