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The Roundhouse is a performing arts and concert venue at the Grade II* listed former railway engine shed in Chalk Farm, London, England.The building was erected in 1846–1847 by the London & North Western Railway as a roundhouse, a circular building containing a railway turntable, but was used for that purpose for only about a decade.
Chalk Farm equates to the northern neighbourhood of Camden Town and features many lively pubs, live music venues, and restaurants. Within immediate reach of the tube station is The Roundhouse , a former circular railway engine turntable shed converted to 360° arts and performance use.
The event took place in summer 1967 at the Roundhouse in Camden. As summarised by historian Alexander Dunst, the intellectual luminaries at the Congress included Gregory Bateson, Herbert Marcuse and Stokely Carmichael. Allen Ginsberg gave a lecture, read poetry, and led chants.
Victor Marrero was kissed by the gods of reality TV. After he and his Camden, N.J. rowhouse were depicted, roaches and all, on a February 2007 20/20 piece about his poor city, Extreme Makeover ...
The roundhouse was closed in 1871 and replaced by the Willesden motive power depot. Its building was converted into a storage warehouse and in time became The Roundhouse centre for the performing arts. The passenger depot was enlarged by the London and North Western Railway in 1920 and then rebuilt by the London Midland and Scottish Railway in ...
The formation of the Camden Society in 1838 was the initiative of Thomas Wright, John Gough Nichols, and John Bruce. [1] It was modelled on the Surtees Society (founded in 1834 to publish materials relating to the history of northern England), of which Nichols had been the first treasurer.
[4] As Camden grew in the latter half of the 19th century, the orphanage was able to sell a portion of their 1.5 acre parcel to an unknown developer for homes, possibly the Kaighn family themselves as they were involved in construction residential real estate at the time building rowhomes throughout the city, most likely intended to house the ...
Camden: Terrace: c. 1676: 24 October 1951: 1322146: Grays Inn Square Numbers 6, 7 and 8 and Attached Railings: St Christopher's Chapel, Great Ormond Street Hospital: Camden: Chapel: 1871–1876: 10 March 1980