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Both sets of ponds are officially numbered incrementally from South to North, the southernmost pond being Hampstead no. 1 pond and the northernmost being Highgate no. 8 (Kenwood House's Wood Pond). The majority of the ponds on Hampstead Heath are fed by the headwater springs of the River Fleet. Three of the main ponds are now large freshwater ...
The nursery and primary schools and one campus of the senior school are in Hampstead [2] Phoenix School (Mixed) South Hampstead Junior School (Girls) Southbank International School (Mixed) St Anthony's Preparatory School (Boys, Catholic) St Anthony's School for Girls (Girls, Catholic) St Christopher's School (Girls) St Margaret's School (Girls)
In a written ruling, Mr Justice Cotter said there were three bathing ponds at Hampstead Heath: a ladies’ pond, a men’s pond and a mixed pond. He said the ladies’ pond has been used since 1925.
A disabled swimmer has begun a High Court fight over ticket prices at a bathing pond in London. Christina Efthimiou, 60, claims the costs to use Kenwood Ladies’ Bathing Pond on Hampstead Heath ...
It is administered by the City of London Corporation together with the rest of Hampstead Heath. [5] The Eastern side, including Parliament Hill Lido, is known as Parliament Hill Fields, and a local girls' school, Parliament Hill School, is named after it.
Hampstead Heath by Philip James de Loutherbourg, 1787, Road to the Spaniards, Hampstead by John Constable, 1822. In 1767, the Manor of Hampstead and the estate which went with it came into the possession of the Wilson family following the marriage of General Sir Thomas Spencer Wilson, sixth baronet, to Jane Weller, niece and heir of the Revd.
Heath Mount was started as a boarding school in 1796 for the schooling of ‘boys and young gentlemen’. [4] The first Headmaster, Reverend John Hunter, rented a house on Heath Street in Hampstead. The school was named "Heath Mount" because the site was close to the summit of Hampstead Heath. In 1875, Mr Bush, the fifth headmaster, moved to a ...
Hampstead station is on one underground line, the Northern Line which has connections to other lines at Camden Town and Kings Cross & St Pancras stations and Embankment among others. The London Overground (Mildmay line) also runs through Hampstead Heath and Finchley Road & Frognal. Stations in Hampstead include: Belsize Park; Finchley Road