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2 days ago · Irish publisher Brian McPeake bought the property in 1933 and he added a new staircase and a roof-top sun room, before Charles de Gaulle moved in with his family in 1942 and watched German bombs hit London from the roof. A plaque was added in 2021 to mark his stay, when the building was last sold.
2 days ago · Since a terrace of cottages, nos. 1-5 bearing a plate 'Squires Mount Croft 1704', did not exist in 1762, the plate may have come from the stabling of Squire's Mount.
Jul 4, 2020 · Jack and Molly purchased the land on Lawn Road for £1,500 in 1929 and decided to build the block of flats to provide good, semi-communal living. Meals were offered from a central kitchen, and laundry, window cleaning and shoe polishing were available. Molly and Jack lived in the penthouse with an adjoining apartment for their children.
Jul 1, 2021 · If a Victorian-era landowner hadn't been thwarted, Hampstead Heath as we know it might not exist.
Aug 12, 2024 · London - The literary capital of the world. The history of St. James's. Alight at Hampstead on the Northern Line, the deepest underground station in the London tube system, to explore this neighborhood that includes Hampstead Heath, 800 acres that comprise the highest open space in the city.
Accompanied by a guard of honour by the 1st C.B. Royal Fusiliers, City of London Regiment, the foundation stone of this new building was laid on October 21st, 1902, by Princess Christian, third daughter of Queen Victoria.² The new hospital was erected to provide better health care for the growing population, the Hampstead Home Hospital and Nursing Institute on South Hill Park Road not being able to provide sufficient capacity.
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Oct 10, 2010 · Hampstead borough took 10 hits from V1s. Hampstead Town Hall was a vital observation point to track the V1s, and wardens would follow the bombs right to the point of impact – even if that was just yards from where they sat. The first flying bomb hit a West End Lane house used as a hostel for refugees.
