The Islington Society is once again sponsoring Islington in Bloom this year, which will feature garden and green space submissions from around the borough in nine categories. The winners will be announced in September. For more information go to Islington Council:...

The Islington Society’s response to the Government consultation on a new permitted development right for the change of use from Commercial, business and Service use (Class E) to Residential (Class C3) can be found here

The City of London Corporation has this week granted planning permission to the Museum of London to progress its plans to relocate to the long-neglected West Smithfield site. This exciting news will bring an end to the long-running disputes about the redevelopment of...

This new walking tour by Andrew Clayton is based on articles he has written for the Society’s Islington News over the past year and is derived from his work in helping to revise and update Islington’s Local List. It can be found here

It is with great sadness that we announce the death early on Wednesday morning of Mary Cosh, a founder of the Islington Society, an influential historian and our Vice-President, at the age of 100 after a short stay in the Marie Curie Hospice in Belsize Park. The...