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
This summer 103 remarkable and beautiful fibreglass globes have appeared in many sites across Britain. They can be found in Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool
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
Camden Town represented a crucial turning point for the great French poets Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) and Paul Verlaine (1844-1896). Their time at 8 Great (now
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
In the beginning This blog post is about entertainment in the part of Holborn known as Ely Place and Hatton Garden, an area of land
Many locations in London can lay claim to being central to the birth and history of British Punk Rock. Did this musical and cultural earthquake,
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
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
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,
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
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