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Mavis Ring: the day the V1 bomb fell on Highbury Corner

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Everyone has a story. Mavis Ring (nee Devine) who was at home having lunch before afternoon classes at Laycock Primary School when the V1 bomb fell on Highbury Corner (27 June 1944) killing 26 people and injuring 150. Here Mavis, now 80 and living in Essex, shares many other memories about growing…

Malcolm Marjoram, historian & family history expert

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Everyone has a story. For the next few years many people are uncovering stories of the people caught up in World War One (1914-18) – including the 9,400 men and three women from Finsbury & Islington who died. Meet Malcolm Marjoram who has been researching the 90+ men who worshipped at his local…

Oonagh Gay: inspiring London walks

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Everyone has a story. Oonagh Gay may have retired in June 2015 from running the Parliament & Constitution Centre, which she set up at the House of Commons Library 15 years ago, but she’s now able to focus on her passion for local history and run some great weekend walks –…

Laurie Cunningham: football from Market Road to Real Madrid

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Everyone has a story. This GUEST POST from Dermot Kavanagh, Sports Picture Editor of the Sunday Times, is a fantastic summary of Archway-born footballer Laurie Cunningham’s life. Few people know about Laurie, but he’s probably the greatest black footballer the UK has ever produced – signed by Real Madrid for ÂŁ1…

Susan Oudot: Corrie writer with a passion for Milner Square

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Everyone has a story. Write what you know is advice for new writers – but Susan Oudot, bestselling author and series writer of more than 50 episodes of ITV’s Coronation Street, has used this maxim to explore her family’s memories of growing up in Milner Square just off Almeida Street. The…
Jerry White: author of Campbell Bunk the worst street in London

Jerry White: author of Campbell Bunk the worst street in London

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Everyone has a story. Professor Jerry White is one of London’s leading social historians. He started his career inspecting homes in Islington after taking a job as a Public Health Inspector for Islington Council back in the 1970s. Jerry has written many history books about London including Islington’s most notorious…
Joseph Chamberlain, George Orwell & Horace Warner: grave voices

Joseph Chamberlain, George Orwell & Horace Warner: grave voices

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Everyone has a story, but in this EXCLUSIVE SUMMER HOLIDAY discovery, Islington Faces blog can reveal the secrets and sentimentality of famous Islington residents – politician Joseph Chamberlain, critic/writer George Orwell and photographer Horace Warner. Prepare to be amazed by these men’s frank revelations about their time in Islington – and…

Ivy Allan Freeman: Islington memories from 1933

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Everyone has a story. Perhaps it is because Ivy Allan Freeman has been living in the US for nearly 50 years that her memories of growing up near King’s Cross – with the sound of horses’ hooves on the cobbles and later the terrifying air raids – are so astonishingly vivid. Here…

James Cambridge: photographer merging Islington past and present

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Everyone has a story. James Cambridge’s university project saw him hunting old photos of Islington (from 1975-1982) and then merge them with modern shots of the same location. The resulting Islington Series are a gripping mix of magical realism and time travel. You might have heard this type of photography mix-up…
Paul Matz: founder Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association

Paul Matz: founder Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association

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Everyone has a story. Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association, set up in 2000, represents passionate Arsenal fans who want to be sure that their club is the best it can be. With 10,000 members it’s a powerful voice that has turned its attention this March on getting Arsenal to adopt the London…