Primrose Hill Opera Cabaret

6.30 p.m., Sunday 10 September 2023St Mary’s church, 2 Elsworthy Road NW3 3DU The Primrose Hill Opera Cabaret is back and offering a sparkling evening’s entertainment with talented young professional opera stars singing arias, duets and ensembles. Enjoy an indoor…

Categories: Events, St Mary's

St Mary’s Church Celebrates 150 Years

The first vicar of St Mary’s church was Charles Fuller who attracted a group of pious young women, one of which, Mary Emily André gifted the church £3000 on condition that the vicar married her. Shrewdly he did, and the…

Categories: Church, Feature, History

Three Artists

Annie Ovenden – Jan Phethean – Brian Busselle AT ONE WITH NATURE As part of the ‘Grow the Wonder’ campaign, St Mary’s, Primrose Hill is hosting a summer exhibition with three renowned artists. The exhibition can be viewed online until…

Categories: Art, Charity, Feature

Walter Murch

Local resident Walter Murch has worked in the film industry for decades. One evening, he was sitting in his editing suite when Marlon Brando walked in. Marlon Brando said to Walter, “People say that I mumble.” Walter agreed he had…

Categories: Events, Feature, Film

Grow the Wonder

By Richard Benson The big red-brick Victorian behemoth of St Mary the Virgin on Elsworthy Road might be known or recognised by many in the community as the church that sells ice cream outside, or as the venue for the…

People Friendly Streets

In the 1960s, heavy traffic roared through the residential streets of Primrose Hill. Regent’s Park Road, and even Chalcot and Fitzroy Roads, were through routes to the West End. Colin St Johnston, resident of Fitzroy Road for more than half…