Music Halls: Between Coffee Houses and Cinemas Music halls derived partly from the 17th- and 18th-century coffee houses but more directly from entertainment in saloon bars and taverns. The first
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.
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
Camden Guides developed a series of walks to celebrate the West End project which included the colourful work of Yinka Ilori. We also produced four videos as part of Camden’s
Why is there a plaque honouring Mary Prince on the walls of SenateHouse? Camden Guide Richard Cohen tells her story. Video made by Camden Tour Guides with the support of
An Abolitionist in Bedford Square. Camden Guide Shirley Fortune tells the story of Sarah Parker Remond. Video made by Camden Tour Guides with the support of Camden Council
Why is there a plaque to Dr Harold Moody outside the London CentralYMCA? Camden Guide Shirley Fortune tells the story of his achievements. Video made by Camden Tour Guides with the support of CamdenCouncil.
The Growth of Pleasure and Tea Gardens For centuries people resident in London (mostly inside the old walls of the City) who wanted recreation would go out into the countryside,
Hear Camden Guide Shirley Fortune tell the story of Olaudah Equiano. This video made by Camden Tour Guides, with the support of Camden Council.
Today the former Grange Cinema faces off with the old Gaumont State across Kilburn High Road – both of them built in the golden age of cinema with seating for
A protean character Walter Richard Sickert was a natural cosmopolitan. Born in Munich of a Danish-German father and Anglo-Irish mother, he had a full command of English, German and French,
Camden has a long and honourable history of radical theatre, from social and political issues of the day in the 19th century to the first on-stage nudity in a public