Yotam Ottolenghi in Conversation with Hadley Freeman

Primrose Hill Community Library have organised an evening with the chef and author Yotam Ottolenghi who will be in conversation with journalist and author Hadley Freeman. The event will be held at 8pm (doors open at 7.30pm) on Thursday 28…

Categories: Books, Events, Food

Primrose Hill Literary Quiz

By Bernard George 1. Which artist, poet and former resident of Fitzroy Road (1757–1827) wrote this? “The fields from Islington to Marybone,To Primrose Hill and Saint John’s Wood,Were builded over with pillars of gold,And there Jerusalem’s pillars stood.” 2. Which…

Categories: Books, Quiz

Writers Talk About Writing

The Primrose Hill Community Library will be holding a literary festival on Saturday 1 October and Sunday 2 October to celebrate the 10th anniversary of our library. Ten authors will talk, read, be interviewed, air their memories and delight audiences…

H.G. Wells in Primrose Hill

There have been many reports of UFOs in recent history, and Primrose Hill has had its share of them. In 2012, four people reported a mysterious humming noise coming from the hill, which seemed to come from all directions at…

Shop around the block

Christmas Gifts from local Primrose Hill shops Primrose Hill has everything you need when you’re planning for Christmas – a butcher, fruit and vegetable shops, Italian delis, cake shops, and you’re spoilt for choice for gifts. Here are a few…

Categories: Books, Christmas, Fashion

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