The Heath & Hampstead Society fights to preserve the wild and natural state of the Heath; to maintain the character and amenities of Hampstead; and to promote the study of local history, natural history and conservation.
Next Guided Walk
Landmarks of the East Heath
Find our more about the landmarks you know, and maybe something about landmarks you don't know at all!
Date: Sun 07 Dec, 2025
Time: 10:30 am
Duration: 2 hours
Meet at: The Bandstand by Parliament Hill Cafe
Walk led by: Jeska Harrington-Gould, member of the Heath Sub-Committee
The Parish Lock-Up was formally unveiled in September 1981 by Sir David McNee the Commissioner of The Metropolitan Police from 1977 to 1982. He was Britain’s most senior police officer at a time of racial, political, and industrial turmoil in London.
The estate of the late Jenifer Ford, a lifelong member of the Society and Hampstead resident and painter, bequeathed to the Society a collection of her paintings of Hampstead and the Heath.