Hampden Close, NW1

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Fumblina Whitfield Street, W1T Added: 21 Feb 2023 11:39 GMT	Error on 1800 map numbering for John Street The 1800 map of Whitfield Street (17 zoom) has an error in the numbering shown on the map. The houses are numbered up the right hand side of John Street and Upper John Street to #47 and then are numbered down the left hand side until #81 BUT then continue from 52-61 instead of 82-91. Reply
Reg Carr Elstree Street, N1C Added: 10 Feb 2021 12:11 GMT	Campbellite Meeting In 1848 the Campbellites (Disciples of Christ) met in Elstree Street, where their congregation was presided over by a pastor named John Black. Their appointed evangelist at the time was called David King, who later became the Editor of the British Millennial Harbinger. The meeting room was visited in July 1848 by Dr John Thomas, who spoke there twice on his two-year ’mission’ to Britain. Reply
Scott Hatton Blackmoor Street, WC2B Added: 11 Sep 2020 19:47 GMT	Millions Of Rats In Busy London The Daily Mail on 14 April 1903 reported "MILLIONS OF RATS IN BUSY LONDON" A rat plague, unprecedented in the annals of London, has broken out on the north side of the Strand. The streets principally infested are Catherine street, Drury lane, Blackmore street, Clare Market and Russell street. Something akin to a reign of terror prevails among the inhabitants after nightfall. Women refuse to pass along Blackmore street and the lower parts of Stanhope street after dusk, for droves of rats perambulate the roadways and pavements, and may be seen running along the window ledges of the empty houses awaiting demolition by the County Council in the Strand to Holborn improvement scheme. The rats, indeed, have appeared in almost-incredible numbers. "There are millions of them," said one shopkeeper, and his statement was supported by other residents. The unwelcome visitors have been evicted from their old haunts by the County Council housebreakers, and are now busily in search of new homes. The Gaiety Restaurant has been the greatest sufferer. Rats have invaded the premises in such force that the managers have had to close the large dining room on the first floor and the grill rooms on the ground floor and in the basement. Those three spacious halls which have witnessed many as semblages of theatre-goers are now qui:e deserted. Behind the wainscot of the bandstand in the grillroom is a large mound of linen shreds. This represents 1728 serviettes carried theee by the rats. In the bar the removal of a panel disclosed the astonishing fact that the rats have dragged for a distance of seven or eight yards some thirty or forty beer and wine bottles and stacked them in such a fashion as to make comfortable sleeping places. Mr Williams. the manager of the restaurant, estimates that the rats have destroyed L200 worth of linen. Formerly the Gaiety Restaurant dined 2000 persons daily; no business whatever is now done in this direction. Reply
Carol Gifford Street, N1 Added: 7 May 2021 18:44 GMT	Nan My nan lily,her sister Elizabeth and their parents Elizabeth and William lived here in1911 Reply
Julian Collingwood House, W1W Added: 23 Mar 2021 10:11 GMT	Dennis Potter Author Dennis Potter lived in Collingwood House in the 1970’s Reply
BG Lancing Street, NW1 Added: 20 Dec 2022 02:58 GMT	Lancing Street, NW1 LANCING STREET Reply
P Cash Woburn Place, WC1H Added: 19 Feb 2023 08:03 GMT	Occupants of 19-29 Woburn Place The Industrial Tribunals (later changed to Employment Tribunals) moved (from its former location on Ebury Bridge Road to 19-29 Woburn Place sometime in the late 1980s (I believe). 19-29 Woburn Place had nine floors in total (one in the basement and two in its mansard roof and most of the building was occupied by the Tribunals The ’Head Office’ of the tribunals, occupied space on the 7th, 6th and 2nd floors, whilst one of the largest of the regional offices (London North but later called London Central) occupied space in the basement, ground and first floor. The expansive ground floor entrance had white marble flooring and a security desk. Behind (on evey floor) lay a square (& uncluttered) lobby space, which was flanked on either side by lifts. On the rear side was an elegant staircase, with white marble steps, brass inlays and a shiny brass handrail which spiralled around an open well. Both staircase, stairwell and lifts ran the full height of the building. On all floors from 1st upwards, staff toilets were tucked on either side of the staircase (behind the lifts). Basement Floor - Tribunal hearing rooms, dormant files store and secure basement space for Head Office. Public toilets. Geound Floor - The ’post’ roon sat next to the entrance in the northern side, the rest of which was occupied by the private offices of the full time Tribunal judiciary. Thw largest office belonged to the Regional Chair and was situated on the far corner (overlooking Tavistock Square) The secretary to the Regional Chair occupied a small office next door. The south side of this floor was occupied by the large open plan General Office for the administration, a staff kitchen & rest room and the private offices of the Regional Secretary (office manager) and their deputy. First Dloor - Tribunal hearing rooms; separate public waiting rooms for Applicants & Respondents; two small rooms used by Counsel (on a ’whoever arrives first’ bases) and a small private rest room for use by tribunal lay members. Second Floor - Tribunal Hearing Rooms; Tribunal Head Office - HR & Estate Depts & other tennants. Third Floor - other tennants Fourth Floor - other tennants Fifth Floor - Other Tennants except for a large non-smoking room for staff, (which overlooked Tavistock Sqaure). It was seldom used, as a result of lacking any facities aside from a meagre collection of unwanted’ tatty seating. Next to it, (overlooking Tavistock Place) was a staff canteen. Sixth Floor - Other tennants mostly except for a few offices on the northern side occupied by tribunal Head Office - IT Dept. Seventh Floor - Other tenants in the northern side. The southern (front) side held the private offices of several senior managers (Secretariat, IT & Finance), private office of the Chief Accuntant; an office for two private secretaries and a stationary cupboard. On the rear side was a small kitchen; the private office of the Chief Executive and the private office of the President of the Tribunals for England & Wales. (From 1995 onwards, this became a conference room as the President was based elsewhere. The far end of this side contained an open plan office for Head Office staff - Secretariat, Finance & HR (staff training team) depts. Eighth Floor - other tennants. The Employment Tribunals (Regional & Head Offices) relocated to Vitory House, Kingsway in April 2005. Reply

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Loraine Brocklehurst Holcombe Road, N17 Added: 24 May 2023 14:00 GMT	Holcombe Road, N17 I lived at 23Holcombe Rd. with my parents, Grandfather , Aunt and Uncle in 1954. My Aunt and Uncle lived there until it was demolished. I’m not sure what year that was as we emigrated to Canada. Reply
Jen Williams Corfield Street, E2 Added: 20 May 2023 17:27 GMT	Corfield Street, E2 My mother was born in 193 Corfield Street in 1920.Her father was a policeman. Reply
sofia East Acton Added: 19 May 2023 08:57 GMT	43 MELLITUS STREET 43 MELLITUS STREET Reply
Milson Road, W14 Added: 17 May 2023 11:50 GMT	Milson Road (1908 - 1954) My grandparents and great grandparents and great great grandparents the Manley family lived at 33 Milson Road from 1908 to 1935. My grandad was born at 33 Milson Road. His parents George and Grace had all four of their chidren there. When his father Edward died his mother moved to 67 Milson in 1935 Road and lived there until 1954 (records found so far, it may be longer). Before that they lived in the Porten Road. I wonder if there is anyone that used to know them? My grandad was Charles ’Ted’ Manley, his parents were called George and Grace and George’s parents were called Edward and Bessie. George worked in a garage and Edward was a hairdresser. Reply
Rendlesham Road, E5 Added: 16 Apr 2023 15:55 GMT	Rendlesham Road, E5 I lived at 14 Rendlesham Road in the 1940s and 50s. The house belonged to my grandfather James Grosvenor who bought it in the 1920s for £200.I had a brother who lived in property until 1956 when he married. Local families were the paisleys, the Jenners and the family of Christopher Gable. Reply
Sandra Field Masons Place, EC1V Added: 15 Apr 2023 16:15 GMT	Removal Order Removal order from Shoreditch to Holborn, Jane Emma Hall, Single, 21 Pregnant. Born about 21 years since in Masons place in the parish of St Lukes. Source: Sign up Reply
Sue Germain Southwood Road, SE9 Added: 10 Apr 2023 08:35 GMT	Southwood Road, SE9 My great great grandfather lived in Time Villa, Southwood Rd around 1901. He owned several coffee houses in Whitechapel and in South London, including New Time Coffee House so either his house was named after the coffee house or vice versa. Reply
David Gleeson Campbell Road, N4 Added: 7 Apr 2023 22:19 GMT	MBE from Campbell Bunk (1897 - 1971) Walter Smith born at 43 Campbell Bunk was awarded the MBE in january honours list in 1971. A local councillor for services to the public. Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

’Royal Blue’ horse omnibus outside 5 Euston Road The bus carries route information and an advert for Selfridge’s.

’Royal Blue’ horse omnibus outside 5 Euston Road

Agar Town Agar Town was a short-lived area, built in the 1840s, of St Pancras.

Agar Town

Ampthill Square Estate The Ampthill Square Estate (also known as the Ampthill Estate) is a housing estate built in the mid 1960s to replace Victorian housing in the area.

Ampthill Square Estate

Old St Pancras Churchyard Old St Pancras churchyard, served not only as a burial place for the parishioners but also for Roman Catholics from all around London.

Old St Pancras Churchyard

Ossulston Estate The Ossulston Estate is a multi-storey council estate built by the London County Council in Somers Town between 1927 and 1931.

Ossulston Estate

Rhodes Farm Rhodes Farm was situated on Hampstead Road.

Rhodes Farm

Somers Town Somers Town is a district close to three main line rail termini - Euston, St Pancras and King’s Cross.

Somers Town

NEARBY STREETS

Aldenham House, NW1 Aldenham House is located on Aldenham Street.

Aldenham House, NW1

Aldenham Street, NW1 Aldenham Street – Richard Platt, 16th century brewer and local landowner, gave land for the endowment of Aldenham School, Hertfordshire.

Aldenham Street, NW1

Ampthill Square, NW1 Ampthill Square is a name which has existed in two different time periods.

Ampthill Square, NW1

ArtHouse, N1C ArtHouse is a block on York Way.

ArtHouse, N1C

Bagley Walk Arches, N1C Bagley Walk Arches is a location in London.

Bagley Walk Arches, N1C

Bagley Walk, N1C Bagley Walk is a location in London.

Bagley Walk, N1C

Barclay Street, NW1 Barclay Street led from Aldenham Street northwards to Medburn Street.

Barclay Street, NW1

Barnby Street, NW1 Barnby Street is a street in Camden Town.

Barnby Street, NW1

Bayham Place, NW1 Bayham Place is a short cobbled street.

Bayham Place, NW1

Belgrove Street, WC1H Belgrove Street, formerly Belgrave Street, leads south from Euston Road.

Belgrove Street, WC1H

Bridgeway Street, NW1 Bridgeway Street is a street in Camden Town.

Bridgeway Street, NW1

Brill Place, NW1 Brill Place is named after the former Brill Row in the area.

Brill Place, NW1

Brill Row, NW1 Brill Row was one of many small streets which became the basis for a Somers Town market.

Brill Row, NW1

Cardington Street, NW1 Cardington Street is a rare London street in that it closed for good as late as 2017.

Cardington Street, NW1

Cecil Rhodes House, NW1 Cecil Rhodes House can be found on Pancras Road.

Cecil Rhodes House, NW1

Chalton House, NW1 Chalton House is a block on Chalton Street.

Chalton House, NW1

Chalton Street, NW1 Chalton Street was formerly Charlton Street.

Chalton Street, NW1

Charrington Street, NW1 Charrington Street runs south to north and is a continuation of Ossulston Street.

Charrington Street, NW1

Chenies Place, NW1 Chenies Place is a road in the NW1 postcode area

Chenies Place, NW1

Chill Lane, N1C Chill Lane is a location in London.

Chill Lane, N1C

Clarendon Grove, NW1 Clarendon Grove ran south from Clarendon Square.

Clarendon Grove, NW1

Clarendon House, NW1 Clarendon House is a block on Werrington Street.

Clarendon House, NW1

Coach Road, N1C Coach Road is a road in the N1C postcode area

Coach Road, N1C

Coal Drops Yard, N1C Coal Drops Yard is a location in London.

Coal Drops Yard, N1C

Cooper’s Lane, NW1 Cooper’s Lane is a road in the NW1 postcode area

Cooper’s Lane, NW1

Cranleigh Street, NW1 Cranleigh Street is a road in the NW1 postcode area

Cranleigh Street, NW1

Crestfield Street, WC1H Crestfield Street was previously Chesterfield Street.

Crestfield Street, WC1H

Crowndale Court, NW1 Crowndale Court is a road in the NW1 postcode area

Crowndale Court, NW1

Crowndale Road, NW1 Crowndale Road was at first called Fig Lane and then Gloucester Place.

Crowndale Road, NW1

Denton Street, N1C Denton Street disappeared under the construction of St Pancras station.

Denton Street, N1C

Drummond Crescent, NW1 Drummond Crescent is a road in the NW1 postcode area

Drummond Crescent, NW1

Elstree Street, N1C Elstree Street once laid off of St Pancras Road.

Elstree Street, N1C

Euston Road, WC1H The easternmost section of the Euston Road lies in the N1 postcode and runs along the facade of Kings Cross Station.

Euston Road, WC1H

Eversholt House, NW1 Eversholt House is a block on Eversholt Street.

Eversholt House, NW1

Eversholt Street, NW1 Eversholt Street connects Euston with Camden Town.

Eversholt Street, NW1

Gladwin House, NW1 Gladwin House is a block on Cranleigh Street.

Gladwin House, NW1

Godwin Court, NW1 Godwin Court is a block on Crowndale Road.

Godwin Court, NW1

Goldington Crescent, NW1 Goldington Crescent is a street in Camden Town.

Goldington Crescent, NW1

Goldington Street, NW1 Goldington Street is a street in Camden Town.

Goldington Street, NW1

Goods Way, N1C Goods Way runs from Pancras Road to York Way.

Goods Way, N1C

Goodwin Court, NW1 Goodwin Court is located on Goodwin Court.

Goodwin Court, NW1

Granary Building, N1C Granary Building is a location in London.

Granary Building, N1C

Granary Square, N1C A street within the N1C postcode

Granary Square, N1C

Gridiron Building, N1C A street within the N1C postcode

Gridiron Building, N1C

Johnson House, NW1 Johnson House is a block on Cranleigh Street.

Johnson House, NW1

King’s Boulevard, N1C King’s Boulevard is a road in the N1C postcode area

King’s Boulevard, N1C

King’s Cross Square, N1C King’s Cross Square is a road in the N1C postcode area

King’s Cross Square, N1C

Kings Cross, N1C A street within the N1C postcode

Kings Cross, N1C

Kingston House, NW1 Kingston House is a block on Camden Street.

Kingston House, NW1

Lewis Cubitt Square, N1C Lewis Cubitt Square is a location in London.

Lewis Cubitt Square, N1C

Lidlington Place, NW1 Lidlington Place, named after a village in Bedfordshire, connects Houghton Place and Eversholt Street.

Lidlington Place, NW1

Lower Stable Street, N1C Lower Stable Street is a location in London.

Lower Stable Street, N1C

Mayford, NW1 Mayford is a street in Camden Town.

Mayford, NW1

Medburn Street, NW1 Medburn Street is named after a farm between Elstree and Radlett in Hertfordshire.

Medburn Street, NW1

Midland Road, N1C Midland Road is a road in the N1C postcode area

Midland Road, N1C

Noahs Yard, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Noahs Yard, N1

Northam’s Buildings, NW1 Northam’s Buildings was swept away by the building of St Pancras station.

Northam’s Buildings, NW1

Oakley Square, NW1 Oakley Square is a street in Camden Town.

Oakley Square, NW1

Oakshott Court, NW1 Oakshott Court is a block on Polygon Road.

Oakshott Court, NW1

One Kings Cross, N1C A street within the N1C postcode

One Kings Cross, N1C

One Pancras Square, N1C A street within the N1C postcode

One Pancras Square, N1C

Ossulston Street, NW1 Ossulston Street is a street in Camden Town.

Ossulston Street, NW1

Pancras Road, N1C Pancras Road is a road in the N1C postcode area

Pancras Road, N1C

Pancras Road, NW1 Pancras Road is a street in Camden Town.

Pancras Road, NW1

Pancras Square, N1C This is a street in the N1C postcode area

Pancras Square, N1C

Penryn Street, NW1 Penryn Street is a road in the NW1 postcode area

Penryn Street, NW1

Perry Street, N1C Perry Street was buried by St Pancras station.

Perry Street, N1C

Phoenix Road, NW1 Phoenix Road is a street in Camden Town.

Phoenix Road, NW1

Plender Street, NW1 William Plender, 1st Baron Plender was an accountant and public servant who served as Sheriff of the County of London in 1927.

Plender Street, NW1

Polygon Road, NW1 Polygon Road is a street in Camden Town.

Polygon Road, NW1

Purchese Street, NW1 Purchese Street is a road in the NW1 postcode area

Purchese Street, NW1

Regeneration House, N1C Regeneration House is located on Regent’s Canal Towpath.

Regeneration House, N1C

Regent’s Canal Towpath, N1C Regent’s Canal Towpath is the bank of the Regent’s Canal.

Regent’s Canal Towpath, N1C

Ryedale House, NW1 Ryedale House is a block on Eversholt Street.

Ryedale House, NW1

Smith Street, N1C Smith Street was buried under St Pancras station.

Smith Street, N1C

Somers Close, NW1 Somers Close is a road in the NW1 postcode area

Somers Close, NW1

St Margarets House, NW1 St Margarets House is a block on Polygon Road.

St Margarets House, NW1

St Martin’s House, NW1 St Martin’s House is a block on Polygon Road.

St Martin’s House, NW1

St Pancras Cruising Club, N1C St Pancras Cruising Club is a road in the N1C postcode area

St Pancras Cruising Club, N1C

St Richard’s House, NW1 St Richard’s House is a block on Eversholt Street.

St Richard’s House, NW1

St. Chad’s Street, WC1H St. Chad’s Street is a road in the WC1X postcode area

St. Chad’s Street, WC1H

St. Philip’s Way, N1C A street within the N1C postcode

St. Philip’s Way, N1C

Stable Street, N1C Stable Street is a road in the N1C postcode area

Stable Street, N1C

Stanley Building, N1C Stanley Building is a block on Pancras Square.

Stanley Building, N1C

The Circle, N1C The Circle is a road in the N1C postcode area

The Circle, N1C

The Gridiron, N1C A street within the N1C postcode

The Gridiron, N1C

The Polygon The Polygon was an early housing estate, a Georgian building with 15 sides and three storeys that contained 32 houses.

The Polygon

Unity Mews, NW1 Unity Mews is a road in the NW1 postcode area

Unity Mews, NW1

Walker House, NW1 Walker House is a building on Unnamed Road.

Walker House, NW1

Watford Street, NW1 Watford Street was cleared away in the 1860s to make way to St Pancras station.

Watford Street, NW1

Werrington Street, NW1 Werrington Street is a street in Camden Town.

Werrington Street, NW1

Wharf Road, N1C Wharf Road is a location in London.

Wharf Road, N1C

Wilsted Street, NW1 Wilsted Street was the original name for the lower end of Ossulston Street.

Wilsted Street, NW1

Wolcot House, NW1 Wolcot House is a block on Werrington Street.

Wolcot House, NW1

York Road Curve, N1 York Road Curve is a road in the N1 postcode area

York Road Curve, N1

York Way, N1 York Way has been a thoroughfare since the twelfth century.

York Way, N1

NEARBY PUBS

Cock Tavern The Cock Tavern is on the corner of Phoenix Road and Chalton Street.

Secrets

St Aloysius Social Club

The Fellow

The Purple Turtle

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Somers Town

Somers Town is a district close to three main line rail termini - Euston, St Pancras and King’s Cross.

Historically, the name Somers Town was used for the larger triangular area between the Pancras, Hampstead, and Euston Roads, but it is now taken to mean the rough rectangle bounded by Pancras Road, Euston Road and Eversholt Street.

Somers Town was named after Charles Cocks, 1st Baron Somers (1725–1806). The area was originally granted by William III to John Somers (1651–1716), Lord Chancellor and Baron Somers of Evesham.

In the mid 1750s the New Road was established to bypass the congestion of London; Somers Town lay immediately north of this east-west toll road. In 1784, the first housing was built at the Polygon amid fields, brick works and market gardens on the northern fringes of London. The site of the Polygon is now occupied by a block of council flats called Oakshott Court.

The Polygon deteriorated socially as the surrounding land was subsequently sold off in smaller lots for cheaper housing, especially after the start of construction in the 1830s of the railway lines into Euston, St Pancras and King’s Cross. In this period the area housed a large transient population of labourers and the population density of the area soared. By the late 19th century most of the houses were in multiple occupation, and overcrowding was severe with whole families sometimes living in one room, as confirmed by the social surveys of Charles Booth and Irene Barclay.

When St Luke’s Church, near King’s Cross, was demolished to make way for the construction of the Midland Railway St Pancras Station and its Midland Grand Hotel, the estimated twelve thousand inhabitants of Somers Town at that time were deprived of that place of worship, as the church building was re-erected in Kentish Town. In 1868 the lace merchant and philanthropist George Moore funded a new church, known as Christ Church, and an associated school in Chalton Street with an entrance in Ossulston Street. The school accommodated about six hundred children. Christ Church and the adjacent school were destroyed in a World War II bombing raid and no trace remains today, the site being occupied by a children’s play area and sports court.

Improvement of the slum housing conditions, amongst the worst in the capital, was first undertaken by St Pancras Council in 1906 at Goldington Buildings, at the junction of Pancras Road and Royal College Street, and continued on a larger scale by the St Pancras House Improvement Society (subsequently the St Pancras & Humanist Housing Association, the present owner of Goldington Buildings) which was established in 1924. Further social housing was built by the London County Council, which began construction of the Ossulston Estate in 1927. There remains a small number of older Grade 2 listed properties, mostly Georgian terraced houses.

During the early 1970s the neighbourhood comprising GLC-owned housing in Charrington, Penryn, Platt and Medburn Streets was a centre for the squatting movement.

In the 1980s, some council tenants took advantage of the ’right to buy’ scheme and bought their homes at a substantial discount. Later they moved away from the area. The consequence was an influx of young semi-professional people, resulting in a changing population.

Major construction work along the eastern side of Somers Town was completed in 2008, to allow for the Eurostar trains to arrive at the refurbished St Pancras Station. This involved the excavation of part of the St Pancras Old Churchyard, the human remains being re-interred at St Pancras and Islington Cemetery in East Finchley.

Land at Brill Place, previously earmarked for later phases of the British Library development, became available when the library expansion was cancelled and was used as site offices for the HS1 terminal development and partly to allow for excavation of a tunnel for the new Thameslink station. It was then acquired as the site for the Francis Crick Institute (formerly the UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation), a major medical research institute.

LOCAL PHOTOS

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Kings Place from York Way Credit: Alan Stanton TUM image id: 1518888183 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The British Library TUM image id: 1482066417 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Carreras Cigarette factory, Mornington Crescent area This started life at the Acadia Works on City Road in the 19th century. It was a small business owned by Don Jose Carreras Ferrer who sold cigarettes, cigars and snuff out of small shops. A black cat began to curl up and sleep in the window of the shop near Leicester Square in Prince’s Street and the shop became known locally as "The Black Cat Shop". After the cigarette making machine was invented, the business required a large factory and moved to Hampstead Road between 1926 and 1928. It was designed by architect brothers, Marcus and Owen Collins with George Porri as their consultant. The black cat became the company’s logo. In 1959 the company merged with Rothmans and moved to Basildon, Essex. In the early 1960s the building became offices. The Egyptian décor was stripped away and the two cat statues removed. When the building got new owners in 1996, its former grandeur was restored. The building was later called “Greater London House” having become an office building. TUM image id: 1660650534 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Agar Town (1857) Credit: Percy Lovell TUM image id: 1499434317 Licence: CC BY 2.0	All Saints, Camden Town, in 1828. TUM image id: 1492970567 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Cromer Street TUM image id: 1547917827 Licence:	Taste of India restaurant, Drummond Street, NW1 (2022) Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1658497652 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Rainy St Pancras Credit: IG/legere photos TUM image id: 1681221521 Licence:	Cobden Statue, corner of Eversholt Street and Camden High Street (1905) Old London postcard TUM image id: 1627144387 Licence:	Goods Way - old sign TUM image id: 1526241892 Licence: CC BY 2.0
View of the centre of Gordon Square (2008) The square was developed by master builder Thomas Cubitt in the 1820s, as one of a pair with Tavistock Square, which is a block away and has the same dimensions. Credit: Flickr/Ewan-M TUM image id: 1674221243 Licence:	10 Gower Street, Bloomsbury Credit: Spudgun67 TUM image id: 1546448389 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Camden Town, from the Hampstead Road, Marylebone (1780) This shows the fields of Rhodes Farm. later to become the site of Euston station. Credit: Old and New London: Volume 5 (1878) TUM image id: 1529948529 Licence:	Amy Street Art Trail - Lidlington Place, NW1 Credit: Mr Cenz TUM image id: 1672405075 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Extract from Map of the parish of St Marylebone and parish of St Pancras in London, 1797 TUM image id: 1543272201 Licence: CC BY 2.0

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Kings Place from York Way
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The British Library
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Agar Town (1857)
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Cobden Statue, corner of Eversholt Street and Camden High Street (1905)
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Goods Way - old sign
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The Brill Market in Somers Town (1858) Centre stage in this engraving of a busy market scene is the Brill Tavern itself, situated at the end of Brill Row.
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The Polygon, Somers Town in 1850 The Polygon was an eighteenth century housing estate - a Georgian building with 15 sides and three storeys that contained 32 houses. The idea appears to have initially appealed to the middle-classes. Two of the most famous residents of the Polygon were William Godwin and his wife Mary Wollstonecraft, who died giving birth to Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. Another former Polygoner was Charles Dickens, who lived at No 17 in the 1820s shortly after his father, John Dickens, was released from debtors prison. Dickens later made the Polygon a home for his ’Bleak House’ character Harold Skimpole.
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St Pancras Old Church claims to be one of the oldest sites of Christian worship in the world.
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St. James Gardens
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