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.
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The Geology of Hampstead Heath
Underlying the springs that put Hampstead on the map, and the bricks that helped to build it, are the sand, Claygate Beds and iron-rich London Clay that geologically underpin it. Come and find out what the Heath is really made of!
Date: Sun 05 Jul, 2026
Time: 10:00 am
Duration: 3 hours
Meet at: The flagstaff by Whitestone Pond
Walk led by: Diana Clements, former General Secretary, The Geologists’ Association; author of The Geology of London
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Plaques in Hampstead
Mark Gertler (1891-1939)
Born in 1891 in Spitalfields he was the youngest child of Polish-Jewish immigrants. After school in 1906 he enrolled in art classes at the Regent Street polytechnic, but family poverty forced him to drop-out after a year. In 1907 he began apprentice work for a stained-glass window company which funded evening classes at the polytechnic.
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