THE BIG ISLINGTON HERITAGE LOCKDOWN QUIZ 2020 SO, YOU THINK YOU KNOW HUGH MYDDELTON SCHOOL, CLERKENWELL, C.1906 ISLINGTON? WELCOME to our big Islington heritage lockdown quiz 2020. We hope that you enjoy answering the questions and, by doing so, discover a little more about the heritage and features that make up the London Borough of Islington. We have designed a very simple layout, which will allow you to download and print the questions or just the blank answer sheet at the end of the quiz. The 110 questions have been placed in broad categories, and you may take your time and answer, perhaps, a section at a time or even just a few questions each day – you’ve two weeks to answer as many as you can. There are no trick questions, but some are tricky. See how many you can initially answer without the help of online sources! Why not challenge your family and friends and make it into a pub quiz! When finished, we would love to receive your answers and we will be happy to mark them before publishing the answers and announcing the winner(s). If you would like to take up our challenge, simply fill in the blank answer sheets at the end of the quiz and send your answers no later than 5pm Sunday 17 May 2020 to [email protected] We will announce who is the ‘Lockdown Mastermind of Islington 2020’ on Tuesday 19 May. Have fun and good luck! Prepared by Islington Local History Centre and Islington Museum 245 St John Street, London EC1 4NB www.islington.gov.uk/heritage @IslingtonLHC @IslingtonMuseum ISLINGTON (LONDON BOROUGH) 1. In what year did the London Borough (LB) of Islington come into being? 2. What two former metropolitan boroughs joined together to become LB Islington? 3. Who was the first mayor of the LB Islington? 4. Who will be the next Mayor of Islington (2020/21)? 5. What is the motto of Islington Council /London Borough of Islington? 6. How many Islington Councillors are there? 7. What is the estimated current (2020) population of Islington (to nearest 10k)? 8. What is the area covered by Islington in square kilometres? 9. Where is the highest geographical point in Islington? 10. Name the local authorities/boroughs that border Islington? BUILDINGS 11. What is the tallest building in Islington? 12. What is the oldest building in Islington? 13. How many buildings in Islington are designated Grade-I listed status? 14. For what is the address 52-55 Newington Green Road famous? 15. What unique building on Newington Green was constructed in 1708? 16. In what year was the Marx Memorial Library in Clerkenwell originally built? 1 17. In which present-day building was the Islington Literary and Scientific Society located? 18. The Royal Agricultural Hall held a variety of shows and events from 1863 until 1939. How is the building known today? 19. Who designed the Grade-I listed Finsbury Health Centre in Pine Street? 20. What Islington school did Michelle Obama first visit in 2009? PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES 21. Which writer worked as a teacher in Newington Green and published her great work in 1792? 22. Which famous poet was born in Holloway in 1812? 23. Which British artist and former Islington resident has been accused of being the Victorian serial killer 'Jack the Ripper’? 24. An English Heritage plaque at 19 Wharton Street, Islington commemorates which famous Egyptologist and writer? 25. What is the area known in Clerkenwell and Holborn that was home to the areas’ Italian community? 26. Who was Britain’s first Asian MP and who represented of Finsbury Central? 27. Who is recognised as Britain’s first female landscape gardener who laid out Duncan Terrace Gardens? 28. What was the name of the newspaper that Vladimir Lenin worked on when living in Clerkenwell? 29. For what is Holloway-born Lilian Lindsay known? 2 30. What was the name of the suffragette and Islington resident “who knew jiu-jitsu”, and who was commemorated with a plaque in 2012? 31. Where and what was the name of the UK’s first arts centre for the Black community? 32. Which author and campaigner for railway safety lived at 22 Noel Road, Islington? 33. Which Islington councillor became the first Algerian-born mayor of a UK council? 34. Who was granted the Freedom of the Borough of Islington in 2004? 35. How many different languages are spoken by pupils in Islington schools? LGBTQ+ ISLINGTON 36. The first demonstration by gay men in the UK in 1971 protesting police harassment is commemorated by a plaque in which Islington park? 37. London Friend is the UK’s oldest LGBTQ+ charity, located previously at 274 Upper Street and it is now located on Caledonian Road. In what year was it established? 38. Switchboard previously known as London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard is a LGBTQ+ helpline launched in March 1974. Above which bookshop was it originally located? 39. The London Lesbian and Gay Centre, opened in the 1980s, was the first LGBTQ+ centre in London. Where in Islington was the centre located? 40. Chris Smith, MP for Islington South & Finsbury 1983-2005, was the first openly gay MP in the UK. He publicly declared his sexuality at a rally. Where did the rally take place? 41. Which Islington councillor became the first gay mayor of a UK council? 42. What famous film director and writer was commemorated with an Islington People’s Plaque in 2017? 3 43. London’s first LGBTQ+ homeless shelter and community centre was opened in 2019 in Clerkenwell. What is the name of the organisation that runs the centre? 44. Hosted by Lesbian and Gays Support the Migrants in 2019, what was the name of the alternative Pride party that took place at the Garage venue in Highbury? 45. Say It Loud Club is a support group located in Islington, what part of the LGBTQ+ community do they specifically provide support for? STREETS AND TRANSPORT 46. Pentonville Road forms part of the original New Road from Paddington to Islington. What year did it first open for traffic? 47. What is the date and year that the Regent’s (London) Canal was open for traffic through Islington? 48. Who operated the first omnibus service along the New Road (Pentonville Road) past the Angel to the Bank in 1829? 49. What is the oldest tube station in Islington? 50. Essex Road was so named in 1864 but what was its original name? 51. How did Liverpool Road get its name? 52. Which Islington square is laid out above the North London Railway Line? 53. Which railway company operated (what we know today as) the Northern line when it opened in 1901? 54. What did Jesse Reno invent that was installed at Holloway Road tube station in 1906? 55. What road is the former Maiden Lane known as today (2020)? 4 CULTURE, SPORT AND LEISURE IN ISLINGTON 56. What famous sporting institution did the White Conduit Club (WCC), near Barnsbury, become when it moved west to a new location during the late-18th Century? 57. Where in Islington was ‘Little Newmarket’, where horse racing took place during the early part of the 19th Century? 58. Which literary character stole a silk handkerchief in Clerkenwell Green? 59. Who recorded the UK’s first sub four-and-a-half minute mile at Copenhagen Fields, Islington in July 1852? 60. Which famous writer, later imprisoned in Pentonville Prison, made an appearance as an actor at the Grand Theatre, Angel in 1883 in the play 'New Babylon'? 61. In what year did Arsenal Football Club officially move to Highbury in Islington? 62. Which actor from TV's ‘Dad’s Army’ was born in Islington and what was his character? 63. Who was Highbury-born sportsman Jack Gutteridge better known? 64. Which famous film director started his career at the Islington studios? 65. What unusual football match was played at Arsenal's Highbury Stadium on 31 July 1948, and who were the teams and what was the final score? 66. What was the name of the Islington council block and estate that novelist Andrea Levy grew up in? 67. In what year did the King’s Head Theatre pub present its first play? 68. What were the final films to be shown at the Coronet cinema (now Wetherspoon’s pub), Holloway when it closed in June 1983? 69. Which well-known 2012 film featured a view of Highbury Place in its opening scenes? 5 POPULAR MUSIC 70. Which First World War anthem, originally discarded by its authors, had its public debut performed at Collins's Music Hall? 71. What famous popular music producer was born in Islington in 1926? 72. Who was the last performer to play Finsbury Park Empire before it closed in 1960? 73. Who famously burnt his guitar on stage at the Rainbow, Finsbury Park? 74. Which 20th-century Eurovision Song Contest winner was born in Islington? 75. In which north Islington pub was the photograph taken for the cover of the Kinks’ 1971 album 'Muswell Hillbillies'? 76. Which iconic Islington-born singer once said, “I’m not here for your amusement. You’re here for mine”? 77. At which Islington recording studio did The Clash record their album 'London Calling'? 78. Which local pop group played Sadler’s Wells theatre in 1983? 79. Which Australian band is commemorated with a plaque marking where their album 'Born Sandy Devotional' was recorded in Clerkenwell? CRIME 80. What was originally planned for the site occupied by Holloway Prison? 81. After closing, for what purpose was Coldbath Fields Prison in Clerkenwell used? 82.