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- Lizzaine
Hello there!! Trying to arrange a photoshoot in Islington, v short notice...
My London knowledge is pretty poor, trying to find a nice indoor location in a bar... cafe, somit pretty cool and retro, but not to mod, mabay quite antiquey??
Mmmmm
- digilee0
liz > see my post in your other thread.
- tenfour0
medicine bar, upper st
island queen, noel road
25 canonbury lane, canonbury lane
embassy, essex roadany of these would be good.
- paraselene0
too bad the old parr's head is no more...
elk in the woods behind the antique market has a lovely interior. on essex road there's also the warwick.
- createlife0
Keston Lodge could also be good, quite retro, you could also try the queens head on essex road - its a big venue at the moment and they have some cool chairs and fireplaces in there...whilst your there you might as well treat yourself to a few beers!
elk in the woods also a good choice...maybe not very retro though...?!
if you wanted to spread your search slightly a really cool place is lounge lover in shoreditch just down the road - that would make any photoshoot come alive!
good luck
- rasko40
you need to go to that hotel in sussex gardens, whassit called?
ah yes.. http://www.pavilionhoteluk.com/
- rasko40
obviously thats paddington, nowhere near angel :/
- rafalski0
4AM on a Saturday some three weeks ago, southside London centre. We're driving up North in a shabby citroen. Traffic lights, on our right a black 600SEL from the nineties stops. There is only driver inside, a big guy in a leather jacket. He opens his left side window and asks us for directions to Islington, with strong Russian accent.
My driver friend tells him to keep going North, then look at signs or ask people. The guy thanks. "Nice old mercedes" - continues my friend. "Thank you" the guy replies with smile. "Mafia!" says my friend smiling. The guy chuckles.. but it doesn't sound like he really likes the joke. It is a cold chuckle.
Suddenly, green light enters the silence to make us feel more comfortable. But the bad joke vibe stays with us for a few more minutes.
- Nairn0
Elk's a good bet - Keston Lodge is a bit modern and the Medicine bar a bit dark. You might also consider Cuba Libre, which I think is quite antiquey inside, if a bit foreign.
- Lizzaine0
Thanx folks!!! Got plenty to go on now!! Great help...
Ta x
- clerk0
25 canonbury lane, near upper st.
- digilee0
or a bit further up holloway road ... the swimmer.
- Nairn0
wtf? 'The Swimmer'? where on Earth is that digilee? (fellow Islingtoner, no? :)
- RIZ0
I would def say The Old Queens on Essex Rd, however there a million xmas trees sitting outsided that place right now!
- milo0
I thought that the Queens head had gone a bit overboard on the whole xmas tree thing.. then i realized it was actually some urchin selling trees right outside...
- digilee0
Nairn > It's about here:
http://tinyurl.com/y2kw4tAbout 5 mins walk from my house.