Editing Hampstead (section)

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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]].