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…1) Further reading: Gavin Smith, Islington, History Press (Britain in Old Photographs series), 2009 Website: Islington Gazette * The picture of Liverpool Road, Islington, at…

Islington Green, Islington A small park located at the apex of Upper Street and Essex Road, generally thought of as the centre of Islington Upper…

The Angel, Islington A commer­cial quarter and busy road junction at the southern end of Islington High Street, best known to non-Londoners for its place…

Chapel Market, Islington A thriving but threat­ened street market, located off the southern end of Liverpool Road, near the Angel, Islington At the close of…

Barnsbury, Islington A pioneering gentri­fied locality consisting of a mix of older terraces and squares (plus some council blocks) in north-west Islington The 13th-century Berners…

Essex Road, Islington A commer­cial street running north-eastwards from Islington Green in the direction of Stoke Newington Essex Road’s route may be of Roman origin…

Highbury, Islington Famed as the former home of Arsenal football club, Highbury is an elongated settle­ment in north Islington, between Canonbury and Finsbury Park In…

Nag’s Head, Islington A bustling commer­cial zone situated around the junction of Seven Sisters Road with Holloway Road, regarded by Islington council as one of…

Canonbury, Islington A Georgian and early-Victorian suburb in east Islington, fringed by post-war council estates Canonbury – the ‘manor of the canons’ of St Bartholomew’s…