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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]
Audio description of the parkland by Shami Chakrabarti View of London from Parliament Hill during sunset, with 22 Bishopsgate under construction. Parliament Hill is an area of open parkland in the south-east corner of Hampstead Heath in north-west London. The hill, which is 98 metres (322 ft) high, is notable for its views of the capital's skyline.
Hampstead Heath, with a Bonfire is a c.1822 landscape painting by the British artist John Constable. [1] It depicts a view of Hampstead Heath, close to where Constable and his family had been living since 1819. In several views of the Heath, Constable uses relatively small human figures to emphasise its size. [2]
Keats Listening to a Nightingale on Hampstead Heath is an 1845 oil painting by the British artist Joseph Severn. [1] [2] It depicts the romantic poet John Keats hearing the song of a nightingale on Hampstead Heath and being inspired to write his famous 1819 work Ode to a Nightingale. [3]
Hampstead Heath with a Rainbow is an 1836 landscape painting by the English artist John Constable. [1] It depicts a scene from Branch Hill in Hampstead overlooking Hampstead Heath. While Constable had previously painted several similar views this work, painted near the end of his career, is notable for the addition of a windmill and a rainbow. [2]
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
Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead Heath is a landscape painting by the British artist John Constable. [1] Painted between 1824 and 1825 it depicts the view from Branch Hill in Hampstead. Constable had lived in Hampstead, then beyond the outskirts of London, since 1819 and painted many views of the area. It was sold in 1825 to the collector Francis Darby.
Road to the Spaniards, Hampstead is an 1822 landscape painting by the British artist John Constable. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It shows a view across Hampstead Heath along Spaniards Road , a route to Highgate . The building on the left is the Spaniards Inn from which the road takes its name. [ 3 ]