By Nicola Manasseh. “I can’t believe you recognised me,” said Mr Snow, wearing a snazzy silk mask which, as he proceeded to show me, matched his colourful stripy socks. It was mid-July and I was in Primrose Hill on my […]
The Optimist – Jon Snow
Judy Hillman – A true professional
Judy Hillman, 85, a stalwart and much loved member of the Drawing London sketching group, was taken ill while hanging an exhibition of her own work for the Primrose Hill Art Trail in Primrose Hill Community Library on Saturday 1 […]
Thank You, Sue Hadley
By Averil Mansfield. I first met Sue at her ‘Cello Love’ event, which is a two-day gathering of amateur cellists. It was just one of several relaxed, welcoming orchestral sessions which she organises, usually at the Primrose Hill Community Centre. […]
Olympic Swimmer, Nearly. Throwing Darts for England. Nailing Gaddafi.
By the Mole on the Hill. What’s that building down there, Grandad? That’s Oldfield. Where the old people live. Oh really? That’s right, lass. There’s some bright sparks live there. David William Justice, aged 72, lives in Oldfield and he […]
Mine’s a Pint
Mick and I from were going through some papers in the office the other day and found a very old programme of events for the Primrose Hill Community Centre. There used to be a bar in the Lower Hall every Friday, Saturday and Sunday! That’s a lot of […]
On Our Doorstep: How a Primrose Hill greengrocer is helping to save local lives.
By Eleanor Sturdy. If you have lived in Primrose Hill for a while, you have probably bought apples or a Christmas tree from Yeoman’s, where Nigel Grundy worked for over 25 years. I caught up with Nigel recently as he […]
Great India: The Art of Natasha Kumar
You may have seen Natasha Kumar on Primrose Hill, plus Dalmatians. You might have caught her art in Marylebone’s Railings Gallery. Her first success was at the age of 17, showing at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. Since then through […]
Christina Jansen: She Suffers from her Imagination
By The Mole on the Hill. There was this woman a bit back and she took a photograph of a little girl with a backpack walking up the hill on a grassy track. Black and white. Could have been anywhere. […]
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 […]
Oh! You Pretty Things: The Art of Sophia Langmead
By Ylwa Warghusen. The day when On The Hill meets local artist Sophia Langmead at her studio in the heart of the village, the rain is constant and the wind turns umbrellas inside out. But once inside it is another […]