Chronicle of Gloucester Crescent

A book by Michael Dowd In the December issue of On The Hill, we published this postcard of a house on Gloucester Avenue in our ‘Postcards from Primrose Hill’ series, courtesy of @old_primrosehill_postcards. The postcard was recognised by local resident…

Categories: Book Review, History, Past

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

Primrose Hill in the 1940s‒1950s

by David Edwards. I remember the 1940s in Regent’s Park Road when all the shops had big blinds fitted. Most were sign-written with the name of the shop, and their purpose was to keep the shop cool in summer. If…

Categories: Feature, History, Past

Primrose Hill Past: June Beechey

June Beechey (also known as Mrs Welsh) is one of Primrose Hill’s most loved faces, and a veritable icon (thanks to the Banksy look-alike artwork by street artist Bendi). Everyone loved going to June’s hardware shop. Bursting to the seams…

Categories: Past