A hamlet and chapelry in the parish of St. Pancras, in the Holborn division of the hundred of Ossulston, according to gazetteers.

For a full history, see British History Online and type Kentish Town in the search box.

Home to many well known music venues, such as The Forum and the Bull & Gate, as well as many fine pubs.

Kentish Town was also home to one of the first false teeth factories in the UK and known for piano making.

Unfortunately, lately, parts of Kentish Town have been referred to in the local papers as "The Bronx". The residents of the real Bronx are pretty annoyed about this, as they reckon The Bronx is actually pretty nice and tame, compared to Kentish Town.

Kentish Town Baths

The once beautiful Kentish Town Baths with their first and second class entrances, now a sad crumbling ruin awaiting refurbishment, if they can ever agree the plans.

Churches

Kentish Town Chapel. Opened several centuries ago. Rebuilt several times. Replaced 1784. Became known as St John the Baptist Kentish Town parish church. Rebuilt 1845. Made redundant 1993 and became used by the Christ Apostolic Church UK.

(photo by Camden Council)

Hope Chapel, Prince of Wales Road. Has the date 1871 on the front. Church of Christ.

Holy Trinity, Hartland Road. (1850)

Congregationalist: Kelly Street (1848). Haverstock or Gospel Oak

 

Haverstock Congregational Chapel, Maitland Park Rd. Now 7th Day Adventist.

Wesleyan Church, Lady Margaret Road, now RC. (1864)

Primitive Methodists, Grafton Road (1867)
Primitive Methodist, Anatola Road, Dartmouth Park Hill
Primitive Methodists, Carlton Road, Oak Village, Gospel Oak

Wesleyan Methodist Church, Prince of Wales Road

Wesleyan - Kentish Town Circuit, Lady Margaret Road
Wesleyan, Agincourt Road, Gospel Oak
St Martins, Allcroft Rd, 1865.

Free Christian (Unitarian) Church, Clarence Rd (1855)

St Andrews, Malden Rd (1856)

St Lukes, Oseney Crescent (1869-1956)

St Barnabas, Kentish Town Rd (1885) (from 1957 St Andrews Greek Orthodox church) Grade II listed building

St Silas the Martyr, Shipton Place (Now St Silas Place). (1884)

Highgate Rd Baptist Chapel, (1877)

Luther Tyndale Memorial Church, 9 Leighton Crescent (1896)
Trinity Presbyterian Church, corner or Buck Street & Kentish Town Road

Schools

Ackland School, Fortess Road
Burghley Road Central, Highgate Road
The Burghley, Burghley Road

The Governesses' Asylum, built 1849, altered about 1879 for the Camden School for Girls. The railings came from another building entirely.

Gordon House Academy, Gordon House Road/Highgate Rd.

Southampton House Academy (1828)

Miss Browell's preparatory School (1799)

Holmes Road Board School

Gospel Oak Schools, Allcroft Rd, later William Ellis School. Moved to Highgate Road in 1937.

Elementary & Middle Class Training Schools, Wilkin Street (1864)

The Orphan Working School, Maitland Park Road (1847)

Pubs

The Assembly House, Kentish Town Road (1898) Grade II listed building

(photo by Camden Council)

 Bull & Gate, Kentish Town Road (1871) Grade II listed building

(photo by Camden Council)

The Junction Tavern, 1885-6 Directory - Benjamin Acres.

The Wheatsheaf. 1874 directory -  Jas. W. Axtell,  59 Haverstock Rd, NW5