Apparently Islington village has been around since medieval times, serving for centuries as an overnight stop for herders bringing their cattle for slaughter to Smithfield Market - hence the many old pubs lining the road to The City.
King Henry VIII hunted fowl in Islington, and Queen Elizabeth I had a hunting lodge here. And I love one history that says Islington in the 1500s was famous for as a spot for harboring fugitives, counterfeiting coins and waging duels.
St. Mary's church on Upper Street, back in the day:
photos stolen off the internet by someone else who stolen them from god knows where
and my favorite spots en mi barrio:
- monte's deli for polenta and illy coffee
- the barnsbury grocer for chorizo and homemade rye bread
- ottolenghi for a plate piled high with antipasti
- the spicy special bun hue pho and deep-fried aubergines at viet garden
- wandering through camden passage, with a stop at the elk in the woods
- dance at sadlers wells theatre
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