Islington Museum is a local authority museum based in the south of the borough of Islington. We hold a fascinating collections of artefacts and images.
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Charlie Caplin's 'The Kid' on at the electric (read more)
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The beautiful Higbury Picture Theatre (read more)
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In 1944, a V-1 flying bomb destroyed much of Highbury Corner, including most of the 1872 Neo-Gothic station and hotel. The rest was demolished in the ... (read more)
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A map showing Highbury Corner before it was bombed. A Vergeltungswaffe Eins V1 flying bomb destroyed Highbury Corner at 12.46 pm on 27th June, 1944. 26 ... (read more)
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When Arsenal moved over from Woolwich in 1913 they leased this site from the College of Divinity. In October 1936, the art deco style East Stand ... (read more)
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This Islington People's Plaque, unveiled by former Cabinet member Tony Benn, commemorates a major event in the history of Islington: the Peasants' Revolt of 1381. In ... (read more)
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This clock tower was erected in celebration of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee (60 years on the throne) in 1897. As its inscription explains, it was paid ... (read more)
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When staying in London Lenin stayed at 16 Percy Circus for a number of weeks in 1905. (read more)
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St John's Gate was built in 1504 by Prior Thomas Docwra as the south entrance to the inner precinct of the Priory of the Knights of ... (read more)
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The Northampton Institute, from which City University London originates, was established in 1894 to provide for the education and welfare of the local population. It was ... (read more)
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This site was once part of the Benedictine Nunnery of St Mary, founded in 1140 on land given to the nuns by a Norman baron Jordan ... (read more)
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Sadler’s Wells is the last reminder of the spas, wells and pleasure gardens that stood in the northern part of Clerkenwell from the late seventeenth century. ... (read more)
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The modernist Finsbury Health Centre was built on an area of crowded 19th century slum buildings. In this image you can see the contrast of the ... (read more)
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Built in 1935-38, Finsbury Health Centre was designed by radical Modernist architect, Berthold Lubetkin and the Tecton architecture practice. This war time poster shows Finsbury Health ... (read more)
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Built at the intersection of six key streets in Clerkenwell, this was the original site of the Clerkenwell Vestry Hall, completed in 1856. With the creation ... (read more)
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On the north side of the green you will find a beautifully stuccoed white building with a red door. Originally built in 1738 as a charity ... (read more)
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In the 18th century this area was famous for duck hunting on the ponds. One such pond had a tavern attached to it named Ducking Pond ... (read more)
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Eighteen and a half Sekforde Street is one of those odd addresses. The site is that of The Finsbury Bank for Savings. Built in 1840 for ... (read more)
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The LMA are the main archives for the Greater London area. Established in 1997, having previously been known as the Greater London Record Office, the LMA ... (read more)
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Prisons have existed on this site since 1615 including Clerkenwell Bridewell and New Prison. However, in 1845, the area was rebuilt as London’s largest short-term remand ... (read more)
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The old Hugh Myddleton School was a London School Board school built in 1893 after the 1870 Education Act. It was named after the founder of ... (read more)
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Known in the Middle Ages as Smooth Fields, meat has been bought and sold on this land for over 800 years. Smithfield Market was the main ... (read more)
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Clerkenwell Green is a fascinating area. This famous space has been privy to more radicals, revolutionaries, protesters, judges, inns, coffee houses and free thinkers than you ... (read more)
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A short stroll down Turnmill Street from this location will take you to Farringdon station The station was completed in October 1862 and ceremoniously opened on ... (read more)
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