In the 18th century Kentish Town was the village in the large parish of St Pancras. A place of mansions and farms, with the river Fleet meandering through the fields, it was a pleasant, healthy and quiet settlement. But in the 19th century vast changes saw the local influence of Kentish Town diminish. Though much of Kentish Town became the home of well-to-do people, another part of it was bedevilled by several railways, but since the Second World War a great deal of the area has been redeveloped, and the houses on the estates have been renovated and spruced up.
245 x 185mm (hardback with 180 illustrations) 144 pages
Published 1997