Jiff Bayliss presents an illustrated talk tracing the development of the Islington side of Stroud Green and Finsbury Park from rural area to present-day urban village and transport interchange.
Most of the Stroud Green area (and Finsbury Park itself) falls within the London Borough of Haringey, however, a small portion to the west and south of the district can be found in the neighbouring borough of Islington. Stroud Green Road forms the boundary between the two authorities and is also the area’s main thoroughfare. It is to the west of this important shopping and residential street, as well as the adjoining district of Finsbury Park, that this presentation will focus.
With its lively mixed-use of buildings with ground-floor shops and residential use above, which line Crouch Hill and the busy Stroud Green Road, down to Seven Sisters Road and Finsbury Park Station, our speaker will reflect upon the area’s humble origins, its Victorian development and today’s unique blend of domestic housing and business and creative arts infrastructure that greets residents and visitors alike.
About Jiff Bayliss
Jiff Bayliss is a local histographer and qualified Islington Guided Walks guide. He is also a research volunteer at Islington Museum.
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Image of T Marson and Sons, Lennox Road, c1904 – courtesy of Islington Local History Centre
