Temple Fortune Hill is within the oldest part of Hampstead Garden Suburb.
The area encapsulates the social and aesthetic values of the founders. Aimed at middle class residents, there was a range of housing to suit the varied circumstances of this group.
The road scheme followed old lanes, paths and field boundaries, taking into account ancient trees and hedgerows, altering the building lines to preserve them. The slope of the land was utilised.
The intersection of Willifield Way and Temple Fortune Hill is informally known as Crickmer Circus. Courtenay Melville Crickmer’s layout incorporates the principles employed by Unwin to create a geometric yet informal village atmosphere. The original plan for a pond and open ’hexagonal’ space was obliterated by the construction of Queen’s Court in the 1920s.
