Innovation at the Assembly House
Come and chat about apps, startups and digital disruption, or just exchange some local gossip, if you prefer, in the Victorian splendour of one of NW5’s most iconic pubs
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Hallowe’en 2013: Top 7 – plus Backyard Cinema at Camden Lock
Trick or treat? Couldn’t care a less? Either way, these venues are all trying to find innovative ways to lure you into tomorrow evening…
See Kentish Town’s pubs as never before…in Bermondsey
Chilean artist Nicolas Sanchez spent the winter months on nocturnal walks shooting his local watering holes at closing time. These are the haunting results
Fairytales for Adults at The Forge
Power struggles, alchemy, stolen children, bizarre marriages and unflinching metaphor fill The Crick Crack Club’s new performance: storytelling for grown ups
So what is lunch at the Assembly House really like?
We have avoided reviewing the food at the Assembly House only because it seems pointless scrutinizing a place whose sales might be more wet than dry. And, anyway, this ‘starter level’ K-Town venue is simply a popular choice to meet friends before The Forum, a respite from the backstreet boozers, bars and gastropubs that us …
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The Kentish Town Pubs I knew and loved
‘I am a dinosaur, I admit it’, says reader Gerry Slater. ‘Having said that, I can’t keep away…’
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Rick Edwards, Television Presenter
TV’s Rick Edwards is one of NW5’s most vocal celeb supporters, right down to his Twitter bio which states his location as ‘Kentish Town, obviously’. A Cambridge graduate who dabbled with comedy during his time there, he’s gone on to become one of Channel 4’s key faces, hosting shows across E4, C4 and T4. Most …
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5 Best Pubs & Bars to watch Euro 2012 Football in Kentish Town
We admit we’re not the most ardent footy fans, but a good international tournament lends summer a special collective vibe that’s hard to beat. So with England’s first game of Euro 2012 easing us into the right frame of mind last night, here are 5 of the very best places in K-Town to enjoy the …
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Wednesday Picture: Dawson & Briant, since 1840
Kentish Town has been respecting its merchant past in recent months with the happy discovery and restoration of original hand-painted shop front signage. Concealed for decades under the achingly dull Brassino Café sign was the legend, ‘E.Mono’, now a sign of the best ‘babs in all London Town. And earlier this week we highlighted another …
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 realise that there exists a Kentish Town Panorama, depicting four and a half miles of local scenery at the turn of the 19th century? Historians say the work, completed by …
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