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The Old Bull and Bush is a Grade II listed public house at North End near Hampstead Heath in London, which gave its name to the music hall song "Down at the old Bull and Bush", sung by Florrie Forde. It is located on North End Way. The Old Bull and Bush is managed by Mitchells and Butlers under the Premium Country Dining Group brand.
The Spaniards Inn is a historic pub on Spaniards Road between Hampstead and Highgate in London, England. It lies on the edge of Hampstead Heath near Kenwood House. It is a Grade II listed building, dating back to the 16th century. [1]
Hampstead Heath is an ancient heath in London, spanning 320 hectares (790 acres). [1] This grassy public space sits astride a sandy ridge, one of the highest points in London , running from Hampstead to Highgate , which rests on a band of London Clay . [ 2 ]
Jack Straw's Castle is a Grade II listed building [1] and former public house on North End Way, Hampstead, north-west London, England close to the junction with Heath Street and Spaniards Road. The site is named after the rebel leader Jack Straw , who led the Peasants' Revolt in 1381 and who is said to have taken refuge on the site until he was ...
The pub building dates back to at least the mid-19th century, being built in mid-Victorian times to serve the developing neighbourhood south of Hampstead Heath. [1] The building was named after the British victory in the 1868 Battle of Magdala. [2] [3] The two "bullet holes" in the wall were drilled by the pub's landlady in the 1990s. [4]
Near Hampstead Heath. Gave name to music-hall song. Old Red Lion, Holborn: 1899 72 High Holborn Old White Bear: 1704 1 Well Road, Hampstead. Saved from closure by petition Ye Olde Mitre: Fuller's Brewery: 1773 II 1 Ely Court, Ely Place, Holborn The Perseverance: 18th century II 63 Lamb's Conduit Street, Bloomsbury. Refronted 19th century.
Archeological findings from Hampstead Heath, including Mesolithic flint tools, pits, postholes, and burnt stones, indicate a hunter-gatherer community around 7000 BCE. . Objects like cinerary urns and grave goods discovered near Well Walk, dating back to 70–120 CE, suggest the possibility of a Roman settlement or road in the vi
The name derives from the North End of the old village of Hampstead, with similarly named roads West End Lane and South End Green marking other boundaries. [1] At its southern end is the former pub Jack Straw's Castle, located where Heath Street forks into North End Way and Spaniards Road by the Hampstead War Memorial and Heath House. [2]