Author: David Brown

Aerated Bread in Camden Town

Mechanised bread Did you know that Camden Town for many years was the centre for baking bread (and cakes!) This was due to the Aerated Bread Company – the company

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Image of H G Wells
Authors
David Brown

H G Wells in Camden

Background Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) is now most famous for his novels, but he was also a very influential character in his time.  He also had many connections with Camden.

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Picture of Tally-Ho Stage Coach passing Whittington College in Highgate
Transport
David Brown

Stage-Coaches

Before the bus and train Ever given thought to how people travelled before the age of the train or the bus? In the medieval period, people had two basic options

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Photo of the Crick building by Daniel Hausherr
Camden
David Brown

Medical Camden

Medicine and Camden This post lists the blogs that have been created on the Camden Guides blog site under the Medicine and Camden theme, divided between ‘people’ and ‘institutions’. Medical

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phot0 of Queen Square by Julian Osley
Bloomsbury
David Brown

Queen Square: a medical miscellany

Queen Square (note singular and no apostrophe) is a peaceful garden, a delightful place to visit, a little off the beaten track, and today surrounded by buildings many of which

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