Lying to the north of the City of London, Islington is London’s smallest borough, with 200,000 people living in an area of of just over six square miles.
It’s an area of marked contrasts – home to some very wealthy people and providing a vibrant offering of restaurants, bars, shops and entertainment, but as I’ve noted at the same time Islington is one of London’s most deprived boroughs.
Islington stretches from Clerkenwell and King’s Cross in the south to Highbury and Holloway in the north. It’s home to Arsenal Football Club, some very fine Georgian squares and the Regent’s canal passes through the borough.
Walking down Upper Street in Islington would give you the impression that the borough is extremely wealthy. On any day of the week, the upmarket restaurants and shops on this busy stretch seem to be booming. But not all of Islington have been taken by the elite as […]
Islington on Arsenal match days becomes a chaotic place. Tube stations are closed, or at the very least passengers are shepherded by police out through specific exits. Supporters spill out of pubs onto the pavements and traditional cafés roll-out record numbers of full English breakfasts. Sadly, as recent […]
Take a stroll along Islington’s Upper Street any evening of the week and you’ll find gourmet restaurants and wine bars buzzing with activity. At a time when hospitality businesses in other parts of Britain are struggling as consumers cut back on spending, in this north London the suburb […]
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