Category: History

Algernon Newton’s view of ‘Downshire Hill’, Hampstead

Algernon Newton was born in Hampstead in 1880, a grandson of Henry Newton, one of the founders of Winsor & Newton, the art materials company. Newton's painting 'Downshire ...

Downshire Hill in the making

Downshire Hill is considered one of London's finest Georgian streets. Those that visit, admire its streetscape, its green expanse of front gardens and the variety ...

Living history: Downshire Hill

I discovered Downshire Hill almost 25 years ago. At the time, I was a new Londoner, living in a small flat above a pub in ...
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