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51.583°N 0.185°W. / 51.583; -0.185. Hampstead Garden Suburb is an elevated suburb of London, north of Hampstead, west of Highgate and east of Golders Green. It is known for its intellectual, liberal, artistic, musical and literary associations. It is an example of early twentieth-century domestic architecture and town planning in the London ...
Explanation: In 1968 Hampstead Garden Suburb was designated as a conservation area by Barnet Council in recognition of its special character. This is defined as “an area of special architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance”. General condition of Garden City: Good condition.
Following the historical account of how Hampstead Garden Suburb came about, we summarize the principles of New Urbanism to point out its resemblance to the implementation of garden city and city beautiful concepts in garden suburbs. Garden city. Garden city concept was launched when Ebenezer Howard published a detailed urban model in ...
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GET IN TOUCH. Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust 862 Finchley Road, London NW11 6AB. 020 8455 1066 Email: mail@hgstrust.org Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Image: Cotman Close at Hampstead Garden Suburb, courtesy HGS Trust. Designed to offer a range of unique residential homes, the Hampstead Garden Suburb was ground-breaking in terms of 20th century architecture. Committed to creating a unique environment, in which families of all backgrounds could find homes, the Suburb was the first of its kind.
Hampstead Garden Suburb was founded by Henrietta Barnett, who, with her husband Samuel, had started the Whitechapel Art Gallery and Toynbee Hall. In 1906, Barnett set up the Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust Ltd, which purchased 243 acres of land from Eton College for the scheme and appointed Raymond Unwin as its architect.
Barnett set up the Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust Ltd in 1906, which purchased 243 acres of land from Eton College for the scheme. The Suburb is renowned for its open spaces, most notably the gorgeous Hampstead Heath extension, alongside its signature Central Square featuring St. Jude's Church, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.
