Barnsbury is one of the most consistent and attractive areas of Regency and early Victorian architecture and town planning to be found in North London.
These evocative drawings and commentary are the work of John Melvin, an architect who knows Barnsbury intimately. Drawn in 1984, they still have the power to entertain and lightheartedly inform the Londoner of today.
Allow this walk to lead you to the familiar and unfamiliar; the drawings will reveal a history of a village in London that is surprisingly varied.
