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37-475: The O 2 Forum Kentish Town is a concert venue in Kentish Town , London , England , owned by Live Nation Entertainment and originally built in 1934. The venue was built in 1934 and was originally used as an art deco cinema. After the cinema was closed, the venue re-opened as an Irish dance hall. In the 1980s, it changed directions from a bingo hall, to a dance hall and then to a live music venue under

74-522: A model for future delivery of primary care throughout the country. Through this process Architects AHMM were selected and the building opened in 2008 and has since been credited with a number of awards including RIBA Award for Architecture 2009 and Building Magazine Public Building Project of the Year 2010. Kentish Town Community Centre is a community centre, created in 2004, to provide meeting spaces and activities for local residents of all ages. Pub rock

111-594: A position as a German teacher at the St Clement Danes School . The minimal salary she earned at the school was supplemented by giving private lessons. Her husband obtained a position teaching French at King's College , together making enough to maintain a small house in London. Jenny Longuet was pregnant in almost every year of her married life. She gave birth to a first son in September 1873, but

148-548: A rich history of political representation, with the Holborn and St Pancras seat held by Labour Party Prime Minister Keir Starmer as of April 2024. Kentish Town has also been a popular filming location for various movies and television shows. It is home to numerous independently owned shops, music venues, and cultural establishments, such as the Kentish Town Community Centre. The name of Kentish Town

185-452: Is St Benet and All Saints, Lupton Street. In his poem Parliament Hill Fields, Sir John Betjeman refers to "the curious Anglo-Norman parish church of Kentish Town". This possibly refers to the former parish Church of St John Kentish Town. Kentish Town Road contains one of London's many disused Tube stations. South Kentish Town tube station was closed in June 1924 after strike action at

222-670: Is in Kentish Town. The largest municipal building is the Kentish Town Sports Centre which opened as the St Pancras public baths in 1903, designed by Thomas W. Aldwinckle. The large complex originally had separate first and second class men's baths and a women's baths, along with a public hall. Little of the interior remains intact. The baths were closed in January 2007 for refurbishment and re-opened at

259-576: Is probably derived from Ken-ditch or Caen-ditch , meaning the "bed of a waterway" and is otherwise unrelated to the English county of Kent . In researching the meaning of Ken-ditch , it has also been noted that ken is the Celtic word for both "green" and "river", while ditch refers to the River Fleet , now a subterranean river . However, another theory is the name comes from its position near

296-543: Is situated close to the open spaces of Hampstead Heath . Kentish Town likely derives its name from Ken-ditch or Caen-ditch, meaning the "bed of a waterway." The area was initially a small settlement on the River Fleet , first recorded in 1207 during King John 's reign. The early 19th century brought modernization to the area, and it became a popular resort due to its accessibility from London. Notably, Karl Marx resided at 46 Grafton Terrace in Kentish Town from 1856. The area saw further development after World War II and has

333-581: Is usually traced back to the "Tally Ho" in Kentish Town, a former jazz pub, where Eggs over Easy started playing in May 1971, and were soon joined by Bees Make Honey , Brinsley Schwarz , Max Merritt and the Meteors , Ducks Deluxe and others. The Assembly House is a Grade II listed pub at 292–294 Kentish Town Road. Kentish Town is also home to The Forum (formerly known as the Town and Country club), during

370-761: The Green and Liberal Democrat parties. In May 2006 the Liberal Democrats won two of the three Council seats in Kentish Town, strengthening this hold by taking the final seat in a by-election in November of the same year. In the Council elections in May 2010, Labour regained all three Council seats. In May 2022, the ward of Kentish Town North elected two Labour Councillors Sylvia McNamara and James Slater. Kentish Town South reelected Labour Councillors Georgia Gould , Meric Apac, and Jenny Headlam-Wells . In

407-480: The Lots Road Power Station meant the lift could not be used. It never reopened as a station, although it was used as an air raid shelter during World War II . The distinctive building is now occupied underground by a massage shop and on ground level by a 'Cash Converters' pawn shop at the corner of Kentish Town Road and Castle Road. There have been proposals to rebuild the station. Kentish Town

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444-626: The pen name "J. Williams" on the treatment of the Irish political prisoners by the British government. She met her future husband, the French journalist and radical political activist Charles Longuet in 1871. The pair became engaged in March 1872 and were married on 10 October the same year in a civil ceremony at St Pancras registry office, she taking the name Jenny Longuet. As with her parents,

481-636: The railway , which can still be seen today. Kentish Town was a prime site for development as the Kentish Town Road was a major route from London northwards. Karl Marx was a famous resident, living at 46 Grafton Terrace from 1856. Jenny Marx described this eight-room house in Kentish Town as "A truly princely dwelling, compared with the holes we used to live in" (March 11, 1861 letter by Jenny Marx , quoted in Rachel Holmes, "Eleanor Marx: A Life", Bloomsbury Books, London, 2014,P 10). 1877 saw

518-521: The 1950s a cinema, and now a live music venue. Spring 2014 saw Kentish Town to get its first speak easy, 1920s style hidden bar, when Knowhere Special opened its doors next to Kentish Town station. Torriano Avenue, dating back to 1848, is a Kentish Town street home to Pete Stanley , one of the country's best-known bluegrass banjo players; British actor Bill Nighy ; and The Torriano Poets , where local poets have met for over 20 years and still hold weekly public poetry readings on Sunday evenings: its founder

555-562: The 19th century and early 20th century the area of Kentish Town became the home of several piano and organ manufacturers, and was described by The Piano Journal in 1901 as "...that healthful suburb dear to the heart of the piano maker". A network of streets in the East of Kentish Town has streets named after places or persons connected with Christ Church, Oxford viz: Oseney , Busby , Gaisford , Caversham , Islip , Wolsey , Frideswide , Peckwater & Hammond . All these streets lay behind

592-528: The 2011 census, 53% of the population was White British and 15% were White Other. In 2002 the comedy and drama film About a Boy was filmed in Lady Margaret Road, which is located at the top of Kentish Town, and Oseney Crescent. Many of the filming locations used in the 2006 film Venus , starring Peter O'Toole , Leslie Phillips , and Jodie Whittaker were in Kentish Town. In 1959 Lady Somerset Road and Oakford Road were used substantially for

629-546: The BBC tragicomedy Fleabag were filmed in Kentish Town, star/writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge being a resident. In 2005, a survey of Kentish Town by the local Green Party claimed that out of 87 shops on Kentish Town Road (locally known as Kentish Town High Street), 53 were still independently owned. The high street is a mixture of national retail chains and independent shops, including a long-standing bookshop, several delis and organic stores. Many 'World Food' shops have opened up on

666-526: The Fleet; it has been suggested that Kentish Town, which lies in between two forks of the Fleet, takes its name from cant or cantle (from the Middle English meaning "corner"). Kentish Town was originally a small settlement on the River Fleet (the waterway is now one of London's underground rivers ). It is first recorded during the reign of King John (1207) as kentisston . By 1456 Kentish Town

703-617: The French Socialist Party. A political amnesty granted by the government of France in July 1880 allowed Charles Longuet the opportunity to return to his native country and he was quick to return, taking a position as an editor of La Justice , a radical daily newspaper founded by Georges Clemenceau . By this time, however, Jenny had begun to suffer from cancer and she for a time remained in London with her three sons, to be near her aging parents. In February 1881 Jenny and

740-518: The London Underground; Underground stations, overground connection (at Kentish Town West and Camden Road stations) and multiple bus routes with the majority going into or around Central London. The following Bus Routes serve Kentish Town: 88 (24 hour), 134 (24 hour), 214 (24 hour), 393 and Night Bus Route N20. Jenny Longuet Jenny Caroline Marx, known to family and close friends as "Jennychen" to distinguish her from her mother,

777-566: The Oxford Arms. Some of the freehold of these streets is still in the name of Christ Church Oxford. A network of streets in the north of Kentish Town was part of a large estate owned by St John's College, Cambridge . Lady Margaret Road is named after Lady Margaret Beaufort , foundress of St John's College. Burghley Road is named after Lord Burghley , Chancellor to Elizabeth I and benefactor of St John's. Similarly, College Lane, Evangelist Road and Lady Somerset Road are street names linked to

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814-404: The beginning of mission work in the area as it was then poor. The mission first held their services outside but as their funding increased they built a mission house, chapel , and vicarage. One mission house of the area was Lyndhurst Hall which remained in use before being taken over by the Council. The Council wished it to sell it for residential use, and the hall was demolished in 2006. During

851-459: The boys moved to France to join her husband. The family settled in the town of Argenteuil , near Paris, where they were regularly visited by the boys' doting grandfather Karl Marx. Despite her ill health, Jenny delivered another son, Marcel Longuet (1881-1949) who later worked as a journalist, including for the Parisian newspaper L'Aurore . A final child, a daughter also named Jenny Longuet,

888-482: The child died the following summer of diarrhea . A second son, Jean Laurent Frederick "Johnny" Longuet (1876–1938) fared better, surviving to eventually become a leader of the Socialist Party of France . A third son, born in 1878, mentally challenged and sickly, died at the age of 5, while a fourth, Edgar "Wolf" Longuet (1879–1950) lived a full life, becoming a medical doctor as well as an activist in

925-526: The end of July 2010. Kentish Town has a fairly large boundary, stretching from Camden Gardens to as a far north as the Highgate Road/Gordon House Road junction near Dartmouth Park . Kentish Town generally includes the areas to the west, around Queens Crescent and to the east around Torriano. Kentish Town has a range of transport connections: a mainline railway station that is served by Thameslink along with an interchange to

962-668: The estate of St John's College. In 1912 the Church of St Silas the Martyr (designed by architect Ernest Charles Shearman ) was finally erected and consecrated, and by December of that year it became a parish in its own right. It can still be seen today along with the church of St Luke with St Paul and the Church of St Barnabas (handed over to the Greek Orthodox Church in 1957). The present Church of England parish church

999-496: The fictional and suggestively named "69 Paradise Passage". In addition, the video of the Madness track " Baggy Trousers " was filmed at Islip Street School and the park in Kentish Town. The Anglican Parish Church of St John Kentish Town, now known as "Christs Apostolic Church", was used by Only Fools and Horses as the backdrop (in external scenes) exterior of the Church where Damien was christened. Plenty of exterior shots in

1036-645: The filming of Sapphire , a film exploring racial tension in London, directed by Basil Dearden . The Assembly House pub was the location for the 1971 film Villain starring Richard Burton . The 1993 comedy Bad Behaviour , featuring Stephen Rea and Sinéad Cusack , was set in Kentish Town and includes scenes set in several local streets and the Owl Bookshop. The 1947 Ealing Studios film It Always Rains on Sunday had scenes shot in Clarence Way during 1944 or 46 showing Holy Trinity Church with just

1073-452: The lower part of its spire still intact following the destruction of the upper section of the spire in WWII. The entire spire has since been removed leaving the church, effectively, with a tower. Kentish Town was also used as the location for the BBC comedy series Gimme Gimme Gimme with its main protagonists Tom and Linda living with their ex-prostitute landlord and upstairs neighbour Beryl at

1110-627: The name Town & Country Club . In 1993, Mean Fiddler Music Group purchased the venue and renamed it the London Forum . The final show at the T&;C was Van Morrison on 21 March 1993. From 2009-2013 the venue was named the HMV Forum. In 2007, MAMA & Company purchased the Forum from Mean Fiddler and spent £1.5 million on renovations, increasing the capacity to 2,300. In 2015, the venue

1147-475: The street. However, since 2009 there has been a marked increase in independent shops being replaced with chain stores including Pret a Manger , Costa Coffee , Caffe Nero and Sainsbury's. An architectural design competition was launched by RIBA Competitions and Camden Primary Care Trust and James Wigg Practice to design a new integrated care centre in Kentish Town that would deliver a flagship building, new models of care, enhance integrated working and provide

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1184-493: The young couple faced economic hardship in their earliest years. They moved to Oxford soon after their marriage, hoping that Charles could find work as a teacher, but he was unable to do so. Jenny earned a meagre income for the pair working as a private tutor, giving lessons in French, German , and singing. The couple's financial lives became more stable in 1874, when Jenny and Charles found work as teachers, with Jenny holding

1221-400: Was John Rety . The street is also home to two pubs, one being an 1850s hostelry The Leighton , the other The Torriano , which was for many years an old-fashioned community off-licence. They take their names from the local landowners, Sir David Leighton and Joshua Torriano, who developed the land for housing in the mid 19th century. One of London's most famous nudist public baths , Rio's,

1258-523: Was a thriving hamlet. In this period, a chapel of ease was built for its inhabitants. The early 19th century brought modernisation, causing much of the area's rural qualities, the River Fleet and the 18th-century buildings to vanish, although pockets still remain, for example Little Green Street . Between the availability of public transport to it from London, and its urbanisation, it was a popular resort. Large amounts of land were purchased to build

1295-554: Was acquired by Live Nation, and re-branded as O 2 Forum Kentish Town as part of the O 2 Academy Group. The venue has standing downstairs and benches seating in booths on the upstairs balcony, or a fully seated layout for certain shows. Kentish Town Kentish Town is an area of northwest London , England in the London Borough of Camden , immediately north of Camden Town . Less than four miles north of central London, Kentish Town has good transport connections and

1332-518: Was born in Paris on 1 May 1844, the oldest daughter of Karl Marx and Jenny von Westphalen Marx . She was a fragile child but was nevertheless the first of the Marx children to survive childhood. In 1868, at the age of 24, she accepted a position as a French language teacher in order to help her parents financially. She also contributed a number of articles to the socialist press, in 1870 writing under

1369-591: Was to see further modernisation in the post-World War II period. However, the residential parts of Kentish Town, dating back to the mid-19th century have survived. Kentish Town is part of the Holborn and St Pancras seat which is held by Labour Party Prime Minister Keir Starmer as of March 2024. Kentish Town was an early base for the Social Democratic Party and in recent years the increasingly middle class population has returned large votes for

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