‘100 years of social housing’ publication available
100 years of social housing in Somers Town – now available in good local stockists.
Tonight’s talk ‘historic’…on social housing
It’s tonight join John Boughton, Owen Hatherley and Esther Leslie with a housing focus in Somers Town.
Competition Deadline and event
Competition and event on 21 September.
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 […]
Somers Town at the Welcome
Photos of Somers Town built environment at the Welcome Collection in a day of discussion on social housing – Build Up.
Come to a Workshop on Somers Town
Join us for a Workshop! A Co-Design Workshop on heritage of Somers Town If you are passionate about the area, please join us. Creative souls welcome! You can take part. November 20th 7-9pm PART 1. 7-8pm What would you conserve? 3 presentations of 5 mins each followed by activities PART 2: 8-9pm What would a museum have? […]
Old Songs – singalong! Sunday
This Sunday join us in a singalong. Do you remember the old Somers Town songs? Come and sing them this Sunday. Have a knees up with a singalong from ‘The Barrowboys‘. We’d like to record the songs for posterity. Sunday 7 October 3pm-5pm, Free Coopers Lane Tenants Hall Hampden Close London NW1 1HW Origin,Ageing Better, […]
Mary Wollstonecraft Open Weekend
Celebrating the life of Mary Wollstonecraft in the ancient parish church of St. Pancras Old Church Art Exhibition inspired by her life / Churchyard tours / Talks on Wollstonecraft in London / Homemade cakes and tea Mary Wollstonecraft the 18th Century radical writer and feminist was married in St Pancras Old Church, lived in the Parish […]
At the Somers Town Festival
It was a fantastic festival this year, and the History club was in attendance…amongst the 4 stages, and funfairs. We (tried to) revive the Pub pram race of old,(there not being that many pubs to get round…) If it wasn’t for the Pearly queens, the ‘Cock team’ would have won it. Some debate about whether […]
Event on Women of Somers Town
Two great speakers on women connected to Somers Town, starting with Mary Wollstonecraft and the history of voting rights for men and women by Deborah Lavin – the distinction between Suffragettes and Suffragists was made clear. Esther Leslie make interesting links to an early activist who got women sewing and involved, the Folk Dance society, […]