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Nostalgic memories of Hampstead's local history

Share your own memories of Hampstead and read what others have said

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

Why not add your memory today and become part of our Memories Community to help others in the future delve back into their past.

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Displaying Memories 11 - 14 of 14 in total

Dick Turpin
I lived in Hampstead from 1937-1941. Just before the war started my cousins and I used to play for many hours on Hampstead Heath One of our favourite spots was the Viaduct and Pond. We were very wary of entering the arch on the far left. Halfway through the archway, on the left was an iron gate which was kept locked. We had been told that Dick Turpin had hidden up there at one time and the ghost of his horse ...see more
Hampstead, Viaduct and Pond 1898
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Added 07 March 2010

Royal Soldiers Daughters School Boarding Rosslyn Hill
I remember the day my mother left me there. It was raining, outside and in my heart The school had church-like double doors and as we went in it felt like the end of the world to me. I was only six years old. Rosslyn House has gone now, just memories. Anyone remember Miss Betts I wonder? And Miss Lloyd and her dachsund Bishop?
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Added 09 February 2010

Frognal Hampstead London Nw3 6yd
Frognal was mentioned in the early 15th century as a customary tenement and in 1740 Frognal field was the eastern abutment of Northfield, part of the demesne. By the 17th century there were several cottages and houses at Frognal; by then the name probably indicated the road leading from the church and manor farm northward to the heath, between the demesne on the west and Hampstead town on the ...see more
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Added 07 July 2007

Vale Of Health Hotel
My great grandfather Henry Braun owned the Vale of Health Hotel (shown in the right of this photo) overlooking the lake, from 1877 until the early 1900's. The hotel was used as an Anglo German club called the Athenaeum and by 1908 had 1200 members - 500 English, 700 German, including many political radicals. The hotel became a factory during World War I and then remained derelict for some years. The hotel ...see more
Hampstead, Vale of Health 1898
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Added 22 November 2006