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Here's a brief pictorial
history of Camden Passage.
Further details about it's colourful past can be found
in John Payton's book "From Camden Passage with Love".
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| The official opening
of Camden Passage on September 3rd, 1960. Agnes Seeley,
Mayor of Islington and Michael Medwin are greeted by John
Payton |
Aspects of Camden
Passage. Left : Mr John Payton studies the plan for the
Pierrepont Arcade of permanent shops to be built on the
cleared site.
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| Center : Stallholders
are prepared to sit through the long cold day. |
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| Comedian Stanley
Baxter opens the 3rd Art Exhibition in 1961 |
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| Miss Polly Elwes,
who opened the Camden Passage Art Exhibition at the QANTAS
Gallery on Monday with her husband Peter Dimmock, looking
at the painting they chose. The Camden Passage Association
presented the picture to her. |
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| Left to Right : Mrs J. Payton,
Arthur Howard, Mrs Bronowski, John Payton, Agnes Seeley,
Mayor of Islington and Derek de Marney, star of 'Dangerous
Moonlight' |
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| Saturday crowds seek out the
many bargains on the stalls in front of the Pierrepont Arcade.
There are two main market days - Wednesday, the trade day,
when a very early rise is advisable, and Saturday, which
starts at the more civilized hour of 9 am. |
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| The unveiling of the Cruden
Memorial plaque by Poet Laureate, John Betjeman and Church
Dignitaries. |
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| Guests at the inaugural cocktail
party ... Daphne Guinness, fashion journalist, Sheree Winton,
film and Television celebrity, Leigh Underhill, Camden Passage
Antique Dealer and Diana Fisher, daughter-in-law of The
Archbishop of Canterbury. |
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| Right : A cycle shop faces the
new shops and market stalls across the passage. |
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| A Highland Piper and Publicity
Manager for Camden Passage Trades Accociation (the piper's
on the left!). |
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| Professor Bronowski points out
the finer points of art to Daphne Guinness. |
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| A busy day in the heart of Camden
Passage. Note Finbar MacDonell's print shop on the left. |
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| Princess Margeret casts a professional-looking
eye over the offerings in Camden Passage... |
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| Alexander Cruden looks down
on the Camden Passage he knew more than 200 years ago. |
