Finsbury contains the graves of William Blake, Daniel Defoe, John Bunyan, and Isaac Watts. John Wesley's chapel and house and the Sadler's Wells Theatre, former home of the Royal Ballet, are also in Finsbury. The City Univ. and the Polytechnic of North London are located in the borough....
•The first woman to qualify as a dentist in Britain has been honoured by English Heritage with a blue plaque at her former home in Islington.Lilian Lindsay (1871-1960) lived at the house at 3 Hungerford Road, Lower Holloway, from 1872 until 1892 when she decided to become a dentist. ...
So a little update, we received a letter about securing a different location for the builders yard. Originally Waterside Places was planning to take over our garden for 2+ years but I gather the council stepped in and they found another site. Where exactly isn’t very clear, like a lot o...
The council provided the family with a hostel room in Hornsey Road. Teachers at their children’s schools, Duncombe Primary and St Mary Magdalene Academy, contacted Ms Ibrahim on Monday, concerned that her children were “very anxious” about what had happened and had struggled in school that d...
released a short film telling the story of the past half century.Followthis linkto see it. Councils across the city, meanwhile, are holding events throughout the year to mark the occasion – check with your local council for details; some, likeBarking and Dagenham, andCamdenhave dedicated ...