Chapel Market sits just off Pentonville Road in Islington, a bustling street market that Douglas Adams knew well during the years he lived nearby at 22 Duncan Terrace.
SEARCH 51.5334904, -0.1087947 Chapel Market, Chapel Place, Angel, Barnsbury, London Borough of Islington, London, Greater London, England, N1 9EN, United Kingdom
In *The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy*, Chapel Market doesn’t appear by name — but it absolutely captures the everyday London energy that grounds the story’s opening scenes: Arthur Dent in his dressing gown, baffled by bulldozers, while the universe quietly prepares to end. This is the London Adams was writing from — where absurd cosmic truths could coexist perfectly with the smell of fried onions and the cry of market traders.
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