Camden Town

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Camden Town

Camden Town is the name of an area within the London Borough of Camden

London Borough of Camden

The London Borough of Camden is a London borough of London, England, which forms part of Inner London. The southern reaches of Camden form part of Central London....
, situated in London

London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
, England

England

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. It is occasionally shortened to Camden.

Camden Town is an inner-city district located in North London. It is well-known for its markets, liberal attitude and associations with popular culture. Since the 1960s the The Roundhouse

The Roundhouse

The Roundhouse is a former Motive power depot now used as an arts and concert venue in Chalk Farm, London. Built in 1846, it ceased to be used as an engine shed by 1867, and underwent various uses before being abandoned just before the Second World War....
theatre and music venue has been a centre of alternative culture, and later associated with punk and Goth

Goth subculture

The goth subculture is a contemporary subculture found in many countries. It began in the United Kingdom during the early 1980s in the gothic rock scene, an offshoot of the post-punk genre....
subcultures.

Regent's Canal

Regent's Canal

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Camden Town is the name of an area within the London Borough of Camden

London Borough of Camden

The London Borough of Camden is a London borough of London, England, which forms part of Inner London. The southern reaches of Camden form part of Central London....
, situated in London

London

England

The Roundhouse

Goth subculture

Attractions

Regent's Canal

The Regent's Canal

Regent's Canal

The Regent's Canal is a canal across an area just to the north of central London, England. It provides a link from the Paddington arm of the Grand Union Canal, just north-west of Paddington Basin, in the west, to the Limehouse Basin and the River Thames in east London....
runs through the north end of Camden Town. Canalboat trips along the canal, from Camden Lock, are also a popular activity, particularly in the summer months. Many of the handrails by the bridges show deep marks worn by the towropes by which horses pulled canal barges until the 1950s, and it is still possible to see ramps on the canal bank designed to assist horses which fell in the canal after being startled by the noise of a train. The canal bridge known as Macclesfield Bridge or "Blow-up bridge" was the site of London's largest pre-war explosion, where a barge laden with gunpowder

Gunpowder

Gunpowder, also called black powder, is an explosive mixture of sulfur, charcoal and potassium nitrate, KNO3 that burns rapidly, producing volumes of hot solids and gases which can be used as a propellant in firearms and as a pyrotechnic composition in fireworks....
blew up in 1874.

Camden Lock

Camden Lock

Camden Lock, or Hampstead Road Locks is a twin manually-operated canal lock on the Regent's Canal in Camden Town, London Borough of Camden....
is a regularly-used traditional manually-operated double canal lock operating between widely separated levels. A large complex of weekend street markets operate around the Lock.

The Roundhouse Theatre

The Roundhouse

Roundhouse

A roundhouse is a building used by rail transports for servicing locomotives. Roundhouses are large, circular or semicircular structures that were traditionally located surrounding or adjacent to turntable ....
constructed in 1847 for the London and Birmingham Railway

London and Birmingham Railway

The London and Birmingham Railway was an early railway company in the United Kingdom from 1833 until 1846, at which date it became a constituent part of the London and North Western Railway....
. It later had various uses and eventually became derelict. It was converted to a music venue in the 1960s. Since re-opening in 2006 it has once again become a popular theatre and music venue.

Other features

To the east of Camden Town station and running along the canal is a modern complex designed by Terry Farrell

Terry Farrell (architect)

Sir Terry Farrell, Order of the British Empire, Royal Institute of British Architects, Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce, Chartered Society of Designers, Royal Town Planning Institute is a leading England architect....
as the original studios of TV-am

TV-am

TV-am was a breakfast television station that broadcast to the United Kingdom from 1 February 1983 to 31 December 1992. It made history by being the first national operator of an ITV franchise at breakfast-time, and was broadcast every day of the week, for most or all of the period between 6am and 9.25am....
. The studios are now used by MTV but retain the egg cup sculptures along the roof line of original owners.

Camden Square

Camden Square

Camden Square is a rectangular town square in the London Borough of Camden running parallel to Camden Road north of central Camden Town. Orlando Jewitt lived and died on the square, and one of its houses once housed the West African Students' Union....
is a short walk away from Camden Town station and has a playground and dog walking area.

Camden street markets

Camden is well-known for its markets: these are relatively new, except for Inverness Street market

Camden Market

The Camden Markets are a number of adjoining large Marketplace in Camden Town near the Hampstead Road Lock of the Regent's Canal , often called collectively "Camden Market" or "Camden Lock"....
, a small food market serving the local community, though now with only 3 fruit and vegetable stalls among more touristy stalls. Camden Lock market proper started in a former timber-yard in 1973, and is now surrounded by smaller markets: Buck Street market

Camden Market

The Camden Markets are a number of adjoining large Marketplace in Camden Town near the Hampstead Road Lock of the Regent's Canal , often called collectively "Camden Market" or "Camden Lock"....
.

The markets are a major tourist attraction at weekends, selling goods of all types including fashion, lifestyle, books, food, junk/antiques and more bizarre items; they and the surrounding shops are popular with young people, in particular those searching for "alternative" clothing.

In recent years entertainment-related businesses and a Holiday Inn

Holiday Inn

Holiday Inn is a brand name applied to hotels within the InterContinental Hotels Group ....
have moved into the area. A number of retail and food chain outlets have replaced independent shops driven out by high rents and redevelopment. Restaurants have thrived, with the variety of culinary traditions found in London. Many restaurants are a little away from the markets, on Camden High Street and its side streets, Parkway, Chalk Farm Road, and Bayham Street.