Spaniards Road

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Spaniards Inn from which the road takes its name. The Spaniards Inn, Spaniards Road NW3 - geograph.org.uk - 3532436.jpg
Spaniards Inn from which the road takes its name.
1822 painting by John Constable depicting the road across the heath. Constable - Road to the Spaniards, Hampstead, 1822, Cat. 858.jpg
1822 painting by John Constable depicting the road across the heath.
Blue plaque commemorating Henrietta Barnett, the founder of Hampstead Garden Suburb, and her husband. Barnett's lived here, 'Evergreen Hill', Spaniards Road NW3 - geograph.org.uk - 3542289.jpg
Blue plaque commemorating Henrietta Barnett, the founder of Hampstead Garden Suburb, and her husband.

Spaniards Road is a street in Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden. It runs northwards from the junction of Heath Street and North End Way, close to the Hampstead War Memorial and Jack Straw's Castle, cutting through Hampstead Heath before becoming Hampstead Lane which then turns eastwards towards Highgate. It is designated part of the B519 Road.

The road takes its name from the Spaniards Inn public house which dates back to the sixteenth century. While there are many stories concerning the origin of the name, it most likely dates back to a Spanish ambassador who stayed there. [1] A surviving tollhouse stands opposite the Inn. [2] Historically located some way outside London, the stretch of road was notorious for highwaymen. John Constable painted the view across the heath towards the Inn in 1822.

A blue plaque commemorates the former residence of Henrietta Barnett, the founder of nearby Hampstead Garden Suburb, and her husband Samuel Barnett, a social reformer. [3] The northern stretch of the road marks the boundary with the London Borough of Barnet which contains Hampstead Garden Suburb itself. A number of buildings on or just off the road are now listed. [4] [5] [6] Spaniards End and Kenwood Close both curve off the northern end of the street, with the latter featuring a blue plaque for actor Ralph Richardson. [7]

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References

  1. Bebington p.307
  2. Cherry & Pevsner p.235
  3. English Heritage Blue Plaques, BARNETT, SAMUEL (1844-1913) & BARNETT, DAME HENRIETTA (1851-1936). Retrieved 21 January 2024'
  4. Historic England, Toll Gate House, Spaniards Road, Highgate NW3 - Camden. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  5. Historic England, HEATH END HOUSE HEATH END HOUSE AND EVERGREEN HILL. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  6. Historic England The Spaniards Inn. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  7. "RICHARDSON, SIR RALPH (1902-1983)". English Heritage Blue Plaques. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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