Middleway, NW11

The majority of Middleway was designed by J.C.S. Soutar in the 1920s in his neo-vernacular style

Hampstead Garden Suburb
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Middleway’s western section between Bigwood Court and Thornton Way junction is architecturally diverse.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

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Elephant Field

Hampstead Garden Suburb Hampstead Garden Suburb is an example of early twentieth-century domestic architecture and town planning and is located in the London Borough of Barnet.

Hampstead Garden Suburb

NEARBY STREETS

Abington House, NW11 Abington House is a block of flats designed for housing ’working women’ (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Abington House, NW11

Beaufort House, NW11 Beaufort House is one of the 1928-built Emmott Close blocks (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Beaufort House, NW11

Bigwood Road, NW11 Bigwood Road leads up to Big Wood (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Bigwood Road, NW11

Blandford Close, N2 Blandford Close, was planned as part of Hampstead Garden Suburb (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Blandford Close, N2

Brunner Close, NW11 Brunner Close is a cul-de-sac situated off of Litchfield Way (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Brunner Close, NW11

Bute Mews, N2 Bute Mews lies behind Market Place (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Bute Mews, N2

Carlyle Close, N2 Carlyle Close dates from 1935 (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Carlyle Close, N2

Central Square, NW11 Central Square was the original centre of Hampstead Garden Suburb due to the further development of the Suburb in the 1920s and 1930s, it is now located towards the west (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Central Square, NW11

Chatham Close, NW11 Chatham Close, designed by Thomas Millwood Wilson, arrived on the scene in 1911 (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Chatham Close, NW11

Constable Close, NW11 Constable Close runs southwest from Wildwood Road (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Constable Close, NW11

Cotman Close, NW11 Cotman Close leads off Meadway (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Cotman Close, NW11

Crosby Court, N2 Crosby Court is a block behind the shops of Market Place (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Crosby Court, N2

Denman Drive North, NW11 Denman Drive North is one of two spurs of Denman Drive (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Denman Drive North, NW11

Denman Drive South, NW11 Denman Drive South was laid out in 1915 (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Denman Drive South, NW11

Denman Drive, NW11 Denman Drive leads off Erskine Hill (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Denman Drive, NW11

Emmott Close, NW11 The Emmott Close flats were ’aimed at working women’ (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Emmott Close, NW11

Greenhalgh Walk, N2 Greenhalgh Walk, was planned as part of Hampstead Garden Suburb’s northern extension (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Greenhalgh Walk, N2

Grey Close, NW11 Grey Close lies opposite Litchfield Way (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Grey Close, NW11

Hill Close, NW11 Hill Close forms an intimate cul de sac rising towards Central Square (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Hill Close, NW11

Hurst Close, NW11 Hurst Close extends west from Bigwood Road (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Hurst Close, NW11

Kingsley Close, NW11 Kingsley Close is an attractive example of 1934 Moderne architecture by Welch, Cachemaille-Day and Lander (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Kingsley Close, NW11

Kingsley Way, N2 Kingsley Way is largely the work of Soutar and Butler, with some 1930s insertions by other architects that still fit the overall character (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Kingsley Way, N2

Linden Lea, N2 Linden Lea was developed by H. Meckhonik and J. Oliphant in the mid to late 1930s (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Linden Lea, N2

Litchfield Way, NW11 Litchfield Way is characterised by large groups of consistently designed 1920s houses interspersed with one-off designs (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Litchfield Way, NW11

Market Place, N2 Market Place formed part of Unwin’s 1911-12 plan for the ‘New (Hampstead Garden) Suburb’ (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Market Place, N2

Meadway Close, NW11 This is one of a number of Meadway-named road in the area (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Meadway Close, NW11

Meadway Court, NW11 Meadway Court was designed by G.L. Sutcliffe in 1913 (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Meadway Court, NW11

Meadway, NW11 Meadway and the Great Wall form parallel axes running through the central area of Hampstead Garden Suburb. (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Meadway, NW11

Middleway, NW11 The majority of Middleway was designed by J.C.S. Soutar in the 1920s in his neo-vernacular style (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Middleway, NW11

Milton Close, N2 Milton Close was designed by C.G. Butler between 1934-1936 (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Milton Close, N2

North Square, NW11 North Square part of the original central area of Hampstead Garden Suburb, forming a rectangle with Central Square and South Square (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

North Square, NW11

Northway, NW11 Northway runs from Central Square to Falloden Way (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Northway, NW11

Oakwood Road, NW11 Oakwood Road was laid out during the second phase of Hampstead Garden Suburb (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Oakwood Road, NW11

Raeburn Close, NW11 Raeburn Close leads off Wildwood Road (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Raeburn Close, NW11

Rowan Walk, N2 Rowan Walk was built in the mid-1930s by various architects including De Metz, Soutar, Katona, Butler, and Drury and Reekie (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Rowan Walk, N2

Ruskin Close, NW11 Ruskin Close contains six houses (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Ruskin Close, NW11

South Square, NW11 South Square is the name of the southern part of Central Square, Hampstead Garden Suburb (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

South Square, NW11

Southway, NW11 Southway is one of a series of three roads with geographical names: Southway, Middleway and Northway (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Southway, NW11

Spencer Drive, N2 Spencer Drive is mid 1930s development within Hampstead Garden Suburb (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Spencer Drive, N2

Sutcliffe Close, NW11 Sutcliffe Close is a symmetrical close designed by J.W. Binge in 1926 in the Arts and Crafts style (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Sutcliffe Close, NW11

Thornton Way, NW11 Thornton Way is a visually diverse road with large detached and semi-detached homes from a range of 1920s architects (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Thornton Way, NW11

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Constructing Golders Green station (c. 1904) This is a view from above the Northern Line tunnel entrance Credit: London Transport Museum TUM image id: 1660648864 Licence:	Lyttelton Playing Fields A dispute between Finchley Urban District Council and Hampstead Garden Suburb as to whether the Lyttelton Playing Fields were to be exempt from building was settled by a Public Enquiry in 1931 and the lands conveyed to Finchley UDC in 1933. Credit: Wiki Commons/Memespring TUM image id: 1658403965 Licence: CC BY 2.0	View towards Central Square Credit: Hampstead Garden Suburb trust TUM image id: 1556568888 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Meadway Gate (c.1924) An album of watercolours depicting a variety of Hampstead Garden Suburb scenes was painted between 1923 and 1925 by William Isaac Aston. Credit: William Isaac Aston (1857-1939) TUM image id: 1674232869 Licence:	Hampstead Garden Suburb from Willifield Way (1914) Golders Green crematorium can be seen in the background Credit: William Whitehead Ratcliffe/Tate TUM image id: 1657883252 Licence:
Bute Mews Credit: Godfrey and Barr TUM image id: 1658403397 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Waterlow Court, a Grade II* listed building in Hampstead Garden Suburb Waterlow Court was designed for ’businesswomen’ by Baillie Scott and built by the Improved Industrial Dwellings Company - opening in 1909. Credit: Wiki Commons/Dudley Miles TUM image id: 1674151048 Licence:	Excerpt from Unwin’s 1905 plan showing a more rounded treatment of the central area Credit: Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust TUM image id: 1712313860 Licence: CC BY 2.0	South Square Credit: Hampstead Garden Suburb Heritage TUM image id: 1556626310 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The corner of Corringway and Corringham Road in Hampstead Garden Suburb (2021) Credit: Instagram/@audsbitsnbobs TUM image id: 1630938723 Licence:
Falloden Way, Hampstead Garden Suburb in 1983 Credit: Geograph/David Howard TUM image id: 1712241381 Licence: CC BY 2.0

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View towards Central Square
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Bute Mews
Credit: Godfrey and Barr
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Excerpt from Unwin’s 1905 plan showing a more rounded treatment of the central area
Credit: Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust
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South Square
Credit: Hampstead Garden Suburb Heritage
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