Canonbury Tower Tour
Canonbury Tower near Canonbury Square is a survivor of Islington’s Tudor and even earlier history. It was built in the late 16th century as an addition to an earlier manor house, … Read more
Islington
Walking the Hackney/Islington border from the Rosemary Branch to Old St
This boundary walk between Hackney and Islington boroughs weaves around the areas either side of Regent’s Canal, City Rd basin and City Rd ‘Beating the Bounds’ to mark and confirm … Read more
Clerkenwell Crime and Punishment
Turbulent centuries of monasteries, vengeance, courthouses, prisons, murder, social reformers, a bomb plot and more…. Clerkenwell lies just outside the old City, originally the location of the monastic houses from … Read more
A watery wander around the Angel Islington
A circular walk from Angel tube, exploring the influences of water sources. Islington and Clerkenwell developed around a hilly area with an abundance of water from natural springs, wells and … Read more
Churches of the past
This view, from around 1900, is looking south down Southgate Road N1 from near the junction with Englefield Road. The pub on the right is the Lord Raglan, now replaced … Read more
De Beauvoir Town – royal hunting ground to 19C residential estate
De Beauvoir lies in today’s London Borough of Hackney and is still sometimes called ‘Kingsland’ because Henry VIII hunted here. It is distinct from but nestled up close to Dalston, … Read more
De Beauvoir Town – royal hunting ground to 19C residential estate
De Beauvoir lies in today’s London Borough of Hackney and is still sometimes called ‘Kingsland’ because Henry VIII hunted here. It is distinct from but nestled up close to Dalston, … Read more
Highbury, Canonbury and Central Islington Highlights
This walk starts in Highbury Fields, then winds south either side of Upper Street towards the Angel. Highbury, Canonbury and the areas around St Mary’s Islington and the Angel were … Read more
Walking the Hackney/Islington border from Dalston to the Regent’s Canal
‘Beating the Bounds’ to mark and confirm the borders between parishes is an ancient tradition, where the border was literally paced out, agreed and marked with stones each year. This … Read more
The Islington New Market
This short-lived cattle and livestock market was developed by a Mr Perkins in the 1830s, on land between the Lower Road (now Essex Road) and Southgate Road on the eastern … Read more