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the cultural education centre, a wide variety of events, from
the interior of which features trade and antiques fairs to
yet more beautiful carving, large-scale concerts. Set in
this time from Burmese teak 80 hectares (196 acres) of park-
and English oak. Leave any land, the building sits majestically
large bags at the security desk exposed on a hill, so the views
across the road, dress modestly are spectacular, and it’s a good
(with your shoulders, upper spot for fireworks and funfairs.
arms and knees covered) There’s a permanent ice rink and
and remove your shoes when the grounds have a ten-hole
you enter the main building pitch-and-putt golf course, Jewish Bakers’ Union banner, c.1926, in
(cloakrooms are provided). boating lake and playgrounds. the Jewish Museum, Camden
There’s a small museum on Check the website for details
Hinduism, with a video about of events. ceremonial objects and some
the temple’s construction. illuminated marriage contracts.
The highlight is
6 The Jewish a 17th- or 18th-century
5 Alexandra Palace Museum Venetian synagogue ark.
Alexandra Palace Way N22. 129–31 Albert St NW1. Map 4 E1. Tel There is also an exhibition
3 Alexandra Palace. 1 Wood Green, 020 7284 7384. 1 Camden Town. on the Holocaust.
then bus W3. Tel 020 8365 2121. Open 10am–5pm Sat–Thu, 10am–
Open for events 7 - 0 Ice rink 2pm Fri. Closed Jewish hols, 25 & 26 7 Islington
Open 11am–1:30pm & 2–5:30pm Dec & 1 Jan. & 7 - (not Sat). =
Mon–Fri, 10:30am– 12:30pm & ∑ jewishmuseum.org.uk N1. Map 6 E1. 1 Angel, Highbury
2–4:30pm Sat & Sun, plus weekend & Islington.
evening sessions and special events. London’s Jewish Museum was
& Boat hire: Apr–Oct 11am– 6pm. founded in 1932 in Bloomsbury, Islington was once a highly
∑ alexandrapalace.com and it has occupied several fashionable spa, but the rich
locations – at one point it was began to move out in the late
Built as the People’s Palace in split between two sites, in 18th century, and the area
1873, Alexandra Palace has a Finchley and Camden. In 2007 deteriorated rapidly. During
slightly chequered history – it the museum celebrated its the 20th century, writers such
has burned down twice, once 75th anniversary with the as Evelyn Waugh, George
just 16 days after it opened, commence ment of works to Orwell and Joe Orton lived
and again in 1980. From 1936 bring the two collections here. Now Islington has again
until 1956 the BBC’s television together in a single building. returned to fashion as one of
studios were housed at Opened in 2010, the museum London’s first areas to become
Alexandra Palace, and in 1936 has large galleries, education gentrified, with many young
the first television transmission facilities and hands-on displays professionals buying and
took place from here (there are for children. refurbishing old houses.
plans afoot to re-create the Celebrating Jewish life in An older relic is Canonbury
BBC studios in the eastern end Britain from the Middle Ages Tower, the remains of a medi-
of the palace). Affectionately onwards, the museum is packed eval manor house conver ted
known as Ally Pally, the large, with memorabilia. It also has into apartments in the
ornate Victorian halls now host important collections of Jewish 18th century. Writers such
as Washington Irving and
Oliver Goldsmith lived here
and today it houses the
Tower Theatre.
On Islington Green, there
is a statue of Sir Hugh
Myddleton, who built a canal
through Islington in 1613 to
bring water to London from
Hertfordshire; today a
landscaped walk along its
banks runs between Essex
Road and Canonbury stations.
Chapel Market takes place
close to Angel Tube (see p336),
and there are antique shops
at Camden Passage. The N1
Centre is a shopping and
Alexander Palace, a landmark in television broadcasting history cinema complex.

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