Prince of Wales is a Grade II listed public house in Highgate, London. [1] Located on Highgate High Street, the building dates back to the eighteenth century. It became a pub in 1864 when the future Edward VII held the title of Prince of Wales. [2] Amongst former landlords was the retired sportsman Leslie Compton who played cricket for Middlesex and football for Arsenal. [3] The rear of the pub faces on to Pond Square. [4] The pub and neighbouring buildings have been listed since 1974. [5]
Hampstead is an area in London, England, which lies 4 miles (6 km) northwest of Charing Cross, forming the northwest part of the London Borough of Camden, a borough in Inner London. It borders Highgate and Golders Green to the north, Belsize Park to the south and is surrounded from the northeast by Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland.
Highgate is a suburban area of London at the northeastern corner of Hampstead Heath, 4+1⁄2 miles north-northwest of Charing Cross.
Kentish Town is an area of northwest London, England, in the London Borough of Camden, immediately north of Camden Town, close to Hampstead Heath.
Hampstead Heath is an ancient heath in London, spanning 320 hectares. This grassy public space sits astride a sandy ridge, one of the highest points in London, running from Hampstead to Highgate, which rests on a band of London Clay. The heath is rambling and hilly, embracing ponds, recent and ancient woodlands, a lido, playgrounds, and a training track, and it adjoins the former stately home of Kenwood House and its estate. The south-east part of the heath is Parliament Hill, from which the view over London is protected by law.
Gospel Oak is an area of north west London in the London Borough of Camden at the very south of Hampstead Heath. The neighbourhood is positioned between Hampstead to the north-west, Dartmouth Park to the north-east, Kentish Town to the south-east, and Belsize Park to the south-west. Gospel Oak lies across the NW5 and NW3 postcodes and is served by Gospel Oak station on the London Overground.
The London Borough of Camden is in percentage terms the second-greenest of the Inner London boroughs. It contains most of the swathe of land Hampstead Heath and many smaller green spaces. The Central London part of the borough, south of Euston Road, is characterised by its elegant garden squares with large instances: Tavistock Square and Bedford Square. In this part runs the Regent's Canal around the top edge of Regent's Park, a little of which is in Camden, including all of associated Primrose Hill. Highgate Cemetery is in Camden but Highgate Wood is in the neighbouring borough of Haringey.
The A400 road is an A road in London that runs from Charing Cross to Archway in North London. It passes some of London's most famous landmarks.
Carey Street is a road in the Holborn area of Central London. Located close to Lincoln's Inn Fields and the Royal Courts of Justice, it runs from Portugal Street to Chancery Lane parallel to the Strand to the south. New Square is a little to the north, connected by an arched gateway dating back to the 1697. While the western end of Carey Street is in the City of Westminster the eastern end beyond the junction with Serle Street is in the London Borough of Camden. It takes its name from Nicholas Carey who owned a house in the street in the seventeenth century.
The London Borough of Camden is a borough in Inner London, England. Camden Town Hall, on Euston Road, lies 1.4 mi (2.3 km) north of Charing Cross. The borough was established on 1 April 1965 from the former metropolitan boroughs of Holborn, St Pancras and Hampstead.
The Flask is a Grade II listed public house at 74–76 Highgate West Hill, Highgate, London. According to the 1936 Survey of London, a pub known as The Flask has stood on this spot since "at least as early as 1663". The present buildings probably date from the early 18th century, and were partially rebuilt in about 1767 by William Carpenter. A Manorial court met there in the eighteenth century. The Flask is currently owned and operated by the London-based Fuller's.
The Flask is a Grade II listed public house at 14 Flask Walk, Hampstead, London, on the site from where the trade in Hampstead mineral water was run, and which is mentioned in the eighteenth-century novel Clarissa. It has been owned by Young's Brewery since 1904.
The Ham & High, officially the Hampstead & Highgate Express, is a weekly paid newspaper published in the London Borough of Camden by Archant. It covers the north London areas of Hampstead and Highgate.
Jack Straw's Castle is a Grade II listed building and former public house on North End Way, Hampstead, north-west London, England close to the junction with Heath Street and Spaniards Road.
The Gatehouse is a public house in Highgate, London, located at a road junction where Highgate High Street, West Hill, North Hill and Hampstead Lane converge close to Pond Square. It stands on the site of the oldest recorded structure in Highgate Village. A toll road was constructed in the early fourteenth century and an arched gateway was constructed under which all passing had to pay. This gave its name to the area.
Pond Square is a garden square and village green in Highgate, London. Located close to Highgate High Street and The Gatehouse it is today in the London Borough of Camden. Swain's Lane runs off the square heading downhill past Highgate Cemetery.
Highgate West Hill is a street in Highgate, London. Located in the London Borough of Camden it runs north to south with Hampstead Heath off to its west and Highgate Cemetery away to the east. A number of streets run off the road including The Grove, Millfield Lane and Hillway. The route dates back to the medieval era.
Highgate High Street is located in Highgate in London. A high street, it provides the main shopping thoroughfare for the settlement at the top of Highgate Hill. It runs downhill from the western end and forms of the longer B519 that includes Highgate Hill towards Archway. At its western end is a crossroads by The Gatehouse pub where it meets Hampstead Lane, Highgate West Hill and North Road. Pond Square, the village green of Highgate, is located nearby. Other roads running off the High Street include Southwood Lane and South Grove. The High Street forms the border between the London Borough of Camden to the south and Haringey to the north, reflecting the historic parish boundaries between Hornsey and St Pancras.
Mansfield Road is a street in the Gospel Oak area of Hampstead. It runs east to west from a junction with Fleet Road and Southampton Road to Gospel Oak Station where it becomes Gordon House Road which runs on as far as the Highgate Road. Today it forms part of the B518 route.
Swain's Lane is a street in Highgate in the London Borough of Camden. It runs up Highgate Hill, for much of its route alongside Highgate Cemetery and Waterlow Park. It is noted for its steepness. It runs uphill from a junction with Highgate Road and Highgate West Hill close to Hampstead Heath. Its northern end terminates on South Grove close to Pond Square in the heart of old Highgate village.
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