Holford Street, WC1X

Holford Mews, Holdford Place and Holford Street were all named after the Holford family, who worked on the New River scheme.

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Jeff Owen

Owen Street, EC1V

Added: 20 Mar 2021 16:18 GMT

Owen’s School
Owen Street is the site of Owen’s Boys’ School. The last school was built in 1881 and was demolished in the early 1990s to make way for the development which stand there today. It was a “Direct Grant” grammar school and was founded in 1613 by Dame Alice Owen. What is now “Owen’s Fields” was the playground between the old school and the new girls’ school (known then as “Dames Alice Owen’s School” or simply “DAOS”). The boys’ school had the top two floors of that building for their science labs. The school moved to Potters Bar in Hertfordshire in 1971 and is now one of the top State comprehensive schools in the country. The old building remained in use as an accountancy college and taxi-drivers’ “knowledge” school until it was demolished. The new building is now part of City and Islington College. Owen’s was a fine school. I should know because I attended there from 1961 to 1968.

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Affleck Street, N1 Affleck Street was built by a Mr A. Attneave in 1884 (King’s Cross)

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Albert House, WC1X Albert House is a block on King’s Cross Road (Finsbury)

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Ampton Place, WC1X

Ampton Street, WC1X Ampton Street was named after its builder, the 3rd Lord Calthorpe who owned land at Ampton, Suffolk (Finsbury)

Ampton Street, WC1X

Amwell Street, EC1R Amwell Street is called after the nearby New River, which starts at Amwell, Hertfordshire (Finsbury)

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Angel Arcade, EC1V Angel Arcade is named, along with many ’Angel’ streets of the area, after the famous pub (Angel)

Angel Arcade, EC1V

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Angel Mews, N1 Angel Mews is an ancient side street in Islington (Angel)

Angel Mews, N1

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Arlington House, EC1R

Arlington Way, EC1R Arlington Way was called Arlington Street before 1936 (Finsbury)

Arlington Way, EC1R

Attneave Street, EC1R Attneave Street is thought to be named after a local builder in the 1890s called Attneave (Finsbury)

Attneave Street, EC1R

Baron Street, N1 Baron Street is named after Joseph Barron, landlord of the White Lion inn during the late eighteenth century (Angel)

Baron Street, N1

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Bethany House, WC1X

Bevin Court, WC1X Bevin Court is a modernist housing project designed in the post-war period by the Tecton architects (Pentonville)

Bevin Court, WC1X

Bevin Way, WC1X Bevin Way was called after prominent Labour politician Ernest Bevin (Pentonville)

Bevin Way, WC1X

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Bonington House, N1

Bradleys Close, N1 Bradleys Close is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

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Britannia Street, WC1X Britannia Street, King’s Cross, dates from the 1770s (King’s Cross)

Britannia Street, WC1X

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Bruce Kenrick House, N1

Burleigh House, WC1H Burleigh House is a block on Sidmouth Street (Bloomsbury)

Burleigh House, WC1H

Cable House, WC1X Cable House is a block on Great Percy Street (Finsbury)

Cable House, WC1X

Caledonia House, N1 Caledonia House can be found on Pentonville Road (King’s Cross)

Caledonia House, N1

Calshot Street, N1 Calshot Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Calshot Street, N1

Chadwell Street, EC1R Chadwell Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Pentonville)

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Chalbury Walk, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

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Chapel Market, N1 Chapel Market is a daily street market in Islington (Islington)

Chapel Market, N1

Chapel Place, N1 Chapel Place lies off the north side of Chapel Market towards Liverpool Road (Islington)

Chapel Place, N1

Charles Rowan House, EC1R Charles Rowan House is a building on Amwell Street (Finsbury)

Charles Rowan House, EC1R

Charles Rowan House, WC1X Charles Rowan House can be found on Margery Street (Finsbury)

Charles Rowan House, WC1X

Charles Townsend House, EC1R Charles Townsend House is a block on Finsbury Estate (Finsbury)

Charles Townsend House, EC1R

Claremont Close, EC1R Claremont Close occupies a location that was initially developed in the 1820s as Claremont Mews, primarily serving Claremont Terrace and the northern side of Myddelton Square (Angel)

Claremont Close, EC1R

Claremont Square, N1 Claremont Square is a square and reservoir on Pentonville Road (Pentonville)

Claremont Square, N1

Claremont Street, EC1R A street within the N1 postcode (Angel)

Claremont Street, EC1R

Collier Street, N1 Collier Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Collier Street, N1

Cruikshank Street, EC1R Cruickshank Street was named after George Cruikshank, 19th century illustrator who lived on nearby Amwell Street (Pentonville)

Cruikshank Street, EC1R

Cubitt Street, WC1X Cubitt Street was formerly called Arthur Street (Finsbury)

Cubitt Street, WC1X

Cumming Street, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)

Cumming Street, N1

Cynthia Street, N1 Cynthia Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Pentonville)

Cynthia Street, N1

Derby Lodge, WC1X Derby Lodge is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (King’s Cross)

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Dinwiddy House, N1 Dinwiddy House is a block on Pentonville Road (King’s Cross)

Dinwiddy House, N1

Donegal Street, N1 Donegal Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Donegal Street, N1

Easton Street, WC1X Easton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)

Easton Street, WC1X

Fernsbury Street, WC1X Fernsbury Street is a turning off of Margery Street (Finsbury)

Fernsbury Street, WC1X

Field Street, WC1X Field Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (King’s Cross)

Field Street, WC1X

Fleet Square, WC1X Fleet Square is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)

Fleet Square, WC1X

Foxcroft House, N1 Foxcroft House is a block on Pentonville Road (King’s Cross)

Foxcroft House, N1

Frances Gardner House, WC1X Frances Gardner House is a block on Cubitt Street (Finsbury)

Frances Gardner House, WC1X

Frearson House, N1 Frearson House is a block on Weston Rise (Pentonville)

Frearson House, N1

Frederick Street, WC1X Frederick Street is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)

Frederick Street, WC1X

Gatesden House, WC1H Gatesden House is a block on Cromer Street (King’s Cross)

Gatesden House, WC1H

Gatti’s Wharf, N1 Gatti’s Wharf is a road in the N1 postcode area (King’s Cross)

Gatti’s Wharf, N1

Gloucester Building, EC1R Gloucester Building is a block on Whiskin Street (Finsbury)

Gloucester Building, EC1R

Gloucester Way, EC1R Gloucester Way is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Finsbury)

Gloucester Way, EC1R

Godson Street, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Godson Street, N1

Grant Street, N1 The present Grant Street is the remnant of Warren Street, an L-shaped road running between Chapel Market and White Conduit Street, renamed Grant Street in 1936 (Islington)

Grant Street, N1

Granville Square, WC1X Granville Square is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)

Granville Square, WC1X

Granville Street, WC1X Granville Street is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)

Granville Street, WC1X

Great Percy Street, WC1X Great Percy Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)

Great Percy Street, WC1X

Greenwood House, EC1R Greenwood House is a block on Rosebery Avenue (Finsbury)

Greenwood House, EC1R

Grendon House, N1 Grendon House is located on Collier Street (Islington)

Grendon House, N1

Gwynne House, WC1X Gwynne House is a block on Lloyd Baker Street (Finsbury)

Gwynne House, WC1X

Hardwick Street, EC1R Hardwick Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Finsbury)

Hardwick Street, EC1R

Harvest Lodge, N1 Harvest Lodge a plain brick, four-storey block of flats was built in 1962 (Islington)

Harvest Lodge, N1

Hayward House, N1 Hayward House is a four-storey block of flats immediately north of St Silas’s Church (Islington)

Hayward House, N1

Headland House, WC1X Headland House is a block on Gray’s Inn Road (Finsbury)

Headland House, WC1X

Heathcote Street, WC1N Heathcote Street is in the north-east corner of the Foundling Hospital estate, leading from St George’s Gardens to Gray’s Inn Road (Bloomsbury)

Heathcote Street, WC1N

Hermes Street, N1 Hermes Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Pentonville)

Hermes Street, N1

Hill House Apartments, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Pentonville)

Hill House Apartments, N1

Holford Street, WC1X Holford Mews, Holdford Place and Holford Street were all named after the Holford family, who worked on the New River scheme (Finsbury)

Holford Street, WC1X

Holford Yard, WC1X Holford Yard is named after the Holford family, who worked on the New River scheme in the 18th century (Pentonville)

Holford Yard, WC1X

Hurst House, N1 Hurst House can be found on Weston Rise (Pentonville)

Hurst House, N1

Hydra Building, EC1R Hydra Building is a block on Hardwick Street (Finsbury)

Hydra Building, EC1R

Inglebert Street, EC1R Inglebert Street is a road in the EC1R postcode area (Finsbury)

Inglebert Street, EC1R

Islington High Street, N1 Islington High Street is part of the main road through Islington at Angel (Angel)

Islington High Street, N1

James Lighthill House, WC1X James Lighthill House is a block on Penton Rise (Pentonville)

James Lighthill House, WC1X

James’s Gardens, N1 James’s Gardens was established in the 1810s. (Angel)

James’s Gardens, N1

Joseph Close, EC1R Joseph Close is a road in the N4 postcode area (Finsbury)

Joseph Close, EC1R

Joseph Trotter Close, EC1R Joseph Trotter Close is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Finsbury)

Joseph Trotter Close, EC1R

Keystone Crescent, N1 Keystone Crescent has the smallest radius of any crescent in Europe, and has a collection of old preserved houses (King’s Cross)

Keystone Crescent, N1

Killick Street, N1 Killick Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Killick Street, N1

King’s Cross Road, WC1X This is a street in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)

King’s Cross Road, WC1X

Kingsway Place, EC1R Kingsway Place is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Finsbury)

Kingsway Place, EC1R

Langton Close, WC1X Langton Close was named after the Arthur Langton Nurses Home formerly located here (Finsbury)

Langton Close, WC1X

Lavina Grove, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)

Lavina Grove, N1

Leeke Street, WC1X Leeke Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (King’s Cross)

Leeke Street, WC1X

Lighterman House, N1 Lighterman House can be found on Wharfdale Road (King’s Cross)

Lighterman House, N1

Lloyd Baker Street, WC1X Lloyd Baker Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)

Lloyd Baker Street, WC1X

Lloyd House, WC1X Lloyd House is located on Lloyd Street (Finsbury)

Lloyd House, WC1X

Lloyd Square, WC1X Lloyd Square is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)

Lloyd Square, WC1X

Lloyd Street, WC1X Lloyd Street is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)

Lloyd Street, WC1X

Lloyds Row, EC1R Lloyds Row is a road in the EC1R postcode area (Finsbury)

Lloyds Row, EC1R

Lorenzo Street, N1 Lorenzo Street is a road in the N1 postcode area (King’s Cross)

Lorenzo Street, N1

Marcello House, N1 Marcello House is a block on Pentonville Road (King’s Cross)

Marcello House, N1

Margery Street, WC1X Margery Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)

Margery Street, WC1X

Maynard House, N1 Maynard House is located on Penton Street (Islington)

Maynard House, N1

Mecklenburgh Street, WC1X This is a street in the WC1N postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Mecklenburgh Street, WC1X

Meredith Street, EC1R Meredith Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Finsbury)

Meredith Street, EC1R

Merlin Street, EC1R Merlin Street runs west off Amwell Street (Finsbury)

Merlin Street, EC1R

Michael Cliffe House, EC1R Michael Cliffe House is a block on Gloucester Way (Finsbury)

Michael Cliffe House, EC1R

Myddelton Passage, EC1R Myddelton Passage is an alleyway with an interesting story (Finsbury)

Myddelton Passage, EC1R

Myddelton Square, EC1R Myddelton Square is named after Sir Hugh Myddelton (1560–1631), the founder of the New River Company, who developed the square (Finsbury)

Myddelton Square, EC1R

Myddelton Street, EC1R Myddelton Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Finsbury)

Myddelton Street, EC1R

Naoroji Street, WC1X Naoroji Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)

Naoroji Street, WC1X

Newington Close, EC1R This is a street in the EC1R postcode area (Finsbury)

Newington Close, EC1R

Noble House, N1 Noble House is sited on Islington High Street (Angel)

Noble House, N1

Northdown Street, N1 Northdown Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Northdown Street, N1

Northeast Place, N1 Northeast Place matched the adjacent Northwest Place (Angel)

Northeast Place, N1

Northwest Place, N1 Northwest Place, off Chapel Market, was formerly West Place (Angel)

Northwest Place, N1

Owen Street, EC1V Owen Street is a road in the EC1V postcode area (Angel)

Owen Street, EC1V

Owen’s Row, EC1V Owen’s Row is a road in the EC1V postcode area (Finsbury)

Owen’s Row, EC1V

Patrick Coman House, EC1R Patrick Coman House is a block on Meredith Street (Finsbury)

Patrick Coman House, EC1R

Penton Grove, N1 The narrow loop of Penton Grove, now reduced to an L-shaped alley, was laid out on the site of one of the bowling greens belonging to Prospect House (Dobney’s). (Islington)

Penton Grove, N1

Penton House, N1 Penton House is a block on Hermes Street (Islington)

Penton House, N1

Penton Rise, WC1X Penton Rise is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Pentonville)

Penton Rise, WC1X

Penton Street, N1 Penton Street is a through-route leading on to the narrower Barnsbury Road which continues its line northwards into Islington (Islington)

Penton Street, N1

Pentonville Road, N1 Pentonville Road connects Kings Cross and the Angel, Islington (Pentonville)

Pentonville Road, N1

Percy Circus, WC1X Percy Circus was once referred to as "one of the most delightful bits of town planning in London" (Finsbury)

Percy Circus, WC1X

Pollard House, N1 Pollard House is a block on Northdown Street (King’s Cross)

Pollard House, N1

Pride Court, N1 Pride Court is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Angel)

Pride Court, N1

Prideaux House, WC1X Prideaux House can be found on Great Percy Street (Finsbury)

Prideaux House, WC1X

Prideaux Place, WC1X Prideaux Place is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)

Prideaux Place, WC1X

Prospect House, N1 Prospect House is a block on Donegal Street (Islington)

Prospect House, N1

Riceyman House, WC1X Riceyman House is a block on Lloyd Baker Street (Finsbury)

Riceyman House, WC1X

Risinghill Street, N1 Risinghill Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Risinghill Street, N1

River Street, EC1R River Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Finsbury)

River Street, EC1R

Rodney House, N1 Rodney House is sited on Donegal Street (Islington)

Rodney House, N1

Rodney Street, N1 Rodney Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Rodney Street, N1

Rosebery Avenue, EC1R Rosebery Avenue was opened by the 5th Earl of Rosebery (Finsbury)

Rosebery Avenue, EC1R

Rosebery House, EC1R Residential block (Finsbury)

Rosebery House, EC1R

Rosebery Square, EC1R Rosebery Square is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Finsbury)

Rosebery Square, EC1R

Rosoman Place, EC1R Rosoman Place is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Finsbury)

Rosoman Place, EC1R

Rosoman Street, EC1R Rosoman Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Finsbury)

Rosoman Street, EC1R

Sadler House, EC1V Sadler House is a block on Rosebery Avenue (Finsbury)

Sadler House, EC1V

Sanders House, WC1X Sanders House is a building on Great Percy Street (Finsbury)

Sanders House, WC1X

Sans Works, EC1R Sans Works is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Finsbury)

Sans Works, EC1R

Seabrooke Place, N1 Seabrook Place once connected Angel Mews and White Lion Street (Angel)

Seabrooke Place, N1

Seaford Street, WC1H Seaford Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Seaford Street, WC1H

Sidmouth Street, WC1H Sidmouth Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Sidmouth Street, WC1H

Social Sciences Building, EC1R Social Sciences Building is a block on Myddleton Street (Finsbury)

Social Sciences Building, EC1R

Southern Street, N1 Southern Street is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)

Southern Street, N1

Spitfire Studios, N1 Spitfire Studios is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Spitfire Studios, N1

Spring House, WC1X Spring House is a block on Margery Street (Finsbury)

Spring House, WC1X

St Chads Place, WC1X St Chads Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (King’s Cross)

St Chads Place, WC1X

St Helena House, WC1X St Helena House is a block on Margery Street (Finsbury)

St Helena House, WC1X

St Helena Street, WC1X St Helena Street connects Naoroji Street and Fernsbury Street (Finsbury)

St Helena Street, WC1X

St Katharineâ€™s House, N1 St Katharine’s House is at the corner of Penton Street and the eastern stub of what had been Wynford Road until that street was cut off to its west by the large Half Moon Estate (Islington)

St Katharineâ€™s House, N1

St Katharines House, N1 St Katharines House is a building on Barnsbury Road (Islington)

St Katharines House, N1

St Philip House, WC1X St Philip House is a building on Lloyd Baker Street (Finsbury)

St Philip House, WC1X

Stelfox House, WC1X Stelfox House is sited on Penton Rise (Pentonville)

Stelfox House, WC1X

Stuart Hill House, N1 Stuart Hill House is sited on Killick Street (King’s Cross)

Stuart Hill House, N1

Swinton Street, WC1X Swinton Street was named after the two Swinton brothers. (Finsbury)

Swinton Street, WC1X

The Laboratory Building, EC1R The Laboratory Building is a block on Rosebery Avenue (Finsbury)

The Laboratory Building, EC1R

The Market Building, EC1R The Market Building is sited on Rosebery Avenue (Finsbury)

The Market Building, EC1R

Torrens Street, EC1V Torrens Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area (Angel)

Torrens Street, EC1V

Tunbridge House, EC1R Tunbridge House is sited on St John Street (Finsbury)

Tunbridge House, EC1R

Tunbridge House, EC1V Tunbridge House is a block on St John Street (Finsbury)

Tunbridge House, EC1V

Tysoe Street, EC1R Tysoe Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Finsbury)

Tysoe Street, EC1R

Vernon Rise, WC1X Vernon Rise is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)

Vernon Rise, WC1X

Vernon Square, WC1X Vernon Square is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)

Vernon Square, WC1X

Warren Mews, N1 Warren Mews began in 1889 (Islington)

Warren Mews, N1

Wells House, EC1R Wells House is a block on Lloyds Row (Finsbury)

Wells House, EC1R

Wells Square, WC1X Wells Square is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)

Wells Square, WC1X

Westking Place, WC1H Westking Place runs north from Heathcote Street to Sidmouth Street (Bloomsbury)

Westking Place, WC1H

Weston Rise, N1 Weston Rise is a road in the N1 postcode area (Pentonville)

Weston Rise, N1

Wharfdale Road, N1 Wharfdale Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Wharfdale Road, N1

Wharton Street, WC1X Wharton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)

Wharton Street, WC1X

White Conduit Street, N1 White Conduit Street was laid out and built up with houses and tenements from the mid-1790s (Islington)

White Conduit Street, N1

White Lion Street, N1 White Lion Street is named after the former White Lion inn on Islington High Street (Angel)

White Lion Street, N1

Wicklow Street, WC1X Wicklow Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (King’s Cross)

Wicklow Street, WC1X

Wilmington Square, EC1R Wilmington Square was built on land belonging to the Marquis of Northampton and named from his second title of Baron Wilmington. (Finsbury)

Wilmington Square, EC1R

Worthington House, EC1R Worthington House is located on Myddelton Passage (Finsbury)

Worthington House, EC1R

Yardley Street, EC1R Yardley Street was built on land which belonged to the Marquis of Northampton - born at Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire (Finsbury)

Yardley Street, EC1R

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The exterior of the Agricultural Hall in Islington (1861). TUM image id: 1488644663 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The third Grand Theatre, Islington (1903). This was built on the site of the former Philharmonic Hall and two previous Grand Theatres TUM image id: 1587741263 Licence:	Islington Horse and Cattle market at the turn of the twentieth century. TUM image id: 1556878421 Licence:	A line of children hold hands as they walk along the middle of White Conduit Street towards the junction with Chapel Market in Islington. Credit: John Gay/Historic England TUM image id: 1488642453 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Grand Theatre, Islington High Street (1903) The new Grand Theatre - the fourth theatre on the site - was opened on 26 December 1900 with a production of the pantomime ’Robinson Crusoe’. The Huddersfield Daily reported the next day: "Nearing the end of the first performance of ’Robinson Crusoe’ at the Grand Theatre, Islington, on Wednesday, a fire broke out. From all parts of the house an alarm was raised. All present rose to their feet as large pieces of inflammable material were seen dropping from flies. The fire-proof curtain was promptly lowered, and the band struck up the National Anthem. The actors and actresses crowded into the stage boxes. Mr. Jones, playing ’Friday,’ clambered on to the stage from the front and appealed to the audience not to rush for the doors as there was no danger. Then Mr. Charles Townley, the author, came forward explaining that the management, owing to the electric installations not being completed, had used gas batten, and one of the sky borders had unfortunately caught fire. The officials had shown their efficiency by the celerity with which the fire had been extinguished. This is the fourth fire that has occurred at this theatre, and Wednesday’s was the first performance given since the building was gutted some few months back." Thankfully the fire was quickly put out and the performance continued, and the Theatre would go on to stage pantomime, drama, and variety productions until it was renamed the Islington Empire in 1908. TUM image id: 1557151038 Licence:
The Angel, Islington (c.1890) TUM image id: 1557162442 Licence:	Sadler House on the Spa Green Estate from Rosebery Avenue (2011) The ’organic’ connection between old and new buildings intended by architect Berthold Lubetkin at Spa Green. Credit: Wiki Commons/Grantham9 TUM image id: 1655931145 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Castle on Cowcross Street, EC1 is the only pub in England that, alongside its pub sign, is permitted to display the three balls of a pawnbroker. Credit: Wiki Commons/oxyman TUM image id: 1653994847 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Beer in the evening Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1675427151 Licence:	White Conduit House, and the conduit head from which it was named, 1827 White Conduit Fields in Islington was an early venue for cricket and several major matches are known to have been played there in the 18th century. It was the original home of the White Conduit Club, forerunner of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The cricket field was adjacent to the former White Conduit House, immediately south of the modern junction between Dewey Street and Barnsbury Road. Credit: Robert Chambers (1832) TUM image id: 1488984516 Licence:
The Camden Head, Islington This is a glorious old gin palace-style pub behind Upper Street, in existence since the 18th century. Credit: Flickr/Ewan Munro TUM image id: 1622558868 Licence:	Mount Pleasant Sorting Office on the north-east corner of Farringdon Road (1910) The present building is on the site of the Coldbath Fields Prison where the punishments were particularly cruel in that they were not only long and physically hard but also pointless. The pub at the back used to open at 9am to serve postal workers. TUM image id: 1620296515 Licence:	The Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington (1861). View from Liverpool Road. Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1622555891 Licence:	On the wall of the Dolphin Tavern pub on the corner of Red Lion Street and Lambs Conduit Passage, there is an old clock with its hands stuck at 10:40. The clock stopped on the evening of 8 September 1915, when the pub was completely destroyed in a Zeppelin bombing raid. The clock was found in the rubble and the pub was rebuilt. Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1718276239 Licence:	Saint John’s Gate, Clerkenwell, the main gateway to the Priory of Saint John of Jerusalem. The church was founded in the 12th century by Jordan de Briset, a Norman knight. Prior Docwra completed the gatehouse shown in this photograph in 1504. The gateway served as the main entry to the Priory, which was the center of the Order of St John of Jerusalem (the Knights Hospitallers). Credit: Henry Dixon (1880) TUM image id: 1557226611 Licence: