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These pages describe the origins, building and life on the estate created by Lord Camden from 1790, now part of inner London.
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The Menu at the top of the page has these links:
- The Museum pages provide detail across origins of the estate land, the pattern and control of building, experiences of living including society and business and a short look at more modern times
- The Stories pages are narratives and articles
- The Conservation pages present Rochester Conservation Area and reclaiming Camden Town through history.
Thanks
The material for this web was a dissertation in 2018 at the University of London, Camden Town as a Georgian Suburb, based on sources and bibliography.
I’m grateful for the support of Camden History Society.