THE ROXY, 41–43 Neal St, London WC2H 9PJ The premises were originally used as a warehouse serving the Covent Garden wholesale fruit and vegetable market. In 1970, the space was transformed into a late-night bar called the Chaguaramas Club, owned by music producer Tony Ashfield. Entrepreneur Andrew Czezowski, together with Susan Carrington and Barry Jones,…
Dingwalls, 11 Middle Yard, Camden Lock, London NW1 8AB In 1973, a venue opened in Camden Town that would go down in history—Dingwalls Dance Hall. The building, once a crumbling packing warehouse on the Regent’s Canal (now part of the iconic Camden Lock Market), was transformed into the perfect refuge for loud, uncompromising music. Dingwalls…
Due to the difficulties involved in developing a mobile app meant to guide users through London’s punk history and present, I’ll be gradually publishing the entire series here. Over the course of nearly a year, I personally visited every location—and while many venues no longer exist and have been replaced by something entirely different, there…
