Somers Town History Space
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, […]
100 years of social housing in Somers Town – now available in good local stockists.
It’s tonight join John Boughton, Owen Hatherley and Esther Leslie with a housing focus in Somers Town.
Book for Tuesday to get a copy of our new publication ‘100 years of social housing’ unmissable event!
A great panel at a discussion of ‘100 years of social housing’ With Owen Hatherley and John Boughton at the Francis Crick.
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 […]
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 […]