Victorian London expanded as far north as Hampstead, beyond which lay the wilds of Middlesex. It was here that from 1907 the Hampstead Garden Suburb was built around what was to become the Heath Extension. Join Calum Orr, Architectural Adviser to the Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust, on a walk from the hamlet of North End to the Suburb, as we try to understand the landscape at this decisive moment.

Listed Arts and Crafts freestyle building with plain interior and many charming original features, sympathetically modernised in 1991. Entrance via listed gateway.

Frederick Rowntree, 1907

Beautiful town house retaining many original features and housing important decorative arts collections. Surrounded by a walled garden.

William Eades, 1686

Built in 1704 and 1720, Burgh House is a Grade I Listed Queen Anne and early Georgian house situated in the heart of Hampstead Village. As an independent charity, it serves as a cultural hub bringing together heritage, art and community programming. Burgh House is also an Arts Council England accredited museum with a collection relating to Burgh House and the local area.

Unknown, 1704

Grade II* listed Arts and Crafts gem designed by Baillie-Scott

Baillie-Scott, 1909

The walk will offer new perspectives on the history of Hampstead by exploring what has changed, disappeared, or been imagined, through social changes, by architects and town planners, and creatively by artists, writers, radicals and poets. During the walk we will uncover forgotten stories in Hampstead's history and the fascinating ways in which these have left their mark on the local area.