Comments on: The Battle Of Tolmers Square

By: Pedro

Pedro — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:27:12 +0000

Squatted a little further down the Euston road nr Chalton street in the 80s. Even then the area was still clearly a community . A mix of people just living their lives. It was an amazing experience. London for real people. Great to read so many memories and stories.
Yes we lost, all got evicted, just like Tolmers square.But it was a formative experience. Let’s hope the 2026 struggle ends in a win for the people who make central London a living city rather than an investment opportunity.

By: Square Tavern, Euston

Square Tavern, Euston — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 12:23:59 +0000

We’ve just started operating the pub and we’re finding the history of Tolmers Square so so fascinating.

We’re thinking of putting on the Tolmers Square Carnival and starting a cinema night in our event space next door! We’re even thinking of calling it ‘Fleapit Films’

Would love to know more if anyone can help, we’ve replaced all the artwork in the pub with some of the pictures we’ve found – also if any of you are ever around, pop in for sure – would be great to meet you.

Square Tavern

By: Richard McColl

Richard McColl — Sun, 14 Apr 2024 15:01:34 +0000

To Inger Morris,

I have been searching my family history and have a lot of family that were born and raised in Tolmer Sq and St Giles and St Pancras. I am reaching out to you, hopefully, as you may be able to clarify something for me. You mention some Norwegians in your family. My mother’s grandfather was from that country and was there at the time. Is there any way would could cross reference your family with mine?

By: Vicky

Vicky — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 23:28:16 +0000

What a beautifully, sad article. It reminds me of the closure of Covent Garden market. I think it closed in 1972. (I was 1). I live in Covent Garden & i’m so bloody glad the GLC didn’t win. They wanted to flatten the market & surrounding areas. I love Maiden Lane. They wanted to turn it into an awful, modern through rd. They wanted to build characterless 70’s office blocks onnthe market. I’m so grateful the Covent Garden Community Association was born! Loads of local residents got together & people power beat the greedy, tasteless GLC.

By: Isha

Isha — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 10:05:26 +0000

Fantastic to see in these photos Alex & Chiara at their ‘free shop’ on No. Gower – and with a baby! When I left on the overland to India trip in 1978 with Bristol Dave the painter (and Al the flutist, who had to fly there to avoid Turkish conscription), I am pretty sure they didn’t have a baby yet but by then a full-blown bulk wholefoods shop had taken over a big space off the main Hampstead Rd entrance, complementing their stock of Covent Garden offloads.

And the Pakistani grocers on Euston St…. next door there were huge flaky samosas (spiked with green chilies), and a smokey No. Indian thali place across the street. OMG, the roots of my vindaloo inspiration!

Well, good on you for remembering. At least it is still housing, and still called Tolmers. Some stories I could share …. totally epic. Long live absence of rent and the joy of community, in every way shape and form!

By: Rod Smith

Rod Smith — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 22:57:26 +0000

I am one of the original squatters of Tolmers Square. I lived with Jamie Gough, Corrine Pearlman, Sacha Craddock, and Patrick Allen – at number 12, I think. I now live in Canada, after leaving England in disgust during the Thatcher years. I recently made contact with my former housemates but would love to contact Nick Wates and Patrick again.
Viva la Revolucion!
Rod

By: Charles Waldman

Charles Waldman — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 19:00:30 +0000

Does anyone remember the last night at Tolmers Square, the night before the bulldozers arrived? There was a Farewell Tolmers Square street party going on with one band playing, Silly Boy Lemon. I played guitar (rather awfully as I recall), with Silly Boy that night. I wonder if anyone took any photos. I remember seeing a photographer walking about and someone told me much later that there had been a book published with photos of that night including the band. My interest in the photographs is solely sentimental, and certainly not commercial. I have hunted high and low but no luck. Any leads or clues would be appreciated.

By: Colleen Lutes

Colleen Lutes — Sun, 06 Dec 2020 23:54:22 +0000

My husband and I spent several months in London in the summer of 1971. One of our fondest memories is going to the Tolmer Cinema and watching a Sherlock Holmes movie called The Seven-Per-Solution”.

By: Mary Cahill

Mary Cahill — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 16:59:53 +0000

I lived at 9 Seaton Place (Seaton Market) we had an upper floor, that was above the Poultry Shop , run by The Nice’s, and on the otherwise of our front door was a grocery shop, tinned food and broken biscuits, infont on the street was a fresh fish monger, that sold live eels.
I was born in UCH, and from birth till 11years of age this was my home, I had the best child hood ever, Cypriot Mum and English Dad, Jacko skates, played in the bomb ruin and sneaked into the Zoo, I new all the back alleys, went to Netley Street School, and loved life as I still do.
1950-1961. I remember many times going to the Tolmer Square Cinema [Fleapit ]with my Mum and Dad !

By: frances healey

frances healey — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 14:51:28 +0000

Do you have and pictures of Tolmers Square and Seaton Market, what it would look like, when people lived there in the 1950 -1960