Islington Amble
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Monday 12 February 2018
(11am-1pm) - Guide: Andrew Davies
We will explore Walter Sickert’s Hanging Gardens of Islington and the Regent’s Canal plus the picturesque remains of the seventeenth-century New River whose instigator, Sir Hugh Myddelton, stands proudly on Islington Green.
Featured too is the old “Aggie” (now a smart business centre), the old Collins music hall (now a bookshop) and the flat where playwright Joe Orton was murdered.
Plus the Angel itself, several old cinemas and theatres and finally a square containing a most delightful folly. No wonder Islington is so sought after…..
Guide
Andrew Davies is an author, broadcaster. He read law at Oxford University but turned a passion for history into his job. He runs his own companies called “All About London” and “All About Britain”, which specialise in walks, talks, outings and holidays. He lectures extensively for The Arts Society, the National Trust, London and Essex University Extra-Mural Departments, the Open University and the British Museum, travelling all over the world.
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