Subject Types

Fountain Court

Named after the Fountain Tavern which it contained, Fountain Court was built over by Savoy Buildings in 1883.  In 1827 William Blake died at 3 Fountain Court, now part of the Savoy Hotel.   Lawrenc...

Place, Other

Coram's Fields

The memorial at the entrance to these fields tells how this playground came into existence. It is the only public space in London where adults are not allowed without children.

Place, Children, Gardens / Agriculture

Unity Theatre

Unity Theatre grew out of the agitprop street theatre in the East End of London in the early 1930's. The theatre, a converted chapel, was destroyed by fire in 1975.

Place, Theatre

New Tunbridge Wells

Pleasure Gardens and Medicinal Well. Also known as Islington Spa.

Place, Commerce, Medicine

River Fleet

Dead End Street has a useful map showing the route of the old Fleet River and its tributaries, long ago buried in storm drains / large sewer pipes. The river used to flood, even into the 1930s. It...

Place, Gardens / Agriculture

St Clement Danes well

Place, Food & Drink

Cannon in Gunpowder Square

We can find no information on the history of this place nor reason for the presence of the cannon.

Place, Other

Hampstead Garden Suburb

Henrietta Barnett formed a board of trustees to build this urban utopia following strict social principles: all classes accommodated, places of education provided, places for the handicapped and el...

Place, Architecture, Property

St Anne's Court

Haven for political refugees from France and Switzerland and, in modern times, from Eastern Europe.

Place, Social Welfare, France, Switzerland

Turk's Head Tavern

Place, Commerce, Food & Drink