| The Magdala | |
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 The pub in 2014 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | South Hill Park, Hampstead, London NW3 2SB, England |
| Owner | Ori Calif |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Magdala, also known as The Magdala Tavern or colloquially as simply The Magy, is a pub on South Hill Park in Hampstead, north London. Named after the British victory in the 1868 Battle of Magdala, it was the site of a notorious murder in 1955.
The pub building dates back to at least the mid-19th century, being built in mid-Victorian times to serve the developing neighbourhood south of Hampstead Heath. [1] The building was named after the British victory in the 1868 Battle of Magdala. [2] [3]
The pub is included in CAMRA's heritage guide for its interior, which includes a "remarkably intact room from the 1930s" with wood panelling, an Art Deco frieze and a Tudor-style pink marble fireplace. [1]
Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in the United Kingdom, shot her boyfriend David Blakely outside the pub in April 1955. [5]
After closing for refurbishment in 2014, [5] The Magdala reopened in January 2015 before closing again in February 2016, with the upper floors converted to flats. [6] It reopened again as a pub and restaurant in May 2021. [7]
The Magdala has been listed as an Asset of Community Value since September 2014. [6]
The first building in this street was The Magdala Tavern, which was already there by 1868.
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