Round windmill base from the early 18th century The Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration – due to be built in the New River Head buildings close to Amwell...
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Building threatened with demolition shortlisted for the Stirling Prize Amin Taha’s controversial stone building at 15 Clerkenwell Close has been shortlisted...
Clerkenwell’s distinctive fire station is up for grabs Clerkenwell Fire Station on Rosebery Avenue – closed as a fire station since 2014 by London’s then...
Clerkenwell start-up Joe’s BikeSpace is providing safe spaces for new cyclists One of the more benign effects of Covid-19 has been a rise in the numbers of...
By Olu Alake, Chief Executive Officer at The Peel Olu Alake and the winners of the Clerkenwell Photography competition It is an absolute pleasure to be taking...
The director of Sadler’s Wells, Alistair Spalding, talks about dance, digital – and how the world-famous theatre is embedded into its locality by Oliver...
The Italian shop and restaurant Terroni’s has a secret weapon – a singing waiter by Oliver Bennett Singing waiter Alan Chan at Terroni’s in Clerkenwell During...
A new record label, shop and radio station is breathing life into Mount Pleasant Credit: Kindred In the group of shops on Mount Pleasant there are some old...
Exmouth Market traders call for the street to be made more welcoming for al fresco dining – but claim that Islington Council has dragged its heels by Elena...
Due to open their cookery school in Clerkenwell, Anastasia Georgousis talks to the staff at charity Migrateful, which unlocks the talents of migrant chefs...
The Clerkenwell Community Photography Competition has yielded an exceptional crop, says organiser Chris Walker
Clerkenwell resident and junior doctor Grace Spence Green tells EC1 Echo how our area could be better equipped to improve disabled people’s lives By Oliver...
The Italian Procession, by T Barrington By Chris Walker In our last edition we featured news of a new local photography competition. Now the Clerkenwell...
By Oliver Bennett The EC1 area has long been attractive to filmmakers seeking a historiclocation. Here, EC1 Echo finds out why the area is such a draw. With...
Charles Armstrong, founder of the Trampery co-working spaces, says the way we work has changed forever. Here he explains how areas like EC1 could get back on...
EC1-based tech firm Appear Here is trying to fill the gaps in decimated shopping streets The death of the high street has been a subject of concern since well...
Writer, pub aficionado and Clerkenwell old-timer Johnny Homer can’t wait for the area’s excellent pubs to open again. One of the many things to emerge from the...
Make way for the high-end packed lunch The packed lunch was once considered a lesser meal – indeed, some may remember at school that bringing in sandwiches in...
By Kevin Abbey Clerkenwell has been chosen as London’s top area for sightseeing by a website featuring Covid-friendly walks around London After stepping down...
An artist is exploring the rich newspaper connections in the area By Oliver Bennett Clerkenwell has long been an inky place. Home to three national newspapers...
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