Islington

Islington is a district in north London. The area usually referred to as Islington is now only a part of the London Borough of Islington to which it gave its name. Because of its proximity to the City of London, Islington developed as a fashionable area in the nineteenth century, with large well-built houses. However changes in residential patterns led to a decline in its popularity, and by the mid-twentieth century it was largely run down and a by-word for urban poverty.

See also

• Almeida Theatre
• Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
• Business Design Centre