New date for Talk on George Padmore
New date for Talk…
Somers Town memory project
…is ongoing! We have been invited to speak at an oral history event about our work recording local memory. If you wish to join, it’s an online event, a ‘lifelong learning’ event at Working Men’s College and is free on Thursday at 6pm. It’ll be a good introduction to oral history. Please follow this link: […]
Sad loss
In memory of Rachael Floyd, the warden of St Pancras Old Church and a dear friend, who died yesterday of an illness. Her energy, enthusiasm and support of the Church and care for the Somers Town Community will be greatly missed. We are so indebted to her for helping form the History Club and being […]
Somers Town is in the Open House Festival 2020!
Our very own Esther Leslie has an event at Open House Festival called ‘Somers Town: Disappearances and Emergencies‘ – more here Very timely, with 42 Phoenix Road demolition in progress, as shown here, and the hoardings marking the disappearance of our park Brill Place open space for the erection of the 28-storey luxury tower block, […]
A Rachel Whiteread for Somers Town?
A Rachel Whiteread-a-like installation is emerging phoenix-like from the remains of the demolition in Somers Town…
Renaming Cecil Rhodes House
We attended a meeting for residents by Camden Council and presentations on this troubled history, and presented ideas for names. As the TRA prefers not to use people, Esther Leslie researched a number of connections to the area – the most obvious being Fleet, after the subterranean river which used to run in front of […]
Last Week of the Pop Up Museum
What a month! in the last week of August we wrapped up our Pop Up Museum tour with two days of appearances. On Thurday we went to Granary Square near King’s Cross and heard from passers by about Somers Town and the railway lands before the new developments. We then moved on to St Pancras […]
Final Week of the Pop Up Museum!
This week on Thursday we’ll be in St Pancras and travelling around and on Friday we’ll be in Chalton Street Market and then outside the Cock Tavern. This is the last week to see the Pop Up Museum, share your stories and have your say on a History Space in Somers Town so make it […]
Week 3 of the Pop Up Museum
It’s been an action packed week for the Pop Up Museum! On Wednesday Melissa led an art workshop where kids from Somers Town and the Hopscotch youth group made some wonderful artworks about their lives and their ideas about history. They used screen printing, collage and paint to great effect! The next day we took […]
Art Workshop
On Wednesday 19th August, 12:30-2pm, we will be running a free workshop for kids at the Story Garden! We’ll have Arts and Crafts for all ages, including collage and screen printing, and the workshop will be run by DBS checked Melissa Fry. All materials will be provided so come and express your view of Somers […]