Category: Milner Square
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Through the hole in the wall: Milner Square 1935-1975
Password: milner Produced and Narrated by Susan Oudot Directed by Chiara Messineo Edited by Dan Jobar When Islington Council took over their slum tenements in the 1970s, Milner Square’s residents were dispersed to estates and New Towns. They gained bathrooms and boilers, but lost their tight-knit community; they were filled…
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The Premiere of through the hole in the wall: Life in Milner Square 1935-1975
The premier of through the hole in the wall: Life in Milner Square 1935-1975 was held at the Screen on the Green, Islington Green on Tuesday 8th September. It was a full house attended by all those who had contributed to the film including the interviewees and their families and…
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Filming ‘through the hole in the wall’ in Milner Square.
The film crew and interviewees spent the first sweltering week of July filming the documentary in Milner Square and other locations. Some current residents kindly allowed the film crew access into their homes to film some of the scenes. Eight former residents were filmed being interviewed in the square and…
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Through the hole in the wall: Milner Square 1935-1975
Islington Local History Centre and Museum has been awarded funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a documentary film and oral history project that looks at the history of Milner Square, Barnsbury, and examines the social and economic changes experienced by those living there from 1935-75. A group of past…
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