By Phil Cowan. 30 October 2020: a date to go down in Primrose Hill history. The Albert, closed and standing forlorn on his corner of Princess Road for almost six years, was finally resurrected and allowed to breathe again, his…
By Phil Cowan. “The local” is an interesting concept. The term has connotations of community, convenience, conversation and camaraderie. “I’m off down the local” is a phrase embedded in British tradition that puts a smile on many faces and can…
By Matthew Wright. It started off with a simple question. All I said was, “Where’s Leonard*?” I’d walked into one of our area’s many wonderful pubs ‒ I don’t want to name names, it’s not my intention to cast aspersions…
Windows on the Past throws some light on buildings and businesses in Primrose Hill. Small Inn Attached to a Farm Lower Chalcot was an ancient farm sited up a lane which led west from the main Hampstead road. It may…
http://www.thelansdownepub.co.uk/Jeremy Swinson looks back at Primrose Hill used to be… More than 40 years ago, I lived in a student flat in Ainger Road, at number 33. We now live north of Liverpool, but on our weekend trips to London…
