Heritage

The book serves as a bridge to the past for future generations and descendants, some of whom still live in De Beauvoir

Community's First World War soldiers commemorated in book of remembrance

The Gower School's Year 6 children in front of Islington Green War Memorial

The Gower School's Year 6 children in front of Islington Green War Memorial

Remembrance Sunday

Children lay wreath as Islington marks Remembrance Sunday

Illustrator Marion Deuchars, Quentin Blake’s Creative Consultant Claudia Zeff, Architect Tim Ronalds and Selina Papa, Head of Engagement at the National Lottery Heritage Fund, were among the onlookers as work began

Illustrator Marion Deuchars, Quentin Blake’s Creative Consultant Claudia Zeff, Architect Tim Ronalds and Selina Papa, Head of Engagement at the National Lottery Heritage Fund, were among the onlookers as work began

Demolition work begins for Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration

An anti-apartheid museum is set to open in Angel by the end of next year

An anti-apartheid museum is set to open in Angel by the end of next year

Anti-apartheid museum to open in former ANC building bombed by security forces

Paco Peña’s Flamenco runs 4 nights

Paco Peña’s Flamenco runs 4 nights

Paco Peña flamenco show returns to Sadler’s Wells

A new sign for the Windrush line at Highbury and Islington station

A new sign for the Windrush line at Highbury and Islington station

London Overground

'An iconic journey' - Windrush generation at heart of renamed Overground route

Rare Roman oak coffins being excavated by Museum of London archaeologists

Rare Roman oak coffins being excavated by Museum of London archaeologists

Life and death in Roman London revealed as rare coffins unearthed on building site

Artist Rose Hill gets mural workshop off the ground

Artist Rose Hill gets mural workshop off the ground

Arsenal kick off mural project recruiting teenagers from school

The project at the former New River Head waterworks in Clerkenwell is aiming for a completion date in 2025

The project at the former New River Head waterworks in Clerkenwell is aiming for a completion date in 2025

Plans for £13 million Quentin Blake illustration museum pushed back to 2025

Work to begin on anti-apartheid museum after £1.2m grant

Work to begin on anti-apartheid museum after £1.2m grant

Work to begin on anti-apartheid museum after £1.2m grant

Lanterns celebrating the New Year in London's Chinatown

Lanterns celebrating the New Year in London's Chinatown

Chinese New Year

Places you can celebrate Lunar New Year in north and east London

The museum is planned to open at 28 Penton Street in 2024

The museum is planned to open at 28 Penton Street in 2024

Anti-apartheid museum set to open near Angel in 2024

Lizz Wright performs at Union Chapel in 2018

Lizz Wright performs at Union Chapel in 2018

Union Chapel: £1 million grant for repairs and archive of 200-year history

Tavistock Terrace in Upper Holloway

Tavistock Terrace in Upper Holloway

The quiet street with more than 60 gnomes

Hackney born DJ Paul 'Trouble' Anderson died of cancer in 2018 and a club night is being held to fundraise for a mural and bench on Parliament Hill

Hackney born DJ Paul 'Trouble' Anderson died of cancer in 2018 and a club night is being held to fundraise for a mural and bench on Parliament Hill

Hampstead Heath

Club stars fundraise for Heath bench in memory of iconic DJ

2016 - HM The Queen visits London Zoo to open the Land of the Lions

2016 - HM The Queen visits London Zoo to open the Land of the Lions

London Zoo's tribute to its patron the Queen

A festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Kings' Muswell Hillbillies album takes place in Muswell Hill on September 10

A festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Kings' Muswell Hillbillies album takes place in Muswell Hill on September 10

Traders pay tribute to 'Muswell Hillbillies' with Kinks festival

The Mercenary River by Nick Higham

The Mercenary River by Nick Higham

'The grim history of London's water supply'

The Museum of the Home's Festival of Sleep got under way on June 25 with a pyjama party

The Museum of the Home's Festival of Sleep got under way on June 25 with a pyjama party

Festival of sleep evokes Dido Belle's 'fantasy bedroom'

This listed property near Canonbury Tower will be restored and reinstated as a residence

This listed property near Canonbury Tower will be restored and reinstated as a residence

Homes under the Planner: Schemes submitted or approved in Islington in June

The early morning sun shines down on these tennis fans at Wimbledon. Many fans had camped out all night in the hope of getting tickets for the Men's singles final between Ilie Nastase and Bjorn Born. Date: July 3, 1976.

The early morning sun shines down on these tennis fans at Wimbledon. Many fans had camped out all night in the hope of getting tickets for the Men's singles final between Ilie Nastase and Bjorn Born. Date: July 3, 1976.

A scorching summer: The Heatwave of 1976 in 25 photos

Princess Elizabeth - daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King and Queen of England) - waves from the carriage as she drives in London in 1928.

Princess Elizabeth - daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King and Queen of England) - waves from the carriage as she drives in London in 1928.

17 adorable photos of Queen Elizabeth II before she acceded to the throne

Fred Stear who was awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal for his part in the Gallipoli campaign

Fred Stear who was awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal for his part in the Gallipoli campaign

Remembering Gallipoli in WWI with art, music and stories

The Queen opens Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination at The British Library in 2011. Picture with British Library CEO Dame Lynne Brindley (left) and head of development Sarah Frankland

The Queen opens Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination at The British Library in 2011. Picture with British Library CEO Dame Lynne Brindley (left) and head of development Sarah Frankland

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee

When the Queen visited an exhibition on how to be a royal

Chabad-Lubavitch of Islington is behind the Islington Jewish Heritage Trail project

Chabad-Lubavitch of Islington is behind the Islington Jewish Heritage Trail project

Jewish Heritage Trail project receives massive funding boost

Queen Elizabeth II talks to gardening enthusiasts Donald Doody (left) and John Harrison on their allotment, in Redbridge Lane West, during her Golden Jubilee visit to east London.

Queen Elizabeth II talks to gardening enthusiasts Donald Doody (left) and John Harrison on their allotment, in Redbridge Lane West, during her Golden Jubilee visit to east London.

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee

Picture tour of the Queen's visits to London over 70 years

Kinder by Smoking Apples premieres at Little Angel Theatre Islington from May 11-14

Kinder by Smoking Apples premieres at Little Angel Theatre Islington from May 11-14

Story of Britain's Oskar Schindler told with puppets

The Queen and Prince Philip on their tour of Mayflower School in Poplar, London.

The Queen and Prince Philip on their tour of Mayflower School in Poplar, London.

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee

Celebrate Queen's Platinum Jubilee with souvenir magazine

Tara and Ammar from Highgate Stationers next to the post box in the High Street

Tara and Ammar from Highgate Stationers next to the post box in the High Street

Scheme to celebrate and preserve Highgate's post boxes

The Francis Crick Institute's Pathway to Discovery, on Dangoor Walk

The Francis Crick Institute's Pathway to Discovery, on Dangoor Walk

Five years of the Francis Crick Institute - over 100 years of medical discoveries

The Civitas Londinium map was created in the 1570s.

The Civitas Londinium map was created in the 1570s.

London’s oldest map goes on display

Beryl Gilroy was headteacher of West Hampstead Primary School, formerly known as Beckford Primary School.

Beryl Gilroy was headteacher of West Hampstead Primary School, formerly known as Beckford Primary School.

British Library acquires archive of Camden's first Black headteacher

Tunnels at Maiden Lane Reservoir

Tunnels at Maiden Lane Reservoir

Discover north London's underground reservoir holding 67 million litres of water

St Arthmael at St Mary Brookfield

St Arthmael at St Mary Brookfield

Discover the dragon slayer of Dartmouth Park

Hackney Empire: still beautiful after 120 years

Drag Queen Story Time for Under 5s takes place at Caledonian Park Clock Tower on the Market Estate at 10am on February 21 as part of Camden and Islington LGBT + History Month

Drag Queen Story Time for Under 5s takes place at Caledonian Park Clock Tower on the Market Estate at 10am on February 21 as part of Camden and Islington LGBT + History Month

Artists and activists celebrated during LGBT history month

Nelson Mandela during his meeting with Conservative Party leader David Cameron at The Dorchester in central London, 2008.

Nelson Mandela during his meeting with Conservative Party leader David Cameron at The Dorchester in central London, 2008.

Islington pupils create mural designs for upcoming anti-apartheid heritage centre

The Bob Dylan Table at Banner's in Crouch End

The Bob Dylan Table at Banner's in Crouch End

When Bob Dylan came to Crouch End – the truth and the legend

LGBT+ History Month held every February

LGBT+ History Month held every February

Join us for Camden and Islington LGBT History Month 2022

A number of events will be taking place across north London this weekend to mark to mark Remembrance Sunday.

A number of events will be taking place across north London this weekend to mark to mark Remembrance Sunday.

Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day 2021: North London parades and services near you

A John Bell foundry cast iron bull's head is going under the hammer

A John Bell foundry cast iron bull's head is going under the hammer

Bull's head with links to 'Cally Market' going under the hammer

Camden Passage in Islington

Camden Passage in Islington

Explore 8 of north London's prettiest streets

The marbled splendour and menagerie of Whitehall Park

Pastor Rupert George Morris inspired and empowered young Black generations in the 70s, 80s and 90s.

Pastor Rupert George Morris inspired and empowered young Black generations in the 70s, 80s and 90s.

Hackney History

Pastor Morris tribute: 'We don’t know what would have happened to us if it wasn’t for him'

Designs of how Highgate Cemetery could take shape to boost its biodiversity

Designs of how Highgate Cemetery could take shape to boost its biodiversity

Winning teams shaping future of Highgate Cemetery revealed

The unveiling of Islington Heritage Trail's first plaque honouring Bob Crossman.

The unveiling of Islington Heritage Trail's first plaque honouring Bob Crossman.

Islington Council

All 50 plaques on new Islington LGBTQ+ heritage trail

Fans still flock to The Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood to leave their graffiti on the white wall and walk across the nearby zebra crossing

Fans still flock to The Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood to leave their graffiti on the white wall and walk across the nearby zebra crossing

Music production school leaves Abbey Road for move to Angel Studios

The Museum of the Home is housed in18th century, Grade 1 listed almshouses built with money from slave trader Sir Robert Geffrye

The Museum of the Home is housed in18th century, Grade 1 listed almshouses built with money from slave trader Sir Robert Geffrye

Revamped Museum of the Home to reopen after three year closure

At the start of lockdown Lewis delivered Dunns goodies on his bike to people isolating.

At the start of lockdown Lewis delivered Dunns goodies on his bike to people isolating.

Dunns the doughnut kings mark 200 years

Two British sailors and their girlfriends wading in the fountains in Trafalgar Square on VE Day, 8 May

Two British sailors and their girlfriends wading in the fountains in Trafalgar Square on VE Day, 8 May

VE Day 75: Call to toast the nation’s heroes 75 years after Victory in Europe declared

Editor André Langlois. Picture: Archant

Editor André Langlois. Picture: Archant

Editor’s diary: London in a time of coronavirus

Holocaust Memorial Day -- World Harmony Orchestra at Islington Assembly Hall. Picture: Islington Council

Holocaust Memorial Day -- World Harmony Orchestra at Islington Assembly Hall. Picture: Islington Council

Holocaust Memorial Day: Islington ‘remembers the atrocities of genocides throughout history’

The Arts Building, which houses John Jones, in Morris Place, Finsbury Park. Picture: Polly Hancock

The Arts Building, which houses John Jones, in Morris Place, Finsbury Park. Picture: Polly Hancock

John Jones to close Finsbury Park warehouse, with ‘iconic’ frame maker’s to become office space

Pictures from M.Manzie which is closing down. Picture: Hayleigh Longman

Pictures from M.Manzie which is closing down. Picture: Hayleigh Longman

Memories of M.Manze: ‘The whole area has been gentrified’