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7 unusual facts about London Borough of Camden


Brighton Marathon

In the 2013 race, a participant died: 23-year-old Sam Harper Brighouse of Camden collapsed in Grand Avenue and was taken to hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

Colombians in the United Kingdom

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

London Tigers F.C.

The head office is based in the City of Westminster, but the organisation works across the London Boroughs of Camden, Brent, Ealing, Harrow, Tower Hamlets, Redbridge and Barking & Dagenham.

Malet Street

Malet Street is a street in Bloomsbury, in the London Borough of Camden, central London, England.

Mouthfull

Influenced by the San Francisco and Toronto Queercore scenes, the band set up the pioneering queercore night club Up To The Elbow in Camden in London.

Spaniards Inn

These boundaries are still relevant today - the pub is in Barnet and the tollhouse is in Camden, both are now listed buildings and traffic is reduced to one lane between the two.

Warrington Cycle Campaign

The first facility the site featured in March 2001 was in Warrington, but the feature quickly went national, with the April 2001 facility showing a cycle lane in Camden, then in October 2007 it went international and featured a cycle lane in France.


George Padmore

On 28 June 2011, the Nubian Jak Community Trust unveiled a blue plaque at Padmore's former address, 22 Cranleigh Street in the London Borough of Camden, in a ceremony addressed by the High Commissioner of Trinidad & Tobago, the High Commissioner of Ghana, the Mayor of Camden, Selma James, Nina Baden-Semper, and others.

Giulia Warwick

Born Julia Ehrenberg, her stage name came from her birthplace, Warwick Street, in Regent's Park, Camden, London.

Robert Sharples

He married in 1977, with his widow Christina, going on to have a well-publicised affair with Green, after Sharples' death in 1987 in Camden, London, England.

Sun Carriage

Relocating to Camden and joined by fellow Plymouth exile Chris Leech on second guitar they recorded the "Sun Carriage/Determined" (written by Ron Price) demo 7" (very rare, only about ten were pressed) for the fledgling Head Records run by Jeff Barrett (later the founder of Heavenly).


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