Events and news
This weekend is our walk and find out about the competition.
Where can I get a copy?
Spirit! our first publication, is now in stock in the Owl Bookshop on Kentish Town,…
Competition Deadline and event
Competition and event on 21 September.
Where to get my copy of Spirit!?
All about Somers Town – get your copy of our first publication in Chalton Street’s City News Newsagent or Cheezelo, or Housmans. A publication about curious histories – it’s a Limited Edition with old photos, first hand research – the only publication to connect feminists, anarchist to Pearlies and pubs. Esther Leslie (our Editor) Birkbeck […]
100 years of Council Housing – competition
It’s 100 years of social housing and Somers Town is a map of social housing…
Film of the Pop Up Museum
Here’s a short film of our event at the British Library at the Somers Town Festival. You may catch some of Owen Hatherley’s excellent talk on social housing, the opening from Library Head Roly Keating with references to our ‘radical thinking’ themes, hear Leader of Camden Council Georgia Gould’s support for the museum as well […]
What’s in a Somers Town ‘Pop up Museum’?
Esther Leslie writes on what took place at our Pop up On July 13th, we set up a ‘Pop up museum’ in the Poets Circle on the piazza of the British Library, as part of the Somers Town Festival. Friday – Preview and Launch of magazine Construction of the ‘Pop up museum’ began the afternoon before. Using […]
Great pop up museum at festival
We had a great day and more to follow… soon. We showed the film Spirit! in a pop up cinema (gazebo), launched our magazine, and had an exhibition of materials with oral history recordings, ceramics display and a quiz, with the ‘Somers Town pound’ prizes.
HELP MAKE A SOMERS TOWN ‘POP UP MUSEUM’
Bring and share photos and memories…
‘Pop up Museum’ July Festival
Next events and what we’ve up to.We’re working towards a ‘Pop Up Museum’ as an Exhibition at the British Library Piazza. Beating the Bounds this weekend and plaque for Pearly Henry Croft. ‘Saturday afternoon drop ins’Come along to join in making our ‘Pop up Museum’ Bring something that represents your Somers Town history. 22nd June & 29th […]