In October this year I received an email from the Camden Guides Association about a voluntary Oral History Project, interviewing Railway Workers of Kings Cross. Full training would be given.
Frank Pick’s legacy This will be my third Blog based on Camden’s tube stations and I do feel I am becoming extremely familiar with, and rather fond of, all 17
In August I wrote a Blog about four of Camden’s tube stations, designed by Leslie Green and now Grade II Listed. I fear I might be becoming a bit of
What could be a more appropriate subject for a Camden Guides blog post about ‘passengers’ but that internationally recognisable icon – the London bus! Luckily, Camden is well-served by buses,
I hope you enjoyed the first part of the blog which covered the background of the Taxi trade in London. In this second part we are going to look at
As we are focusing on transport within the borough of Camden we must include the world famous Iconic London taxi trade, although the taxi trade is not limited to Camden
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
If there is one thing I took away from my Camden Guiding Course, (actually there were lots of things, but I am thinking Transport-related here) it is to look at
A momentous new road In the 1750s a group of worthies in Georgian London were concerned about traffic congestion in the metropolis, and pressed for a bypass to be built
Tried, Tested, Trailblazing Euston Station’s history is intriguing. It has been involved in controversies over issues ranging from its original location to its role as London’s HS2 terminus. It has
This year Camden Guides decided to venture out of the bounds of the city for their summer excursion. Our choice fell on Brookwood, the largest cemetery in Britain and