Queen's Park
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Dismissed by planners in the 1950s as fit only for demolition and replacement with tower blocks, Queen’s Park is now one of London’s most vibrant and thriving communities: culturally diverse, with a vigorous campaigning spirit as well as being home to world-renowned actors, writers and musicians.
This is its story
From ancient Britain to the current day, defiant suffragettes to neo-Nazi arsonists, and First World War fighter aces to the Windrush generation, Queen’s Park: A History is a meticulously researched book that brings the past to life. Uncover mysteries, scandals, horrors and heroes – and discover how a London community ebbed and flowed to take the shape it has today.
STEVE CRABB is an award-winning editor, writer and campaigner with a life-long passion for history. After achieving a first-class degree in Modern History at Oxford, he worked as a journalist and editor, and then as a senior leader in charities. He has edited a number of magazines and relaunched the magazine of the British Legion, as well as contributing articles to The Guardian and The Sunday Times, among others. He visits journalism schools throughout the country and speaks as a guest lecturer. He is a keen history researcher, and has done ground-breaking research into the involvement of English and Scottish leaders in the Thirty Years War, the lost mediaeval city of Semifonte and the history of the area of London he has lived in for the past 24 years, Queen’s Park. His research into the history of 31 soldiers from Queen’s Park who died in WW1 and are commemorated on a plaque in the parish church.