Hampstead Grove runs parallel to Heath Street and leads south to Holly Bush Hill.
The oldest mention of a thoroughfare at what was later Hampstead Grove is that outside ’Ostend’ - the first name for Fenton House which is dated 1693. There was a nearby windmill nearby from the early 1600s. In 1666 Robert Dixon conveyed seven cottages, with land called ’Millhill’, to a brickmaker. Millhill, where there were grants of waste in the 1680s, was presumably Windmill Hill, named in 1709.
The west side of Hampstead Grove is now largely made up of the boundary wall to Fenton House whose entrance faces Windmill Hill. On the east side is the mansion block Heath Mansions. Old Grove House and New Grove House are listed early 18th century houses that back onto The Mount Square.
Admiral’s Walk linking Hampstead Grove to Lower Terrace is dominated by Admiral House at its western end.
The Underground Map project is creating street histories for the areas of London and surrounding counties lying within the M25.
The aim of the project is to find the location every street in London, whether past or present, and tell its story. This project aims to be a service to historians, genealogists and those with an interest in urban design.
The website features a series of maps from the 1750s until the 1950s. You can see how London grows over the decades. |