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22 unusual facts about Islington


A L Bruce Estates

Bruce married twice; by his first wife he had three children, Agnes (b. 1865), Robert (b. 1867) and Daniel (b. 1869), all born when he was living in Islington, Middlesex.

Alick Kay

His wife had died and he married Dorothy Edith Gamson at Islington in June 1943.

Bertice Reading

In the 1980s she presented many one-woman shows, usually debuting at the Kings Head Theatre Club in Islington, London.

Brilliant! Tragic!

The band aired the new material at several shows before the album's release, including the 10th birthday party of Islington's Buffalo Bar.

Country Music Radio

Originally called QCMR (an acronym for Quality Country Music Radio) and based in the studios of sister station QEFM in Camberley, the station renamed and relocated to studios in Alton, Hampshire, UK in 1994 and then to Britannia Row, Islington, London, UK in 1995.

Dissenting Gothic

(2007), Dissent and the Gothic Revival: papers from a study day at Union Chapel, Islington, London: The Chapels Society ISBN 9780954506117

Edmund Peck

In 1875, he studied Greek and theology at the Reading Institute of the Church Missionary Society in Islington, England.

Faik Konica

In 1903–1904, Faik Konica was resident at Oakley Crescent in Islington, London.

Good Fun

Though this never happened, it was performed at the King's Head Theatre in Islington.

Harry Brophy

He captained Islington schoolboys to the English Schools Shield in 1931 (aged 14) and his maturity was soon spotted by Arsenal who signed him up as a trainee in 1933.

Islington-City Centre West

The Toronto Transit Commission's Bloor–Danforth line was extended into Etobicoke as far as Islington in 1968 with the establishment of Islington station at Islington Avenue and Bloor Street West.

In 1860, the original northern Mimico petitioned for its own post office, using the name Islington, which was suggested by the wife of Montgomery's Innkeeper who was born in Islington, England (now a part of London).

Islington, New South Wales

In 1947, Lettesi (a settler group made up of nearly 150 families from the village of Lettopalena in the

Abruzzo region of Italy) settled in the Islington region, primarily due to its proximity to the BHP steel works.

John Stammers

John Stammers (born 1954 Islington, London) is a British poet and writer.

London Towers

Renamed London Towers, but still playing at Newham the club's fortunes turned around in the 1991-92 season, as they finished fourth, and a move to the Sobell Sports Centre in Islington saw them finish third in 1993.

St Mary Magdalene Church, Holloway Road

Building & Gardens: The church was built in 1814 to a design by William Wickings as a chapel of ease to the parish church of St. Mary's farther south on Upper Street.

The Cenci

In 1886 the Shelley Society had sponsored a private production at the Grand Theatre, Islington, before an audience that included Oscar Wilde, Robert Browning, and George Bernard Shaw.

The Union Chapel Concert

The Union Chapel Concert is a live album by Guy Evans and Peter Hammill, recorded in the Union Chapel in London, 3 November 1996, and released as a double CD in March 1997.

Thomas Noel Brodrick

Brodrick was born in Islington, London, England on 25 December 1855 and arrived in New Zealand aboard the Nimroud in 1860.

William Pikes

William Pikes (d. Brentford, July 14, 1556) (also William Pickesse, Wyl Pyckes) was a tanner in Ipswich, Suffolk who was arrested in Islington during the Marian persecutions as a member of a group studying the Bible in English, and was burnt at the stake in Brentford.

This took place in a back close, 'in the field by the town of Islington', the chosen place being a walled garden so that they would not be discovered.


Alfred John Dunkin

He was the only son of John Dunkin by his wife Anne, daughter of William Chapman, civil engineer, was born at Islington, London, on 9 August 1812.

Animal Hospital

The animal hospitals are still in use today and are situated at Sonderburg Road in Islington, North London, Clarendon Drive in Putney, South London, and Eccles New Road, Salford, Greater Manchester.

Anna Scher Theatre

The Anna Scher Theatre is a community-based theatre school based in Islington, North London.

Asset of Community Value

These include Old Trafford football stadium, The Valley and the South Bank Undercroft; sports clubs; parks including Myddleton Square in Islington.

Benjamin Cohen

Sir Benjamin Cohen, 1st Baronet (1844–1909), British politician and Jewish communal leader, MP for Islington East, 1892–1906

Camden New Journal

In 2006, the Camden New Journal - and its sister paper the Islington Tribune - broke the national story that Government minister Margaret Hodge had described the war in Iraq as British Prime Minister Tony Blair's biggest mistake.

Colombians in the United Kingdom

Despite this, the largest numbers can be found in the boroughs of Lambeth, Islington, Southwark and Camden.

Crescens Robinson

Crescens Robinson's unusual name was a family name: his uncle Crescens had a firm called "Crescens Robinson & Co" in Islington, London, which acted as an agent for his uncle Philip who was the founder of Robinson & Co in Singapore and later became a lithographic printing company which specialised in fine printing of posters, with London Transport among its customers.

El Esqueleto de la señora Morales

Arthur Machen's original 1927 essay, "The Islington Mystery" which can be found in his collection The Cosy Room was based largely on the case of the famous murderer Dr. Crippen.

El Esqueleto de la señora Morales (English: The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales) is a 1960 Mexican black comedy film based on Arthur Machen's 1927 short story "The Islington Mystery".

George Heynes Radford

In 1908, the first cross-river tram in London departed from Highbury Station and it is believed that Radford was responsible for the honour of the maiden trip starting in Islington.

George Littlewood

His next event which was his first venture to London, where in September, of the same year, and competing in field of 29 at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, he won the Sir John Astley, 'Champion Gold Medal' and a prize of £60, which included £10 for beating the then world record of 405 miles.

Hamilton, New South Wales

Abruzzo Region of Italy), initially settled in the Islington but they soon expanded into the nearby suburbs of Hamilton and Mayfield.

Henry Lytton

In 1881, they joined the Philharmonic Theatre, Islington, appearing in several plays, including The Obstinate Bretons and The Shaughraun by Dion Boucicault, and then, with Kate Santley, played at the Royalty Theatre.

Islington East by-election, 1931

At the 1931 general election, Cazalet won the seat by a large majority, serving as Islington East's MP until her defeat by Labour's Eric Fletcher at the 1945 general election.

John Dickson-Poynder, 1st Baron Islington

In 1910 Dickson was appointed Governor of New Zealand, a post he held for two years, and on 27 April that same year, was created Baron Islington, of Islington in the County of London.

Lord Islington died on 6 December 1936 aged 70 at Hyde Park Gardens, London, and was buried at Hilmarton, Wiltshire, his barony and baronetcy becoming extinct at his death.

London Farmers' Markets

The first Farmers' Market set up by LFM in London was in Islington in 1999, quickly followed by Farmers' Markets in Notting Hill, Blackheath, Peckham and Swiss Cottage.

Louie Henri

They joined the company at Philharmonic Theatre, Islington in several plays, including The Obstinate Bretons and The Shaughraun by Dion Boucicault, and then, with Kate Santley, played at the Royalty Theatre.

M11 motorway

The first version had a mid-south section to follow a River Lea route, starting at The Angel, Islington southwest of Dalston, London, heading northeast then north taking land by the river in Walthamstow, Chingford and Waltham Cross to meet the built alignment of today, north of Harlow and the road from South Woodford to Islington would have been the designated as the M12.

Northern and Eastern Railway

The N&ER was part of an 1833 scheme for a railway in Great Britain from Islington to York via Cambridge, Peterborough and Lincoln.

Roger Jupp

He was ordained deacon in 1980 and priest in 1981 and served as Assistant Curate of Newbold with Dunston (1980-83), Cowley St John (1983-85), and Islington St James with St Philip (1985-86).

Stan Stammers

On the 9th, 10th, and 12th May 2012, Stan will reunite once again with Kirk Brandon, to play in Theatre of Hate for the Westworld 30th Anniversary Concerts, at the The Fleece in Bristol, Islington O2 Academy in London, and The Box in Crewe.

Stephen Woolley

After programming The Screen On The Green cinema in Islington, north London, and managing The Scala Cinema near King's Cross railway station, Woolley established Palace Video in the early 1980s to distribute the types of cult cinema and international art films that had been the core of his cinema programmes.

The Angel and Daniel Johnston – Live at the Union Chapel

The Angel and Daniel Johnston – Live at the Union Chapel is a 2008 film of Daniel Johnston's concert performance at the Union Chapel, Islington on 12 July 2007.

The Angel, Islington

The Angel Islington is also an actual Angel dwelling in the sewers of London Below in the Neverwhere book, TV series, and radio series by Neil Gaiman.

The Apostles

The Apostles were formed in the Islington area of London in 1979 by William 'Bill' Corbett (vocals), Julian Portinari (bass), Dan McIntyre (drums) and Pete Byng-Hall (guitar).

Thomas Guidott

He used the analytical techniques of his time to detail and document the properties of the hot mineral springs at Bath, Somerset and touted the waters of Sadler's Wells, in A true and exact account of Sadlers Well, or, The new mineral-waters lately found out at Islington (London, 1698).