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,… Continue reading Somers Town is in the Open House Festival 2020!
Tag: Owen Hatherley
‘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.
New! publication: 100 years of Social Housing Somers Town
Book for Tuesday to get a copy of our new publication ‘100 years of social housing’ unmissable event!
Get tickets for our Event!
A great panel at a discussion of ‘100 years of social housing’ With Owen Hatherley and John Boughton at the Francis Crick.
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… Continue reading Film of the Pop Up Museum
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… Continue reading What’s in a Somers Town ‘Pop up Museum’?