Search Results for: islington

Holloway, Islington A linear resi­den­tial locality bordering the road of the same name, stretching north-westwards away from Islington From the 14th century, ‘Le Holeweye in…

Finsbury Park, Islington/Hackney/Haringey A 115-acre public park and the vibrant, multi-ethnic neigh­bour­hood on its southern flanks, situated north of Highbury The recre­ation ground and pleasure…

Lloyd Baker Estate, Islington Situated where Clerken­well meets King’s Cross, this is a classy and well-preserved late-Georgian and Victorian estate consisting of a handful of…

Copen­hagen, Islington A desig­na­tion formerly applied to the area encom­passing Islington’s Barnsbury and Thornhill (now Cale­donian) wards, north and east of King’s Cross The locality’s…

Cale­donian Road, Islington The Cally (as locals call it) is a char­ac­terful north-south route running for a mile through the western side of Islington In…

Junction Road, Islington A down-at-heel but improving street connecting Tufnell Park with Upper Holloway Junction Road was constructed as a feeder for the new Archway…

‘The most civilised way to spend an hour in north London’ Estorick Collec­tion, Canonbury Square, Islington Northampton Lodge, the Georgian home of the Estorick Collection…

Drayton Park, Islington A resi­den­tial and light indus­trial area centred on the street and station of that name in west Highbury The first roads here…

Arsenal, Islington A tube station in north Highbury, south of Finsbury Park Arsenal football club is far from being a ‘hidden’ feature of London but…

Dartmouth Park, Camden/Islington A group of well-built Victorian estates in south Highgate Dartmouth Park Hill was orig­i­nally part of the oldest road in Highgate, a…