Editing Hampstead (section)

==Places of interest==
[[File:Hampstead 073.jpg|thumb|right|Hampstead Heath west ponds]]
[[File:Isokon Building Hampstead 2005.jpg|thumb|[[Isokon Flats|Isokon Building, Hampstead]]]]
[[File:Downshire Hill Hampstead St John's Church.jpg|thumb|[[St John's Downshire Hill|St John's Church, Downshire Hill]]]]

===Sites===
To the north and east of Hampstead, and separating it from [[Highgate]], is London's largest ancient parkland, [[Hampstead Heath]], which includes the well-known and legally-protected view of the London skyline from Parliament Hill. The Heath, a major place for Londoners to walk and "take the air", has three open-air public [[Hampstead Ponds|swimming ponds]]; one for men, one for women, and one for [[mixed bathing]], which were originally [[reservoir (water)|reservoirs]] for drinking water and the sources of the [[River Fleet]]. The bridge pictured is known locally as 'The Red Arches' or 'The Viaduct', built in fruitless anticipation of residential building on the Heath in the 19th century.

Local activities include major open-air concerts on summer Saturday evenings on the slopes below [[Kenwood House]], the FT Weekend Festival,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aboutus.ft.com/press_release/almost-4000-guests-gather-at-kenwood-house-for-sold-out-ft-weekend-festival|title = FT – About Us| date=17 September 2019 }}</ref> book and poetry readings, fun fairs on the lower reaches of the Heath, period harpsichord recitals at Fenton House, Hampstead Scientific Society and Hampstead Photographic Society.

The largest employer in Hampstead is the [[Royal Free Hospital]], [[Pond Street, Hampstead|Pond Street]], but many small businesses based in the area have international significance. [[George Martin]]'s [[Air Lyndhurst|AIR]] recording studios, in converted church premises in [[Lyndhurst Road]], is a current example, as [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop]] was before it relocated to California.

The area has some remarkable architecture, such as the [[Isokon building]] in Lawn Road, a [[Grade I listed]] experiment in collective housing, once home to [[Agatha Christie]], [[Henry Moore]], [[Ben Nicholson]] and [[Walter Gropius]]. It was recently restored by [[Notting Hill Housing Trust]].

===Churches and synagogues===
*[[Christ Church, Hampstead|Christ Church]]&nbsp;– [[Hampstead Square]], NW3 1AB<ref>{{cite web|author=A Church Near You |url=http://www.achurchnearyou.com/christ-church-hampstead |title=Christ Church Hampstead, Hampstead – London {{pipe}} Diocese of London |publisher=Achurchnearyou.com |date=16 January 2015 |access-date=29 October 2015}}</ref>
*Heath Street Baptist Church, Heath Street, NW3 1DN<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heathstreet.org/ |title=Heath Street Baptist Church |publisher=Heathstreet.org |date=8 June 2014 |access-date=29 October 2015}}</ref>
*St. Andrew's United Reformed Church, Frognal Lane, NW3 7DY<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.andrewsfrog.net|title=Andrew's Frog}}</ref>
*[[St John-at-Hampstead]]&nbsp;– Church Row, NW3 6UU<ref>[http://www.achurchnearyou.com/st-john-hampstead/ "St John-at-Hampstead"]. aChurchNearYou.com (Retrieved 18 June 2009)</ref>
*[[St John's Downshire Hill]]&nbsp;– Downshire Hill, NW3 1NU<ref>[http://www.sjdh.org/ "St John's Downshire Hill"]. SJDH.org (Retrieved 18 June 2009)</ref>
*St Luke's&nbsp;– Kidderpore Avenue, NW3 7SU<ref>[http://www.stlukeshampstead.org/ "St Luke's, Hampstead"]. stlukeshampstead.org (Retrieved 15 August 2010)</ref><ref>St Luke's was built with financial help from [[Westfield College|Anne Dudin Brown]].</ref>
*[[St Mary's Church, Hampstead|St Mary's Church]] (Roman Catholic)– 4 Holly Place, NW3 6QU<ref>[http://www.rcdow.org.uk/parishes/default.asp?letter=h "St Mary's Chapel"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928132845/http://www.rcdow.org.uk/parishes/default.asp?letter=h |date=28 September 2011 }}. RCDOW.org.uk (Retrieved 18 June 2009)</ref><ref>St Mary's Chapel was founded by [[Roman Catholic]] refugees from the [[French Revolution]].</ref>
*[[Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel]] – Pilgrim's Place, NW3 1NG
*Village Shul, synagogue, located at 27 New End, Hampstead.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thevillageshul.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100303131539/http://www.thevillageshul.org/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 March 2010 |title=The Village Shul |publisher=The Village Shul |access-date=29 October 2015 }}</ref>
* St Stephen's, Rosslyn Hill – A deconsecrated Church of England church on Pond Street, originally  built in 1869 by [[Samuel Sanders Teulon]], won an [[English Heritage]] award for the restoration of buildings at risk.

===Museums===
*[[Fenton House]]&nbsp;– [[Hampstead Grove]], Hampstead, London, NW3 6SP<ref>[http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-fentonhouse "Fenton House"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705055955/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-fentonhouse |date=5 July 2009 }}. NationalTrust.org.uk (Retrieved 18 June 2009)</ref>
*[[Freud Museum]]&nbsp;– 20 [[Maresfield Gardens]], Hampstead, London, NW3 5SX<ref>[http://www.heritagebritain.com/places/4921.html?type=Museums+and+Art+Galleries "Freud Museum"]. HeritageBritain.com (Retrieved 18 June 2009)</ref>
*[[Burgh House]] & Hampstead Museum&nbsp;– New End Square, Hampstead, London, NW3 1LT<ref>[http://www.aboutbritain.com/BurghHouse.htm "Burgh House & Hampstead Local History Museum"]. AboutBritain.com (Retrieved 18 June 2009)</ref>
*[[Keats House Museum]]&nbsp;– Keats Grove, Hampstead, London, NW3 2RR<ref>[http://www.aboutbritain.com/KeatsHouseMuseum.htm "Keats House Museum"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502035731/http://www.aboutbritain.com/KeatsHouseMuseum.htm |date=2 May 2009 }}. AboutBritain.com (Retrieved 18 June 2009)</ref>
*[[Kenwood House]]&nbsp;– Hampstead Lane, Hampstead, London, NW3 7JR<ref>[http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server.php?show=nav.12783 "Kenwood House"]. English-Heritage.org.uk (Retrieved 18 June 2009)</ref>

===Theatres and cinemas===
*[[Everyman Cinema, Hampstead]]&nbsp;– 5 Holly Bush Vale, Hampstead, London, NW3 6TX<ref>[http://www.londonnet.co.uk/cinema/everymancinemaclub.html "Everyman Cinema Club"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604222625/http://www.londonnet.co.uk/cinema/everymancinemaclub.html |date=4 June 2009 }}. LondonNet.co.uk (Retrieved 18 June 2009)</ref>
*[[Hampstead Theatre]]&nbsp;– Eton Avenue, Swiss Cottage, London, NW3 3EU<ref>[http://www.visitlondon.com/attractions/detail/606540 "Hampstead Theatre"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725054516/http://www.visitlondon.com/attractions/detail/606540 |date=25 July 2009 }}. VisitLondon.com (Retrieved 18 June 2009)</ref>
*[[Pentameters Theatre]]&nbsp;– 28 Heath Street, Hampstead, London, NW3 6TE<ref>[http://www.londonnet.co.uk/listings/eventsattractions/theatresconcerthalls/pentameterstheatreinhampstead/ "Pentameters Theatre"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719142636/http://www.londonnet.co.uk/listings/eventsattractions/theatresconcerthalls/pentameterstheatreinhampstead/ |date=19 July 2011 }}. LondonNet.co.uk (Retrieved 18 June 2009)</ref>

=== Art Galleries ===
Hampstead was once home to many art galleries but few are now left. The Catto Gallery has been in Hampstead since 1986 and has represented artists like [[Denimu|Ian Berry]], [[Philip Jackson (sculptor)|Philip Jackson]], Chuck Elliott, [[Walasse Ting]], and Sergei Chepik over the years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/material-boy-hgdgxtbsdgh|title=Material boy|last=McCarthy|first=Fiona|date=3 November 2013|work=The Sunday Times|access-date=9 July 2018|language=en|issn=0956-1382}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-london-25190929/denim-underground-artist-portrays-london-using-jeans|title=Artist portrays London in denim|work=BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=9 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hampsteadvillagelondon.com/hampstead/arts-and-galleries/catto-gallery/|title=Catto Gallery|website=hampsteadvillagelondon.com|language=en|access-date=9 July 2018|archive-date=10 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710041154/https://hampsteadvillagelondon.com/hampstead/arts-and-galleries/catto-gallery/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/heritage/artist-recreates-hampstead-and-primrose-hill-using-old-pairs-of-jeans-1-1352779|title=Artist recreates Hampstead and Primrose Hill using old pairs of jeans|last=Pettitt|first=Josh|work=Hampstead Highgate Express|access-date=9 July 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://londonist.com/london/paintings-made-entirely-out-of-denim|title=This London Laundrette Is Made Entirely Out Of Denim|date=25 November 2016|work=Londonist|access-date=9 July 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.examiner.co.uk/whats-on/gallery/work-ian-berry-catto-gallery-12108085|title=Work by Ian Berry at the Catto Gallery in London|last=Castle|first=Gavin|date=1 November 2016|work=huddersfieldexaminer|access-date=9 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cattogallery.co.uk/artists/|title=Catto Gallery – Artists|website=cattogallery.co.uk|language=en|access-date=9 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/painting-by-russian-artist-sergei-chepik-worth-25000-stolen-from-office-in-vauxhall-9371702.html|title=Painting by Russian artist Sergei Chepik worth £25,000 stolen from|work=Evening Standard|access-date=9 July 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/15222460.Royal_sculptor_hosts_new_exhibit/|title=Royal sculptor hosts new exhibit|website=Times Series|date=13 April 2017 |language=en|access-date=9 July 2018}}</ref>

* Catto Gallery – 100 Heath Street, Hampstead, London NW3 1DP
* Gilden's Art Gallery, 74, Heath Street, London NW3 1DN
* Zebra One Gallery,– 1 Perrin's Court, Hampstead, London, NW3 1QX

===Public houses===
Hampstead is well known for its traditional [[pub]]s, such as [[The Holly Bush, Hampstead|The Holly Bush]], gas-lit until recently;<ref name="ML:KoSG"/><ref>[http://www.fancyapint.com/pubs/pub1308.html "The Holly Bush"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090825150643/http://www.fancyapint.com/pubs/pub1308.html |date=25 August 2009 }}. FancyaPint.com (Retrieved 18 June 2009)</ref> the [[Spaniards Inn|Spaniard's Inn]], Spaniard's Road, where highwayman [[Dick Turpin]] took refuge; [[The Old Bull and Bush]] in North End; and The [[Old White Bear]] (formerly Ye Olde White Bear).<ref>[http://www.fancyapint.com/pubs/pub1314.html "Ye Olde White Bear"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704082359/http://fancyapint.com/pubs/pub1314.html |date=4 July 2008 }}. FancyaPint.com (Retrieved 18 June 2009)</ref> [[Jack Straw's Castle, Hampstead|Jack Straw's Castle]], on the edge of the Heath near [[Whitestone Pond]], has now been converted into residential flats. Others include:
*[[The Flask, Hampstead|The Flask]]&nbsp;– 14 Flask Walk, Hampstead, London, NW3 1HE<ref>[https://archive.today/20130122175540/http://www.fancyapint.com/pubs/pub1289.php "The Flask"]. FancyaPint.com. (Retrieved 13 April 2010)</ref>
*Freemasons Arms&nbsp;– 32 Downshire Hill, Hampstead, London, NW3 1NT<ref>[http://www.fancyapint.com/pubs/pub1342.html "Freemasons Arms"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080708231900/http://fancyapint.com/pubs/pub1342.html |date=8 July 2008 }}. FancyaPint.com (Retrieved 18 June 2009)</ref>
*[[The Duke of Hamilton]]&nbsp;– 23–25 [[New End]], Hampstead, London, NW3 1JD<ref>[http://www.fancyapint.com/pubs/pub1310.html "The Duke of Hamilton"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090819083925/http://www.fancyapint.com/pubs/pub1310.html |date=19 August 2009 }}. FancyaPint.com (Retrieved 18 June 2009)</ref>
*The Horseshoe (formerly The Three Horseshoes)&nbsp;– 28 Heath Street, Hampstead, London, NW3 6TE<ref>[http://www.fancyapint.com/pubs/pub2293.html "The Horseshoe"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615121347/http://www.fancyapint.com/pubs/pub2293.html |date=15 June 2009 }}. FancyaPint.com (Retrieved 18 June 2009)</ref>
*King William IV (aka KW4)&nbsp;– 77 [[Hampstead High Street]], Hampstead, London, NW3 1RE<ref>[http://www.fancyapint.com/pubs/pub2292.html "King William IV"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630021237/http://www.fancyapint.com/pubs/pub2292.html |date=30 June 2009 }}. FancyaPint.com (Retrieved 18 June 2009)</ref>
*[[The Magdala]]&nbsp;– 2a South Hill Park, Hampstead, London, NW3 2SB<ref>[http://www.fancyapint.com/pubs/pub526.html "The Magdala"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331225736/http://www.fancyapint.com/pubs/pub526.html |date=31 March 2009 }}. FancyaPint.com (Retrieved 18 June 2009)</ref><ref>[[Ruth Ellis]], the last woman hanged in England, killed her lover David Blakely outside The Magdala in 1955. (Retrieved 18 June 2009)</ref>
*The Garden Gate&nbsp;– 14 [[South End Road]], Hampstead, London, NW3 2QE<ref>[http://www.fancyapint.com/pubs/pub1964.html "The Garden Gate"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090701210151/http://www.fancyapint.com/pubs/pub1964.html |date=1 July 2009 }}. FancyaPint.com (Retrieved 18 June 2009)</ref>
*[[Wells Tavern, Hampstead|The Wells Tavern]] – 30 [[Well Walk]], Hampstead, London NW3 1BX<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thewellshampstead.co.uk/|title=The Wells – Bar and Restaurant|website=thewellshampstead.co.uk|language=en-US|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>

===Restaurants===
Hampstead has served as a testing ground for a number of cafes and restaurants that later became successful chains. Those include [[Giraffe World Kitchen]], [[Gail's]] and 'Bagel Street'. As a consequence, Hampstead has an eclectic mix of restaurants ranging from French to Thai. After over a decade of controversy and legal action from local residents, [[McDonald's]] was finally allowed to open in Hampstead in 1992, after winning its right in court, and agreeing to a previously unprecedented re-design of the shop front, reducing the conspicuousness of its facade and logo,<ref>LETTER FROM LONDON; Hampstead Braces for a Big Mac Attack, The Washington Post | 4 November 1992 | Eugene Robinson</ref> It closed in November 2013.<ref>Wright, Paul (1 November 2013). [http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/mcdonald_s_in_hampstead_high_street_to_close_after_21_years_1_2958652 'McDonald's in Hampstead High Street to close after 21 years'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140516230341/http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/mcdonald_s_in_hampstead_high_street_to_close_after_21_years_1_2958652 |date=16 May 2014 }}. ''Ham & High''.</ref> Popular local eateries also include street food vendors, such as La Creperie de Hampstead, which is often frequented by domestic and global celebrities.

===Schools===
{{Main|List of schools in Hampstead}}

===Film locations===
[[File:Hampsteadheath1.jpg|256px|left|thumb|East Heath]]
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Hampstead's rural feel lends itself for use in film, a notable example being ''[[The Killing of Sister George (film)|The Killing of Sister George]]'' (1968) starring [[Beryl Reid]] and [[Susannah York]]. The opening sequence has Reid's character June wandering through the streets and alleyways of Hampstead, west of Heath Street, around The Mount Square. The Marquis of Granby pub, in which June drinks at the opening of the film, was actually The Holly Bush,<ref name="ML:KoSG">[http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/k/killingsister.html "The Killing of Sister George film locations"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115232248/http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/k/killingsister.html |date=15 January 2009 }}. Movie-Locations.com (Retrieved 18 June 2009)</ref> at 22 Holly Mount. Another example is ''[[The Collector (1965 film)|The Collector]]'' (1965), starring [[Terence Stamp]] and [[Samantha Eggar]], where the kidnap sequence is set in Mount Vernon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://movie-locations.com/movies/c/Collector.php|title = Film Locations for the Collector (1965), in London and Kent}}</ref>

Some scenes from ''[[An American Werewolf in London]]'' (1981) are shot on [[Hampstead Heath]], Well Walk and Haverstock Hill.

More recently [[Kenwood House]] is the set of the "film-within-the-film" scene of ''[[Notting Hill (film)|Notting Hill]]'' (1999).<ref>{{Cite news|date=1 November 2019|title=Britain in the movies: 19 UK filming locations you must visit|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/galleries/uk-filming-locations-you-must-visit-britain/kenwood-house/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/galleries/uk-filming-locations-you-must-visit-britain/kenwood-house/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=3 November 2020|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Outdoor scenes in ''[[The Wedding Date]]'' (2005), starring [[Debra Messing]], feature [[Parliament Hill Fields]] on the Heath, overlooking west London. Parliament Hill also features in ''[[Notes on a Scandal (film)|Notes on a Scandal]]'' (2006) together with the nearby areas of [[Gospel Oak]] and [[Camden Town]]. ''[[Four Weddings and a Funeral]]'' (1994) features the old Hampstead Town Hall on Haverstock Hill. The film ''[[Scenes of a Sexual Nature]]'' (2006) was filmed entirely on Hampstead Heath, covering various picturesque locations such as the 'Floating Gardens' and [[Kenwood House]].

A musical specifically focusing on the area, ''[[Les Bicyclettes de Belsize]]'' (1968), tells the story of a young man's cycle journey around Hampstead. After crashing into a billboard poster, he falls in love with the fashion model depicted on it. In February 2016, principal photography for Robert Zemeckis' war film ''[[Allied (film)|Allied]]'' starring Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard, began with the family home located on the corners of Christchurch Hill and Willow Road in Hampstead.

Cruella de Vil Mansion (Sarum Chase) is on the West Heath Road in movies 101 Dalmatians (1996.) and 102 Dalmatians (2001.)