The One History project would not be possible without our partners. Find out more about them here, plus useful links to where you can find more information on local history.
One History funder EC1 New Deal for Communities (NDC) is a government funded regeneration project in the EC1 postcode area of central London. Find out more on the EC1 NDC website here.
Dr David Green and Eoin Dunne from King’s College London are the researchers behind One History. Find out more about the Department of Geography here.
One History researchers were helped in their work by these places - also the ideal place to start to find out more about the history of the area:
Islington Local History Centre
Islington Archaeology and History Society
Clerkenwell and Islington Guides Association
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walks in EC1
St John Street snakes northwards from Smithfield to the Angel. Along its route a fascinating story of change unfolds that spans more than a thousand years of London’s history.
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The Black Cat trail crosses EC1 from Old Street in the east to the Angel in the west. It reveals some of the major changes in the area, passing by characterful churches, former cigarette factories, 19th century housing estates and Finsbury Council’s pioneering efforts to improve social housing in the 20th century.
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