Ventures and Adventures in Topography

Episode 6: Finsbury and Pentonville

This week Nick and John take a languid winter stroll along the arbours of the pleasure grounds and spa resorts of Finsbury and Pentonville.

Heading by way of a dank Saffron Hill with talk of Oliver Twist and the Sabini Gang they take in Coldbath Square, The Islington Spa, Bagnigge Wells, St. Chads and others mentioned in Old London’s Spas, Baths & Wells by S.P. Sunderland (1915).

They discuss the cluttered local history of the area now under the auspices of the London Borough of Islington and some of the more imaginative mythology concerning the Penton Mound.

With reading by Heidi Lapaine and music by Europa51

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3 Responses to “Ventures and Adventures in Topography”


  1. 1 Uair01 Feb 3rd, 2011 at 8:18 pm

    I’m sorry to say this but it’s not possible to download the file: http://podcasts.resonancefm.com/podpress_trac/web/5797/0/ventures-finsbury-pentonville.mp3

    Please throw away this comment after use :-)

  2. 2 Administrator Feb 3rd, 2011 at 8:45 pm

    This has been fixed.

    Thanks for the bug report.

  3. 3 Uair01 Feb 4th, 2011 at 7:33 pm

    Yes it works. Thanks!
    Now I have something nice to listen to, while washing the dishes.

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