44-473: Chalk Farm Road is a street in the Camden Town area of London . There is a widespread misapprehension that the road that runs through Camden Market is part of Camden High Street , but it is actually Chalk Farm Road. Camden Market is a major centre for the retailing of street fashions and other goods targeted at teenagers and young adults, and Chalk Farm Road has an alternative culture atmosphere. The street
88-566: A route over the River Thames to the South Bank . At the junction, a separate set of traffic lights is provided for cyclists, who may cross between the A400 and Cycle Superhighway 3 with little conflict with other road traffic. Embankment tube station is to the north of the junction. The route runs westbound along Northumberland Avenue towards Trafalgar Square . Here the route meets Whitehall ,
132-604: Is a London Overground station at the corner of Royal College Street and Camden Road, on the line from Richmond in the West to Stratford station in the East. The nearest National Rail station is Kentish Town station on the Thameslink route on the Midland Main Line . St Pancras International , Euston , and King's Cross terminals are within 20 minutes' walk of Camden Town. The area
176-608: Is a free, independent weekly newspaper that covers the London Borough of Camden. Camden tv, Web site with short films about Camden. Camden High Street The A400 road is an A road in London that runs from Charing Cross (near Trafalgar Square , in London's West End ) to Archway in North London. It passes some of London's most famous landmarks. The Northern line ( Charing Cross and High Barnet branches) runs beneath
220-501: Is a major hub for London Buses . The following routes serve Camden Town: 24 (24 hour), 27 , 29 , 31 , 46, 88 (24 hour), 134 (24 hour), 168, 214 (24 hour), 253 , 274 and Night Bus Routes N5, N20, N27, N28, N29, N31, N253 and N279. Parts of the A503 (Camden Road) and A400 (Camden High Street and Camden Street) are designated as red routes on which vehicles may not stop for any reason, managed by Transport for London (TfL) rather than
264-535: Is a road in London , England, stretching over a kilometre between Bloomsbury and Camden Town . It is signed as the A400 . Hampstead Road terminates at Euston Road in the south, where it continues as Tottenham Court Road and (via a slip road) Gower Street . In the north, at Mornington Crescent , Hampstead Road becomes Camden High Street . For most of its length, Hampstead Road is sandwiched between Regent's Park Estate to
308-486: Is a section of the A400 road in Upper Holloway , north London, running between Archway tube station (at the top of Holloway Road ) and Tufnell Park tube station (where the A400 continues southwards as Fortess Road). The street has a number of restaurants, bars and pubs. Junction Road is home to Archway Tower, a building whose appearance is divisive and there is debate as to whether it should be demolished. However,
352-503: Is a shared-use pedestrian and cycle path maintained by the Canal and River Trust . The towpath links Camden Town to Angel and King's Cross to the east, and Regent's Park and Maida Vale in the west. The London-wide Santander Cycles cycle hire scheme operates in Camden Town. There are several docking stations, some near rail and Tube stations. Cycle counters on Royal College Street to
396-640: Is at Mornington Crescent tube station , and northbound A400 traffic travels along Camden High Street to the Britannia Junction. At the Britannia Junction, the A400 bears north-east onto Kentish Town Road . Camden High Street becomes the A502 towards Hampstead , whilst traffic may turn right onto the A503 ( Camden Road ). Southbound traffic through Camden Town leaves Kentish Town Road near Camden Gardens. Traffic travels south along Camden Street , along which it meets
440-578: Is now surrounded by five more markets: Buck Street market , Stables market , Camden Lock Village , and an indoor market in the Electric Ballroom . The markets are a major tourist attraction at weekends, selling goods of all types, including fashion, lifestyle, books, food, junk/antiques and more bizarre items; they and the surrounding shops are popular with young people, in particular, those searching for "alternative" clothing. While originally open on Sundays only, market activity later extended throughout
484-557: Is part of the route from central London to Hampstead . It is a continuation of Camden High Street , and begins at the Bridge over Regent's Canal . Chalk Farm underground station , on the Northern line , is at the northern end. Entertainment venues in Chalk Farm Road include The Roundhouse , which occupies a former railway shed. Pink Floyd played the first ever show there in 1966 and it
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#1733086111779528-449: Is part of the route from central London to Hampstead . It is the local high street and features major music venues at either end ( KOKO , the former Camden Palace, at the southern end and the bridge over Regent's Canal at the northern end). It is a one-way street only allowing vehicular traffic to travel northwards (southbound traffic uses the parallel Camden Street). Travelling north, traffic emerges from Hampstead Road (A400) into
572-650: The A4 ( Strand / Cockspur Street ), and the Mall . The A400 travels north from Trafalgar Square along St. Martin's Place and Charing Cross Road . The route meets the A401 ( Shaftesbury Avenue ) at Cambridge Circus , after which the route continues northwards to Tottenham Court Road station , where it meets Oxford Street (the A40 ). Here, the road enters the London Borough of Camden . From
616-514: The Islington Tunnel . A regular waterbus service operates along the Regent's Canal from Camden Lock. Boats depart every hour during the summer, heading westward around Regent's Park, calling at London Zoo and on towards Maida Vale. Sightseeing narrow-boat trips run from Camden Lock to Little Venice. A new park and walkway utilising the former railway alignment between Camden Town and Kings Cross
660-470: The London Borough of Bromley ), formerly owned by historian William Camden . The name, which appears on the Ordnance Survey map of 1822, was later applied to the early-20th-century Camden Town Group of artists and the London Borough of Camden , created in 1965. The emergence of the industrial revolution in the 19th century meant Camden was the North Western Railway's terminal stop in 1837. It
704-577: The London Borough of Camden , around 2.5 miles (4.1 km) north-northwest of Charing Cross . Historically in Middlesex , it is identified in the London Plan as one of 34 major centres in Greater London . Laid out as a residential district from 1791 and originally part of the manor of Kentish Town and the parish of St Pancras , Camden Town became an important location during the early development of
748-804: The National Temperance Hospital ). Hampstead Road then crosses the West Coast Main Line , before forming the western boundary of the Ampthill Square Estate and the western side of Harrington Square , passing on the left the Carreras Building , and on the right Mornington Crescent tube station , then joining Camden High Street at the statue of Richard Cobden . Hampstead Road used to run north to Hampstead, but has been renamed everywhere north of Mornington Crescent. Nonetheless, it still gave its name to Hampstead Road Locks and
792-543: The borough . Black taxis ply for hire in the area and there are minicab offices. During the COVID-19 pandemic, from about March 2020 roadworks were carried out to make many side roads more suitable for cycling and reduce vehicle traffic. This led to traffic jams described as "gridlock", and opposition. Transport for London and Camden Council both provide and maintain cycling infrastructure in Camden Town. Segregated cycle tracks run alongside Royal College Street to
836-636: The A400 between Charing Cross and Archway stations . Between Charing Cross and Euston Road ( Inner Ring Road ), the road is in the London Congestion Charge zone. At its southern end, the A400 begins in the City of Westminster at a junction with the Victoria Embankment , opposite the Hungerford (Charing Cross) Bridge . There is no vehicular access to the bridge, which provides pedestrians with
880-465: The A503 (Camden Road) and the A4200 (Eversholt Street). Southbound traffic joins Hampstead Road to the south of Mornington Crescent tube station. Continuing north, the A400 passes through Kentish Town. It then continues along Fortess Road towards Tufnell Park . In the London Borough of Camden, the A400 is controlled by Transport for London between Euston and Camden Town tube station . This section of
924-476: The Air Quality Objective, with the monitoring point recording an annual mean of 76 μg/m^3 . In the London Borough of Camden, levels of NO 2 are monitored in several locations in close proximity to the A400. Results from 2018 include: In the London Borough of Islington, a monitoring point along Junction Road recorded an annual mean 36 μg/m^3 in 2018, down from 42 μg/m^3 in 2017. Hampstead Road
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#1733086111779968-486: The High Street at the junction with Eversholt Street, by Mornington Crescent Underground station . The northern extremity of Camden High Street lies at a bridge over Regent's Canal where the road turns Chalk Farm Road , into the southern end Kentish Town Road (where the A400 continues) and Camden Road . Camden Town Underground station is on the corner between Camden High Street and Kentish Town Road. Junction Road
1012-532: The UK Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) at 40 micrograms per metres cubed (μg/m ) . Exposure to high levels of NO 2 can lead to respiratory problems , and the gases sometimes inflame the lining of the lungs, reducing immunity to lung infections . In the City of Westminster, there is a nearby NO 2 monitoring point entitled Oxford Street East. In 2018, levels of NO 2 failed to meet
1056-532: The area increased in popularity with the introduction of the markets the narrow platforms became dangerously overcrowded, particularly on Sunday afternoons. London Underground made many proposals to upgrade the station. In 2004 a proposal requiring the compulsory purchase and demolition of 'the Triangle'—land bordered by Kentish Town Road, Buck Street and Camden High Street—was rejected by Camden Council after opposition from local people; of 229 letters, only two supported
1100-463: The canal bank designed to assist horses that fell in the canal after being startled by the noise of a train. Camden Lock is a regularly used traditional manually operated double canal lock operating between widely separated levels. A large complex of weekend street markets operates around the Lock. The towpath is a pedestrian and cycle route which runs continuously from Little Venice through Camden Lock to
1144-400: The canal. A number of retail and food chain outlets replaced independent shops, driven out by high rents and redevelopment. Restaurants with a variety of culinary traditions thrived, many of them near the markets, on Camden High Street and its side streets, Parkway , Chalk Farm Road, and Bayham Street. The plan to redevelop the historic Stables Market led to a steel and glass extension, built on
1188-545: The east of Camden Town, past Camden Road railway station. Cycling provision changes from time to time—in particular, cycling provisions were added during the COVID-19 pandemic that started in 2020 . Current provision information (open and proposed cycle routes, Santander Cycles docking stations) is on the TfL Web site. The CycleStreets mobile app finds suitable routes throughout the UK, including Camden Town. The Regent's Canal towpath
1232-410: The edges of the site in 2006, and increased the market's capacity. Camden is well known for its markets. These date from 1974 or later, except for Inverness Street market , for over a century a small food market serving the local community, though by 2013 all foodstuff and produce stalls had gone and only touristy stalls remained. Camden Lock Market proper started in a former timber yard in 1973, and
1276-465: The line, and the station, had to pass exactly below the narrow streets to avoid having to pay landowners for access. The platforms of the station are consequently very narrow, and the station has one platform directly above another. There is an air raid shelter under the station used during the Second World War ; many stations were used as air raid shelters, but few had dedicated shelters. After
1320-513: The manor. In 1816, the Regent's Canal was built through the area. Up to at least the mid-20th century, Camden Town was considered an "unfashionable" locality. The Camden Markets , which started in 1973 and have grown since then, attract many visitors. A 1993 bomb blast injured 18 people on Camden High Street . On 9 February 2008, Camden Canal market suffered a major fire, but there were no injuries. It later reopened as Camden Lock Village, until closed in 2015 for redevelopment. Camden Town
1364-542: The narrow platforms during busy market hours. Mornington Crescent, Chalk Farm, and Kentish Town stations, within walking distance, remained open. The restriction was extended temporarily due to escalator renovation, and removed due to reduced traffic during the peak of the covid pandemic from 2020 , but the Sunday afternoon closure continues, and outbound access is via a long spiral staircase instead of an escalator at other busy times when many market visitors arrive. Camden Road
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1408-417: The north are the hills of Hampstead and Highgate ; to the west is Primrose Hill . The culverted , subterranean River Fleet flows from its source on Hampstead Heath through Camden Town south to the River Thames . The Regent's Canal runs through the north of Camden Town. At the end of the 20th century, entertainment-related businesses began moving into the area, and a Holiday Inn was built abutting
1452-423: The north of Camden Road railway station recorded over 375,000 journeys between August 2017 and July 2018. Regent's Canal runs through the north end of Camden Town. Canal boat trips along the canal from Camden Lock are popular, particularly in summer. Many of the handrails by the bridges show deep marks worn by the towropes by which horses pulled canal barges until the 1950s, and it is still possible to see ramps on
1496-501: The original name of Primrose Hill railway station , which are both on the former part of Hampstead Road now called Chalk Farm Road . Numbers 261–263, the Prince of Wales pub at number 119, Mornington Crescent tube station, and the statue of Richard Cobden are all grade II listed buildings. Camden High Street is a short stretch of road (about 900m long, mostly forming part of the A400 ) in Camden Town , in north-northwest London . It
1540-483: The railways, which reinforced its position on the London canal network . The area's industrial economic base has been replaced by service industries such as retail, tourism and entertainment. The area now hosts street markets and music venues associated with alternative culture . Camden Town is named after Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden . His earldom was styled after his estate, Camden Place near Chislehurst in Kent (now in
1584-467: The road is a " Red Route ". The route enters the London Borough of Islington and becomes Junction Road between Tufnell Park and Archway, before it meets the A1 . Air pollution along the A400 varies. Air pollution is monitored by the City of Westminster, the London Borough of Camden, and the London Borough of Islington. Levels of Nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) sometimes exceed the Air Quality Objective, set by
1628-474: The scheme. It was later planned to redevelop the station entirely between 2020 and 2024/5, with less demolition than proposed previously, but the redevelopment was postponed in December 2018 by TfL "until we have the funds we need"; no work had been announced as of September 2023 . Early in the 21st century the station closed to outbound passengers on Sunday afternoons due to the danger due to overcrowding of
1672-564: The tube station, the route runs northwards along Tottenham Court Road to Warren Street tube station , where it meets the London Inner Ring Road ( Euston Road ). Southbound traffic is carried along Gower Street , then along Shaftesbury Avenue to Cambridge Circus , to continue southbound along Charing Cross Road. After Warren Street station, the A400 becomes a dual carriageway , part-way along Hampstead Road , as it passes through Somers Town . Hampstead Road's northern terminus
1716-418: The week, though concentrating on weekends. Camden Town tube station is near the markets and other attractions. Chalk Farm and Mornington Crescent tube stations are also within walking distance. This station is a key interchange station for the Northern line , both northbound (towards Edgware or High Barnet/Mill Hill East) and southbound (via Bank or Charing Cross). When the station was designed in 1907
1760-626: The west and Euston railway station to its east. In addition, from south to north on Hampstead Road are Euston Tower , the Camden People's Theatre , Drummond Street , the former Maria Fidelis Roman Catholic Convent School (recently relocated due to HS2), the Prince of Wales pub, the St Pancras Female Orphanage , and the High Speed 2 terminus under construction at Euston (formerly site of
1804-555: Was contained within the Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras between 1900 and 1965, when it became part of the new London Borough of Camden, of which it is the namesake and administrative centre. Camden Town is contained in the following political constituencies for different purposes, listed with some incumbents as of December 2022 : Camden Town is on relatively flat ground at 100 feet (30 m) above sea level , 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north-northwest of Charing Cross. To
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1848-492: Was given planning permission in January 2023. To the north of Camden Town station and running along the canal is a modern pop art complex designed by Terry Farrell as the studios of the former TV-am , now used by MTV but retaining TV-am's eggcup sculptures along the roof line. Associated Press Television News has its head office in a former gin warehouse near Camden Lock called "The Interchange". The Camden New Journal
1892-400: Was the venue for the only UK gig by The Doors . 51°32′34″N 0°08′56″W / 51.54291°N 0.14897°W / 51.54291; -0.14897 This London road or road transport-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Camden Town Camden Town ( / ˈ k æ m d ən / ), often shortened to Camden , is an area in
1936-571: Was where goods were transported off the tracks and onto the roads of London by 250 000 workhorses. The whole area was adapted to a transportation function: the Roundhouse (1846), Camden Lock and the Stables were examples of this. Camden Town stands on land that was once the manor of Kentish Town . Sir Charles Pratt, a radical 18th-century lawyer and politician, acquired the manor through marriage. In 1791, he started granting leases for houses to be built in
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