Did you know? – Storm of 1975
At the epicentre of the Hampstead Storm of 14 August 1975, it has been estimated that as much as 200mm of rain may have fallen in 95 minutes – the single greatest inundation over such a short period since records began.
Did you know? – Hampstead millionaires
Hampstead, it is said, has more millionaires within its boundaries than anywhere else in the UK.
Did you know? – Royal Free
The largest employer in Hampstead is the Royal Free Hospital, the first in the UK to train female doctors.
Did you know? – Protestant dissenters on Rosslyn Hill
There were other reasons for coming to Hampstead in the late 17th century other than for healthy air and water. Protestant dissenters were forbidden to preach within 5 miles of Charing Cross, but in distant Hampstead they found sympathy. They registered a meeting place on Rosslyn Hill in 1691 and on that same site still stands today the Unitarian Chapel.
George Orwell (1903-1950)
Pseudonym of Eric Arthur Blair
The English novelist, essayist, and critic, famous for his novels Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949). (more…)
Daphne du Maurier (1907-1989)
Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning was as born in London in 1907 and grew up in Cannon Place, Hampstead.
She was the daughter of the famous actor/manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and the actress Muriel Beaumont. (more…)
