Category: Camden Town

Authors
Sue McCarthy

Buchi Emecheta in Camden

Florence Onyebuchi “Buchi” Emecheta OBE (21 July 1944 – 25 January 2017) is the author of 15 adult novels, four children’s books and 2 plays.  She was a prolific and pioneering writer

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Camden Town
Sylvia McNamara

Amy Winehouse: Queen of Camden

Although Amy Winehouse and Camden are in some ways synonymous, Amy was in fact an Enfield girl. She was brought up in Chase Street in Southgate, part of Enfield chase.

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Camden Town
Paula Pickin

Marie Lloyd – Queen of the Music Hall

A star is born Marie Lloyd was born Matilda Alice Victoria Wood on 12 February 1870 at 36 Plumber Street (now Provost Street) in Hoxton, east London. Approximately fifteen years

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Camden Town
Paula Pickin

Horsepower

                                       Up until the 20th century Camden, London and in fact the

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Camden Town
Chris Wilkins-Molloy

Engine House to Arthouse: the Roundhouse

Chris Wilkins Molloy An industrial monument Standing on Regent’s Park Road, on the bridge approach, looking north-east towards Chalk Farm, you will see an industrial conical roof rising above the

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