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Finally some Free Space, man
Back in July at the wonderful Alma Street Festival, as Mrs Kentishtowner grew increasingly giddy on local ale, we got chatting to Mel, a rather …
In Pictures: Tributes from Amy Winehouse fans in Camden Square – July 2011
There were moving scenes outside the superstar’s house in Camden Square after her death at the weekend. Below is a selection of the images, pictures and notes left by the thousands of fans who congregated to pay their respects
All power to the ‘P’
Like many residents, we’ve long had a soft spot for graf artist Mr P’s fabulous ‘Kentish Town!’ work, which livens up a brick wall behind …
“Kentish Town is up and coming.”
OK, so we tweeted this one yesterday but Mrs Kentishtowner still hasn’t stopped laughing – in fact, a little bit of wee has come out …
Queen’s Crescent: Future is shining?
We make no apologies for running another Queen’s Crescent story this week. After all, as the most deprived area in NW5 it needs all the …
Why move Peter Stevens’ bench?
A few years ago I used to write a blog and Time Out column on the stories behind London’s memorial benches. Of the dozens covered, …
It’s a new year still, isn’t it?
It’s nice, at the start of the year, feeling that you can do anything. And weirdly the recent slew of celebrity deaths – Postlethwaite, Karn, …
And now for some good news
Architecture fans rejoice. It was announced last week that the iconic 1920’s former Northwest London Polytechnic building, on the corner of Kentish Town and Prince …
All Aboard Camden Lock Underground?
Thanks to reader Conrad Ford today for his suggestion on a piece on the defunct South Kentish Town Underground Station (now an attractive “Cash Convertors”, …
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