London On The Ground
Lonsdale Square, a Barnsbury beauty of Gothic Tudor
A one-off 19th century square in the Barnsbury area of Islington. Praised as "a unique, intense and immaculately composed piece of...
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London On The Ground
- Feb 17
- 3 min
Islington's transformed transformer, based on Newgate Prison
Originally an electricity sub-station, the Islington landmark has been an antiques mall and home to several retailers. The building...
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London On The Ground
- Oct 7, 2022
- 4 min
Down Pentonville Road towards St Pancras: 1884 and today
The view towards St Pancras station down Pentonville Road looking west was painted by Irish painter John O'Connor in 1884. The painting's...
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London On The Ground
- Sep 22, 2022
- 2 min
See London from the steeple of St Mary's Islington
Compare the view today with how it appeared in 1789. St Mary's Church on Upper Street in Islington is offering a rare opportunity to tour...
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London On The Ground
- Sep 9, 2022
- 3 min
Wood, not gold, paved the streets of London
Timber blocks once paved much of London. Some of it can still be seen. Introduced from the early 19th century, wood paving has a number...
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London On The Ground
- Sep 2, 2022
- 4 min
Flushing out the truth: Jennings, Crapper and the public convenience
George Jennings should be much better known. He, and not Thomas Crapper, invented the flush toilet. 19th century installations bearing...
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London On The Ground
- Aug 28, 2022
- 7 min
Would Elizabeth I recognise Islington today?
An old greetings card shows 'The Village of Islington or Iseldon In the Reign of Queen Elizabeth I'. I recently came across an old...
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London On The Ground
- Mar 16, 2022
- 15 min
Wall to wall: Britannia Row, Pink Floyd & the City of London
A quiet Islington side street tells of urbanisation, social history, post war reconstruction - and two walls. Britannia Row is a quiet...
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