Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead

The Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead was a Metropolitan borough of the County of London from 1900 to 1965, when it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras and the Metropolitan Borough of Holborn to form the London Borough of Camden.

It included Primrose Hill, Hampstead, Belsize Park, West Hampstead, South Hampstead, much of Hampstead Heath and part of Kilburn. Some street signs still bear the Borough of Hampstead name.

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

Cassandra Green

Rudall Crescent, NW3

Added: 11 Sep 2020 14:34 GMT

Rudall Crescent, NW3 (- 1999)
I lived at 2 Rudall Crescent until myself and my family moved out in 1999. I once met a lady in a art fair up the road who was selling old photos of the area and was very knowledgeable about the area history, collecting photos over the years. She told me that before the current houses were built, there was a large manor house , enclosed by a large area of land. She told me there had been a fire there. Im trying to piece together the story and find out what was on the land before the crescent was built. This website is very interesting.

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James Preston

Rosslyn House

Added: 28 Apr 2021 09:06 GMT

School
Was this the location of Rosslyn House prep school? I have a photograph of the Rosslyn House cricket team dated 1910 which features my grandfather (Alan Westbury Preston). He would have been 12 years old at the time. All the boys on the photo have been named. If this is the location of the school then it appears that the date of demolition is incorrect.

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Parkers Row, SE1 Added: 9 Jan 2025 18:51 GMT	Parkers Row, SE1 My great great grandmother, and her soon to be husband, lived in Parker’s Row before their marriage in St James in June 1839. Thier names were - Jane Elizabeth Turner and Charles Frederick Dean. She was a hat trimmer and he was a tailor. Reply
Lindsay Trott Lockside, E14 Added: 1 Jan 2025 17:55 GMT	Lockside not on 1939 Register I have the Denby family living in Lockside in 1938 but it does not appear on the 1939 Register. Reply
Janelle Robbins Blossom Place, E1 Added: 27 Dec 2024 18:47 GMT	Harriet Robbins Please get in touch re Harriet Robbins Reply
Dave Hinves Bacon Street, E1 Added: 27 Nov 2024 03:55 GMT	he was a School Teacher Henry sailed from Graves End 1849 on ’The Woodbridge’ arrived South Australia 1850. In 1858 he married Julia Ann Walsh at Burra, South Australia, they had 3 children, and 36 grand children. Died 24 June 1896 at Wilmington, South Australia. He is my 1st cousin 3x removed. Reply
Kevin Pont St George’s Square, SW1V Added: 23 Nov 2024 17:03 GMT	St Georges Square This is rather lovely and well worth a visit! Reply
Simon Chapman Blossom Place, E1 Added: 22 Nov 2024 17:47 GMT	Blossom Place My Great Great Grandmother, Harriett Robbins lived in 2 Blossom Place in 1865 before marrying my Great Great Grandfather. They moved to 23 Spitall Square. Reply
Mark G Skidmore Street, E1 Added: 26 Oct 2024 21:54 GMT	Skidmore Street, E1 Skidmore Street was located where present day Ernest Street and Solebay Street now stand. They are both located above Shandy Street and Commodore Street. Reply
Alan Russell Cheshire Street, E1 Added: 26 Oct 2024 14:36 GMT	Cheshire Street, London E2 - 1969 Cheshire Street, London E2 - 1969 Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Hampstead Heath Hampstead Heath railway station has been part of the London Overground since 11 November 2007.

Hampstead Heath

Hampstead Town This article first appeared in ’A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 9, Hampstead, Paddington’.

Hampstead Town

Keats House Keats House is a writer’s house museum in a house once occupied by the Romantic poet John Keats.

Keats House

Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel The Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel is a place of worship and a member of the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches, the umbrella organisation for British Unitarians.

Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel

Rosslyn House Rosslyn (Roslyn) House, which stood between Wedderburn and Lyndhurst Roads, was one of the last of the famous old Hampstead houses to be destroyed.

Rosslyn House

Shepherd’s Well Shepherd’s Well, whose flow was thought to be nearly as pure as distilled water, is the source of the River Tyburn.

Shepherd’s Well

South End Green South End Green is the focus of a distinct Hampstead community.

South End Green

St Stephen’s Church St Stephen’s is a former church building, sited on Rosslyn Hill at its junction with Pond Street, a steep slope adjacent to the Royal Free Hospital.

St Stephen’s Church

The Royal School, Hampstead The Royal School, Hampstead, was an independent girls’ day and boarding school. The school educated girls aged 3-16.

The Royal School, Hampstead

NEARBY STREETS

Akenside Court, NW3 Akenside Court is a block on Belsize Crescent (Belsize Park)

Akenside Court, NW3

Akenside Road, NW3 Akenside Road is a street named after a famous local resident (Belsize Park)

Akenside Road, NW3

Aspern Grove, NW3 Aspern Grove is a street in Hampstead (Belsize Park)

Aspern Grove, NW3

Belsize Avenue, NW3 Belsize Avenue was once the driveway to the former Belsize House (Belsize Park)

Belsize Avenue, NW3

Belsize Court Garages, NW3 Belsize Court Garages were built by Willett in around 1880 as livery stables. (Belsize Park)

Belsize Court Garages, NW3

Belsize Court, NW3 Belsize Court is a street in Hampstead (Belsize Park)

Belsize Court, NW3

Belsize Crescent, NW3 Belsize Crescent was the creation of a builder called Daniel Tidey and called, at first, Prince Consort Road (Belsize Park)

Belsize Crescent, NW3

Belsize Lane, NW3 Belsize Lane is a thoroughfare linking Rosslyn Hill with Swiss Cottage (Belsize Park)

Belsize Lane, NW3

Belsize Mews, NW3 This is a street in the NW3 postcode area (Belsize Park)

Belsize Mews, NW3

Belsize Place, NW3 Belsize Place follows the line of an old footpath. (Belsize Park)

Belsize Place, NW3

Byron Mews, NW3 Byron Mews is a street in Hampstead (South End Green)

Byron Mews, NW3

Carlingford Road, NW3 Carlingford Road runs between Pilgrim’s Lane and Willoughby Road (Hampstead)

Carlingford Road, NW3

Cayford House, NW3 Cayford House was built at the northern end of Lawn Road around 1963 (Belsize Park)

Cayford House, NW3

Coach House Yard, NW3 Coach House Yard is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead)

Coach House Yard, NW3

Connaught Mews, NW3 Connaught Mews is a street in Hampstead (Belsize Park)

Connaught Mews, NW3

Constantine Road, NW3 Constantine Road was planned as a direct route from Gospel Oak and Kentish Town to South End Green and the heath (South End Green)

Constantine Road, NW3

Cressy Road, NW3 Cressy Road was named for a famous English victory by its builder Thomas Gibb (South End Green)

Cressy Road, NW3

Dalkeith Gardens, NW3 Dalkeith Gardens became part of Lyndhurst Gardens in 1911 (Belsize Park)

Dalkeith Gardens, NW3

Denning Road, NW3 Denning Road is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead)

Denning Road, NW3

Downshire Hill, NW3 Downshire Hill was originally developed at the beginning of the 19th century (Hampstead)

Downshire Hill, NW3

Downside Crescent, NW3 Downside Crescent is a street in Hampstead (Belsize Park)

Downside Crescent, NW3

Du Maurier House, NW3 Du Maurier House is situated at the northern end of Lawn Road (Belsize Park)

Du Maurier House, NW3

Eldon Court, NW3 Eldon Court is a block on Eldon Grove (Belsize Park)

Eldon Court, NW3

Ella Mews, NW3 Ella Mews is a street in Hampstead (South End Green)

Ella Mews, NW3

Fitzjohn’s Avenue, TW9 Fitzjohn’s Avenue is a location in London (Belsize Park)

Fitzjohn’s Avenue, TW9

Fitzjohn’s Avenue, NW3 Fitzjohn’s Avenue links Hampstead with Swiss Cottage (Hampstead)

Fitzjohn’s Avenue, NW3

Flask Walk, NW3 Flask Walk was named after the mineral water sold at a tavern here (Hampstead)

Flask Walk, NW3

Fleet Road, NW3 Fleet Road refers to the buried River Fleet here (South End Green)

Fleet Road, NW3

Gayton Crescent, NW3 Gayton Crescent is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead)

Gayton Crescent, NW3

Gayton Road, NW3 Gayton Road is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead)

Gayton Road, NW3

Glenloch Road, NW3 Glenloch Road was laid out over the grounds of an old house (Belsize Park)

Glenloch Road, NW3

Glenlock Road, NW3 Glenlock Road is a location in London (Belsize Park)

Glenlock Road, NW3

Greenhill, NW3 Greenhill is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead)

Greenhill, NW3

Hampstead Green, NW3 Hampstead Green is a street in Hampstead (Belsize Park)

Hampstead Green, NW3

Hampstead High Street, NW3 Hampstead High Street is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead)

Hampstead High Street, NW3

Hampstead Hill Gardens, NW3 Hampstead Hill Gardens is a street in Hampstead (South End Green)

Hampstead Hill Gardens, NW3

Heath Hurst Road, NW3 Heath Hurst Road is a street in Hampstead (South End Green)

Heath Hurst Road, NW3

Henderson Court, NW3 Henderson Court is a block on Fitzjohn’s Avenue (Hampstead)

Henderson Court, NW3

Hillfield Court, NW3 Hillfield Court serves a prominent art deco residential mansion block of the same name in Belsize Park (Belsize Park)

Hillfield Court, NW3

Hillfield Court, NW3 Hillfield Court is a prominent art deco residential mansion block in Belsize Park, in the London Borough of Camden, built in 1934 (Belsize Park)

Hillfield Court, NW3

Hillfield Mansions, NW3 Hillfield Mansions is a street in Hampstead (Belsize Park)

Hillfield Mansions, NW3

Keats Close, NW3 Keats Close lies off Keats Grove (South End Green)

Keats Close, NW3

Keats Grove, NW3 John Keats lived in the road and his house is now a museum (Hampstead)

Keats Grove, NW3

Kemplay Road, NW3 Kemplay Road is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead)

Kemplay Road, NW3

Lawn Road, NW3 Lawn Road dates from 1851 (Belsize Park)

Lawn Road, NW3

Leighton House, NW3 Leighton House is a block on South End Road (Hampstead Heath)

Leighton House, NW3

Lowlands, NW3 Lowlands is a street in Hampstead (Belsize Park)

Lowlands, NW3

Lyndhurst Gardens, NW3 Lyndhurst Gardens dates from the 1880s (Belsize Park)

Lyndhurst Gardens, NW3

Lyndhurst Road, NW3 Lyndhurst Road is a street in Hampstead (Belsize Park)

Lyndhurst Road, NW3

Lyndhurst Terrace, NW3 Lyndhurst Terrace is a street in Hampstead (Belsize Park)

Lyndhurst Terrace, NW3

Manor House, NW3 Manor House is a block on Downshire Hill (Hampstead)

Manor House, NW3

Marion Mews, NW3 Marion Mews is a road in the SE21 postcode area (South End Green)

Marion Mews, NW3

Martys Yard, NW3 Martys Yard is a street in Hampstead (Belsize Park)

Martys Yard, NW3

Maryon Mews, NW3 Maryon Mews is a street in Hampstead (South End Green)

Maryon Mews, NW3

Midland Crescent, NW3 Midland Crescent is a street in Hampstead (Belsize Park)

Midland Crescent, NW3

Montrose House, NW3 Montrose House is a block on South End Road (Hampstead Heath)

Montrose House, NW3

Mulberry Close, NW3 Mulberry Close is a location in London (Hampstead)

Mulberry Close, NW3

Nassington Road, NW3 Nassington Road is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead Heath)

Nassington Road, NW3

Nutley Terrace, NW3 Nutley Terrace is a street in Hampstead (Belsize Park)

Nutley Terrace, NW3

Old Brewery Mews, NW3 Old Brewery Mews is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead)

Old Brewery Mews, NW3

Ornan Road, NW3 Ornan Road is a street in Hampstead (Belsize Park)

Ornan Road, NW3

Park End, NW3 Park End is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead Heath)

Park End, NW3

Perceval Avenue, NW3 Perceval Avenue is a street in Hampstead (Belsize Park)

Perceval Avenue, NW3

Pilgrim’s Lane, NW3 This is a street in the NW3 postcode area (Hampstead)

Pilgrim’s Lane, NW3

Pilgrim’s Place, NW3 This is a street in the NW3 postcode area (Hampstead)

Pilgrim’s Place, NW3

Pond Street, NW3 Pond Street is a street in Hampstead (South End Green)

Pond Street, NW3

Princess Mews, NW3 Princess Mews is a mews of Belsize Park (Belsize Park)

Princess Mews, NW3

Rosslyn Hill, NW3 Rosslyn Hill is a road connecting the south end of Hampstead High Street to the north end of Haverstock Hill. (Belsize Park)

Rosslyn Hill, NW3

Rosslyn Mews, NW3 Rosslyn Mews is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead)

Rosslyn Mews, NW3

Rowland Hill Street, NW3 Rowland Hill Street is a street in Hampstead (South End Green)

Rowland Hill Street, NW3

Rudall Crescent, NW3 Rudall Crescent was laid out by a builder John Culverhouse in 1878 (Hampstead)

Rudall Crescent, NW3

Russell House, NW3 Russell House is a block on South End Road (Hampstead Heath)

Russell House, NW3

Severnake Road, NW3 The Isokon building is a concrete block of 34 flats designed by architect Wells Coates for Molly and Jack Pritchard, as an experiment in communal living (Belsize Park)

Severnake Road, NW3

Shepherd’s Path, NW3 Shepherd?s Path is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead)

Shepherd’s Path, NW3

Shepherd’s Path, NW3 Shepherd’s Path is a road in the NW3 postcode area (Hampstead)

Shepherd’s Path, NW3

Shepherds Walk, NW3 Shepherds Walk is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead)

Shepherds Walk, NW3

South End Close, NW3 South End Close is a street in Hampstead (South End Green)

South End Close, NW3

South End Road, NW3 South End Road is a street in Hampstead (South End Green)

South End Road, NW3

South Hill Park, NW3 South Hill Park is a road on the edge of Hampstead Heath (Hampstead Heath)

South Hill Park, NW3

St Crispin’s Close, NW3 St Crispin’s Close is a post-war development next to Hampstead Heath station (South End Green)

St Crispin’s Close, NW3

Sumpter Close, NW3 Sumpter Close is a street in Hampstead (Belsize Park)

Sumpter Close, NW3

The Old Orchard, NW3 The Old Orchard is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead Heath)

The Old Orchard, NW3

Thurlow Road, NW3 Thurlow Road is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead)

Thurlow Road, NW3

Tower Close, NW3 Tower Close was built on the site of Eldon House in 1982 by Pollard Thomas & Edwards (Belsize Park)

Tower Close, NW3

Tranley Mews, NW3 Tranley Mews is a street in Hampstead (South End Green)

Tranley Mews, NW3

Trinity Close, NW3 Trinity Close is situated at the southern end of Willoughby Road (Hampstead)

Trinity Close, NW3

Troyes House, NW3 Troyes House was built on the site of a bombed out convent (Belsize Park)

Troyes House, NW3

Tudor Close, NW3 Tudor Close is a street in Hampstead (Belsize Park)

Tudor Close, NW3

Vane Close, NW3 Vane Close is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead)

Vane Close, NW3

Village Close, NW3 Village Close is a location in London (Hampstead)

Village Close, NW3

Wandsworth Place, NW3 Wandsworth Place is a street in Hampstead (Belsize Park)

Wandsworth Place, NW3

Waterhouse Close, NW3 Waterhouse Close is a street in Hampstead (Belsize Park)

Waterhouse Close, NW3

Wedderburn Road, NW3 Wedderburn Road was named, indirectly, after a Lord Chancellor (Belsize Park)

Wedderburn Road, NW3

Willoughby House, NW3 Willoughby House is a block on Willoughby Road (Hampstead)

Willoughby House, NW3

Willoughby Road, NW3 Willoughby Road is a street in Hampstead (Hampstead)

Willoughby Road, NW3

Woodland Walk, NW3 Woodland Walk is a street in Hampstead (Belsize Park)

Woodland Walk, NW3

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Swiss Cottage TUM image id: 1455364693 Licence:	West Country class loco 34010 ’Sidmouth’ has strayed onto the London Midland region on a special to Wembley Stadium and has been sent onto the Hampstead Junction line to turn. It is seen here at Hampstead Heath station on 15 May 1956. Credit: Neil Clifton TUM image id: 1450529639 Licence:	South End Green TUM image id: 1450539049 Licence:	Royal Free Hospital TUM image id: 1469364080 Licence:	View towards Central London from the top of Parliament Hill (2007) Credit: Chesdovi TUM image id: 1557488009 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Soldier’s Daughters Home from the "Illustrated London News", June 19, 1858 The Royal School, Hampstead was founded in 1855 as the Soldiers’ Infant Home before becoming the Royal Soldiers’ Daughters’ School on this site in 1867. It was established "to nurse, board, clothe and educate the female children, orphans or not, of soldiers in Her Majesty’s Army killed in the Crimean War". The Daughter’s School, as described in 1902: "At the back a large extent of grass playground stretched out westward, and at the end of this there was a grove of trees. On one side of the grass is a large playroom built in 1880 by means of an opportune legacy, and on the other a covered cloister which led to the school, standing detached from the house at the other end of the playground. An old pier burdened with a mass of ivy stood up in the centre, the only remnant of this part of old Vane House. A portion of the ground was profitably sold for the frontage to Fitz John’s Avenue." The school site is now used as a senior campus of North Bridge House School. Credit: The Illustrated London News TUM image id: 1458756121 Licence:	Church Row, NW3 Church Row is an eighteenth-century residential street. Many of the properties are listed on the National Heritage List for England. The writer H. G. Wells bought No. 17 in 1909 and lived there with his wife, Jane. The comedian Peter Cook bought No. 17 for £24,000 in 1965. Cook and Dudley Moore wrote their Pete & Dud routines in the attic. TUM image id: 1546470373 Licence:	The Winchester, Winchester Road, Swiss Cottage (1962) Credit: Brian Fowler TUM image id: 1453880741 Licence:	Church Row, Hampstead. This etching appears as the frontispiece of 'An introduction to Hampstead' by G.E. Mitton, published in 1902. TUM image id: 1457008495 Licence: CC BY 2.0	St. Mary’s Town & Country School logo as a woven badge TUM image id: 1452688135 Licence:
Adelaide Road, Hampstead Credit: Henry Silk TUM image id: 1673098981 Licence:	Agincourt Road (2007) An Archway-bound C11 stops to collect a passenger. View taken from the junction with Cressy Road Credit: Geograph/Martin Addison TUM image id: 1678881755 Licence:	Belsize Avenue in Belsize Park TUM image id: 1550088979 Licence:	St John’s, Downshire Hill (1936) Credit: Elwin Hawthorne TUM image id: 9532605 Licence:	Houses in Eton Avenue (2011) Credit: Geograph/Mike Quinn TUM image id: 1675181915 Licence: CC BY 2.0