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Spaniards Inn in 1906 Garden of the Spaniard's Inn on a sunny lunchtime. 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 Hou
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.
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 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]
Highgate is a suburban area of north west London at the northeastern corner of Hampstead Heath in the London Boroughs of Camden, Islington and Haringey, 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (7 kilometres) north-northwest of Charing Cross. Highgate is one of the most expensive London suburbs in which to live. [2]
Some nearby localities are Hampstead village to the north and west, Camden Town to the south-east and Primrose Hill to the south. There are restaurants, pubs, cafés, and independent boutiques in Belsize Village, [1] and on Haverstock Hill and England's Lane. Hampstead Heath is close by, and Primrose Hill park is a five-minute walk from England ...
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 Upper Flask, about 1800. It took its name from the flasks of spring water which were sold there, like the Lower Flask and The Flask in nearby Highgate.The Upper Flask was the most select of these, being in a grand Jacobean house near the summit of Hampstead hill, where it commanded good views of London and the surrounding villages.