On a grand London square in Camden Town, right opposite the house in which she died, stands a tree that has become a shrine to the memory of Amy Winehouse. Fans visit this spot from all around the world. They leave flowers, padlocks engraved with dedications of devotion, lots of hairbands and scrunchies; there’s even a bra, weathered and frayed but still attached to the trunk.
The white gate pillars of the house across the road are adorned with red lipstick kisses and messages in small handwriting: “a kiss to heaven”, “miss you every day”. Residents say there are about a dozen visitors every day to Amy’s Tree and more at weekends, especially as the pubs and clubs empty out. No one seems to think
