Built to service trains using Euston, London's first railway terminus. It became obsolete by 1855 when locomotives outgrew its turntable. It then became a warehouse for Gilbey's Gin. In the 1960s the left-wing playwright, Arnold Wesker, promoted its conversion into Centre 42, a cutting-edge arts venue. It's had a chequered life since then but remains, 2015, a performing arts venue.
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Camden Roundhouse
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Evelyn Rothwell, Lady Barbirolli
Oboist and wife of Sir John Barbirolli. Born in Wallingford-on-Thames, she studied oboe under Leon Goossens, and deputised for him in the Drury Lane Orchestra. This was at a time when there were fe...
1 memorial
Bob Dylan
Musician, singer-songwriter. BornRobert Allen Zimmerman in Minnesota. He was invited to appear in a BBC TV drama The Madhouse on Castle Street and consequently he was in London December 1962 ...
1 memorial
Justin Hinds
Ska vocalist, with his backing singers the Dominoes. Born Jamaica.
1 memorial
Wilfred Walker
Pioneering music promoter. "Wilfred Walker OBE ... led the Notting Hill Carnival between 1973-1975 ... Walker ran three stages which, according to him, gave early platforms to a number of bands suc...
Person, Community / Clubs, Music / songs, Politics & Administration
1 memorial
United DJs Radio
This was a digital service, fronted by former Radio Luxembourg presenter Tony Prince.
1 memorial
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