Q&A
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Gemma Kilby, hairdresser
‘What has my career taught me? That everyone has a good story’
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Bernard McGuigan, sculptor
‘What is my greatest life achievement? Being self-taught – and widely collected’
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Ella Jones, 34, co-founder, Phileas Hog at The Abbey
‘Kentish Town used to be working class, you know!’
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Michael Kiwanuka, singer-songwriter
‘What do I most dislike about myself? My bum. I think it’s pretty big’
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Dappy, 26, singer and performer
‘The Camden ripper Anthony Hardy lived in my block – that was a bit scary’
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Allan Jenkins, editor, Observer Food Monthly
‘What has my career taught me? That a homeless kid brought up in care can become an award-winning editor’
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Anna Boettcher, 28, ethical trader
‘I like the sound of the overground in Kentish Town and the freight trains screeching over the railways…it reminds me of travel and connecting places’
Ich Bin: Mark Boyle, the “moneyless” man
‘I’ve spent my adult life actively trying not to have a career’
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Pat ‘Pop’ Newlands, 72, founder Poppies Fish ‘n’ Chips
As Poppies Camden reaches its first birthday we meet the owner – and ‘codfather’ – of one of London’s most acclaimed chippies
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Jamie Fallon, antiques dealer, Queen’s Crescent
‘My earliest memory? Helping my mum feed bed sheets though the laundry rollers in Prince of Wales baths’
About Kentishtowner
The award-winning print and online title Kentishtowner was founded in 2010 and is part of London Belongs To Me, a citywide network of travel guides for locals. For more info on what we write about and why, see our About section.
