Food and Drink
Jeffrey Prior

The Wonderful Pubs of WC1

Camden is home to some fantastic pubs, ranging from the historic hostelries of Hampstead through to the grungy Rock ‘n Roll boozers of Camden Town. In this blog I am

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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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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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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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Camden
Jeffrey Prior

Punk Rock in Camden Town

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, which had such an important

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Camden
Paul Guest

The Bedford Theatre – Old and New

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

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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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