Created in 1843, the same year as Dickens first published ‘A Christmas Carol’, a case can be made for the modern idea of Christmas beginning here...
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As her bestselling book is republished, it’s time to look anew at Clerkenwell woman Amelia Edwards – the UK’s greatest populariser of ancient Egyptian...
As Black History Month gets underway EC1 Echo’s Oliver Bennett meets Leon Robinson – the UK’s foremost archivist of Black artefacts Couple...
London wouldn’t be the metropolis it is without water. In his new book The Mercenary River, Nick Higham, details EC1’s aquatic past BY OLIVER...
The character of Darby Sabini in Peaky Blinders has revitalised interest in Clerkenwell’s infamous interwar gangster BY OLIVER BENNETT & DAVID HYAMS...
Artist Caragh Thuring by her work A new community centre in Holborn is helping to change the way such spaces are seen. Holborn House, in Emerald Street, an...
A friend to Mahatma Gandhi, the UK’s first Asian mayor was the force behind the Finsbury Health Centre. As a new building is named after him we look into the...
As the Charles Dickens Museum approaches its centenary, EC1 Echo talks to director Cindy Sughrue about the museum, his life in this area, and how Dickens gave...
Another loss for the City Road healthcare district by Vera Owen Thoresby House Thorseby House, on the boundary of EC1 and N1, is soon to be demolished to make...
As The Amwell Society moves towards its 50th anniversary, it’s reaching out to new members By Peanar Soinoid In 1972, when the Amwell Society came into being...
A new interactive map carries the history of Islington’s LGBTQ+ community By Sean Mcgovern When it comes to identifying our community heritage, some reminders...
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...
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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