History

Royal British Legion Remembrance parade

Remembrance parade commemorates those who fell in wars

There is a host of Remembrance events in north London

There is a host of Remembrance events in north London

Where can you mark Remembrance in north London?

Fix Auto West Hampstead celebrate the company’s diamond anniversary with staff, suppliers, Fix Auto UK Franchise Partners and Senior management

Fix Auto West Hampstead celebrate the company’s diamond anniversary with staff, suppliers, Fix Auto UK Franchise Partners and Senior management

The family business that might be the oldest vehicle repair firm in the country

Halloween is the perfect time to visit the picturesque streets of Hampstead and Highgate, rumoured to be some of the most haunted in London

Halloween is the perfect time to visit the picturesque streets of Hampstead and Highgate, rumoured to be some of the most haunted in London

Haunted Hampstead and Highgate: the best Halloween spots to visit

Black History Month runs in Camden until December (Image: Camden Council)

Black History Month runs in Camden until December (Image: Camden Council)

Telling the untold stories of the Black people who have shaped life in Camden

The Good Reader in Crouch End has been renamed in memory of the Victorian philanthropist associated with the area's Clock Tower.

The Good Reader in Crouch End has been renamed in memory of the Victorian philanthropist associated with the area's Clock Tower.

Pub changes name to honour 'good man' immortalised at landmark clock tower

You can take fascinating guided tours of Charles Dickens' former home in Bloomsbury including the new sex, gin and opium tour.

You can take fascinating guided tours of Charles Dickens' former home in Bloomsbury including the new sex, gin and opium tour.

'I took a sex, drugs and gin tour of Charles Dickens' home'

St Mary's CE Primary School held an art exhibition to celebrate 175 years (St Mary's CE Primary School)

St Mary's CE Primary School held an art exhibition to celebrate 175 years (St Mary's CE Primary School)

Education Matters

Education Matters

Primary school celebrates 175 years with art exhibition

Keats House was built in Hampstead just over 200 years ago

Keats House was built in Hampstead just over 200 years ago

'Upgrades' planned to poet Keats' historic Hampstead home

Archaeolgists preparing to open Roman kiln to the public at Highgate Wood

Archaeolgists preparing to open Roman kiln to the public at Highgate Wood

City of London Corporation

Ancient Roman kiln is fired up again after 2,000 years

Track and field athlete Gary Oakes, who lived in Kentish Town, won bronze in Moscow in 1980

Track and field athlete Gary Oakes, who lived in Kentish Town, won bronze in Moscow in 1980

2024 Paris Olympic Games

All the Hampstead and Camden Olympic medal winners since 1900

The statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square is regularly vandalised (Image: PA)

The statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square is regularly vandalised (Image: PA)

'We need to be honest about the good and bad sides of Churchill and colonialism'

Blues legend John Mayall played 33 gigs at Klooks Kleek, an R'n'B club above a West Hampstead pub where Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin also appeared

Blues legend John Mayall played 33 gigs at Klooks Kleek, an R'n'B club above a West Hampstead pub where Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin also appeared

The West Hampstead pub where blues legend John Mayall recorded his first album

Emily Hills by a Vermeer painting on display at Kenwood (Image: English Heritage)

Emily Hills by a Vermeer painting on display at Kenwood (Image: English Heritage)

English Heritage

'All the events coming to Kenwood in Hampstead this summer'

A portrait of Captain Matthew Flinders from the the History Trust of South Australia

A portrait of Captain Matthew Flinders from the the History Trust of South Australia

Explorer who inspired Euston Wetherspoon pub name is buried for second time

An abseiling team was called in to help erect the mural

An abseiling team was called in to help erect the mural

Abseiling team scale building as mural celebrating London's Jewish history unveiled

Students at Sacred Heart Catholic School using Testimony 360, a new interactive learning programme for delivering Holocaust education in UK schools created by the Holocaust Educational Trust. Photo: Holocaust Educational Trust

Students at Sacred Heart Catholic School using Testimony 360, a new interactive learning programme for delivering Holocaust education in UK schools created by the Holocaust Educational Trust. Photo: Holocaust Educational Trust

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'AI means children of the future will be able to talk to Holocaust survivors'

Famous actress Eliza Chester lived in Keats House and knocked the two halves together in the 1840s

Famous actress Eliza Chester lived in Keats House and knocked the two halves together in the 1840s

Exhibition uncovers the hidden histories and past residents of Keats House

Tom Konti presenting Kindertransport 85th anniversary concert at Wigmore Hall

Tom Konti presenting Kindertransport 85th anniversary concert at Wigmore Hall

Tom Conti marks Kindertransport rescue of Jewish children from the Nazis

Daisy Hoffner and Louise Pennington Legh lived on Manilla Road for 26 years before they realised they were schoolfriends during the war

Daisy Hoffner and Louise Pennington Legh lived on Manilla Road for 26 years before they realised they were schoolfriends during the war

Holocaust survivor reunited with school friend - who was living in same street

The historic cabmen's shelter in Wellington Place, St John's Wood, has finally been given listed status

The historic cabmen's shelter in Wellington Place, St John's Wood, has finally been given listed status

'Full of intrigue, tea and bacon sarnies' - Cabbies’ shelter finally listed

Jillian McDonough, 1937-2024

Jillian McDonough, 1937-2024

Westminster Council

Jillian McDonough: journalist who uncovered council vote-rigging scandal

A classic bus in London screengrabbed from a YouTube video from 'Captured in India, London & the UK

A classic bus in London screengrabbed from a YouTube video from 'Captured in India, London & the UK

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Vintage red buses to return to north London streets again - with FREE journeys

Kurt Wick escaped Nazi Holocaust as a baby

Kurt Wick escaped Nazi Holocaust as a baby

'The rest of the world was closed' - Kurt Wick, Jewish baby who escaped the Holocaust

Excavations of the old St Pancras Workhouse 1809-1929

Excavations of the old St Pancras Workhouse 1809-1929

Archaeologists reveal life in the workhouse wasn’t as bad as we thought

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Sophie the dinosaur gets her own coin after 200m years!

Russian Foreign Ministry has banned historian Orlando Figes from entering the country, claiming he

Russian Foreign Ministry has banned historian Orlando Figes from entering the country, claiming he

Hampstead-raised historian banned from entering Russia

Fab Four get ready for concert at Lewisham Odeon, December 1963

Fab Four get ready for concert at Lewisham Odeon, December 1963

Could your Beatles or swinging sixties memorabilia be worth a fortune?

Holocaust survivor and children's mental health pioneer Isca Salzberger-Wittenberg

Holocaust survivor and children's mental health pioneer Isca Salzberger-Wittenberg

Holocaust survivor who became mental health pioneer dies aged 100

A scene from the film One Life in which Alex Sharp as Trevor Chadwick brings Jewish children from Prague back to England.

A scene from the film One Life in which Alex Sharp as Trevor Chadwick brings Jewish children from Prague back to England.

'I'm proud that my father helped rescue Jewish children but he wouldn't want praise'

Lady Grenfell-Baines shares her testimony of the Nazi invasion

Lady Grenfell-Baines shares her testimony of the Nazi invasion

Holocaust Memorial Day

'We're not going to cry' - Kindertransport memories recalled at Holocaust service

The miniature version of the Pueblo cliff dwellings was made by an anonymous artist in Hampstead

The miniature version of the Pueblo cliff dwellings was made by an anonymous artist in Hampstead

Artist recreates 12th Century cliff dwellings with clay model in Hampstead wall

Alan Bennett wrote the Lady in the Van based on a woman who lived on his drive in Gloucester Crescent

Alan Bennett wrote the Lady in the Van based on a woman who lived on his drive in Gloucester Crescent

The Camden street named London's cleverest that's one of the UK's best places to live

A moment of reflection at the Act of Remembrance and Laying of Wreaths – London and North Western Railway Company War Memorial at Euston Station.

A moment of reflection at the Act of Remembrance and Laying of Wreaths – London and North Western Railway Company War Memorial at Euston Station.

Camden pays tribute: Act of Remembrance for fallen

forum+ are making plans for Camden and Islington LGBT History Month 2024

forum+ are making plans for Camden and Islington LGBT History Month 2024

'Are you celebrating Camden and Islington LGBT History Month 2024? Let us know how'

A sign showing the 24 bus route (left) and a vintage 29 bus from a YouTube video from 'Captured in India, London & the UK'

A sign showing the 24 bus route (left) and a vintage 29 bus from a YouTube video from 'Captured in India, London & the UK'

Vintage red buses to return to streets of north London - with FREE journeys

The historic villages of Hampstead and Highgate are reputed to be among the most haunted places in London.

The historic villages of Hampstead and Highgate are reputed to be among the most haunted places in London.

Cultural attractions

The haunting hot-spots of Hampstead and Highgate

Celia Davies and the Highgate Society are looking for people to maintain the water trough (Image: Highgate Society)

Celia Davies and the Highgate Society are looking for people to maintain the water trough (Image: Highgate Society)

Highgate Society

The lifesaving landmark that dates from time when livestock were herded through town

Bridget Hitler ran a boarding house in Highgate

Bridget Hitler ran a boarding house in Highgate

Community contribution

Highgate's Hitler: dictator’s sister-in-law ran boarding house in Priory Gardens

Calls to bring back railway between Alexandra Palace and Finsbury Park

Calls to bring back railway between Alexandra Palace and Finsbury Park

Alexandra Palace

'Now is right time to reopen historic railway line linking London landmarks'

Old Wyldes from Wildwood Terrace and inset, Charlotte Wilson aged about 20 (Main image: Andrew Whitehead)

Old Wyldes from Wildwood Terrace and inset, Charlotte Wilson aged about 20 (Main image: Andrew Whitehead)

Community contribution

Anarchy in Hampstead’s North End

Peter Brooke, the then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pictured in 1990

Peter Brooke, the then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pictured in 1990

Former Camden councillor and Conservative chairman Peter Brooke dies aged 89

King Charles III

King Charles III

Coronation of King Charles III

RECAP as London celebrates King Charles' Coronation

Members of the public at the Mayfair Coronation Garden Party in Grosvenor Square

Members of the public at the Mayfair Coronation Garden Party in Grosvenor Square

Coronation of King Charles III

Hampstead and Highgate celebrate King Charles' Coronation

RAF veteran Flt Sgt Peter Brown died at the age of 96

RAF veteran Flt Sgt Peter Brown died at the age of 96

New date and location for RAF veteran's funeral as potential relatives found

The maps reveal the evolution of the zoo its animals and buildings such as the iconic modernist Penguin Pool built in 1934 which is no longer used as an enclosure.

The maps reveal the evolution of the zoo its animals and buildings such as the iconic modernist Penguin Pool built in 1934 which is no longer used as an enclosure.

Cultural attractions

Maps show evolution of world's oldest scientific zoo

All that remains of St Mary's Church is the bell tower (Image: David Winskill)

All that remains of St Mary's Church is the bell tower (Image: David Winskill)

Cost of living crisis

'400 years after historic donation, Hornsey's poor are still having a rough time'

Members of the La Rose family at the renaming of Black Boy Lane (Image: J Tabois)

Members of the La Rose family at the renaming of Black Boy Lane (Image: J Tabois)

Haringey Council

A change has come to Haringey: Black Boy Lane has been renamed

Mala Tribich addresses the Holocaust vigil at Middlesex University

Mala Tribich addresses the Holocaust vigil at Middlesex University

Holocaust survivor on how British soldiers risked their lives liberating death camp

Holocaust survivors light candles in remembrance at the Holocaust Survivors' Centre in Golders Green

Holocaust survivors light candles in remembrance at the Holocaust Survivors' Centre in Golders Green

Lord Eric Pickles among guests at Holocaust remembrance day event in Golders Green

Pictured: St Mark's Church before the fire

Pictured: St Mark's Church before the fire

Eventful 175-year history of 'beautiful' church destroyed by blaze

Abram Games' wartime poster was controversial for its glamorous depiction of servicewomen and was withdrawn by the authorities.

Abram Games' wartime poster was controversial for its glamorous depiction of servicewomen and was withdrawn by the authorities.

North London designer's banned 'Blonde Bombshell' poster up for auction

Pollock’s Toy Museum announced on Wednesday that it had to relocate its collection

Pollock’s Toy Museum announced on Wednesday that it had to relocate its collection

London’s 'oldest toy museum' forced to move

To mark the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of The Moon there are books, box sets and a Planetarium show planned

To mark the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of The Moon there are books, box sets and a Planetarium show planned

Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon at 50: North London's role in classic album