Upper Street

Upper Street is a main road and high street in North London, and is part of the A1. It runs from the junction of the A1 and Pentonville Road and City Road, and runs roughly northwards past Angel tube station, then the Business Design Centre, then splits at Islington Green (where Essex Road branches off) past the Screen on the Green cinema, the town hall and finally at Highbury & Islington tube station on Highbury corner, where the A1 carries on as Holloway Road.

Related Topics:
London - A1 - Pentonville Road - Angel tube station - Highbury & Islington tube station - Holloway Road

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It contains many fashionable shops, pubs, restaurants and theatres, especially towards the northern half of the road, including the now closed Granita restaurant where Tony Blair and Gordon Brown were said to have made their deal on leadership once the Labour Party won power. It also includes a famous antiques market at Camden Passage, and also Chapel Market is near Angel which sells fruit n' veg, clothes etc.

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Granita restaurant - Tony Blair - Gordon Brown - Labour Party

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In 2005 Islington Council launched "Technology Mile", a project to turn Upper Street in a large scale wi-fi hotspot. Using routers mounted on lamposts anyone with a wireless enabled device can connect to Council services and the internet the entire length of Upper Street, although the best signal is found in the Islington Green/St. Mary's church areas.

Related Topics:
2005 - Islington Council - Wi-fi hotspot - Islington Green

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