The Primrose Hill Necropolis

It’s hard to imagine, but Primrose Hill was once the proposed site for a necropolis. In the middle of the nineteenth century, the city’s graveyards were overflowing due to the burgeoning population as a result of the industrial revolution. With…

Categories: History, Past

Partial to Pubs?

Then look no further than some of the finest establishments in London, right here on our doorstep in Primrose Hill. The six venues we still enjoy ‒ The Albert, The Queen’s, The Princess, The Engineer, The Lansdowne and The Pembroke…

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By John Emanuel Swarms of locusts regularly sweep across north-east Africa. Billions of the creatures descend on farmland and eat. The juicy green parts are stripped away, the nutrition gone, leaving little more than plant skeletons behind in the devastated…

Categories: Opinion

Arthur Rackham on the Antiques Roadshow

Arthur Rackham was a well-known figure in Primrose Hill, working from Primrose Hill Studios, off Fitzroy Road. In our June issue of On The Hill we ran an article about a 1929 copy of A Midsummer Night’s Dream which Arthur…

Categories: Art, Books, History

HS2 Seek Feedback on Adelaide Road

HS2 is due to begin work on Adelaide Road in the next couple of years, starting on the ventilation shaft from 2023 and the headhouse from 2024. They are currently seeking feedback on the design of the headhouse and compound.…

Categories: Environment, Local Issues

Kate Bingham and the Vaccine Taskforce

When the pandemic began, Kate Bingham was just as at sea as everyone else in respect to vaccines. She is a managing partner at SV Health Investors and worked on medicines for inflammation, cancer and dementia. At weekends she spent…

Categories: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Events

A Shining Example

Zoë Chapman demonstrates what can be achieved with a bit of imagination and tenacity. Earlier this year, Camden resident Zoë Chapman launched her innovative invention, the Whizzer, to glowing reviews and parental relief. Her product is a unisex hand-held portable…