2012 Summer Programme

Tickets for all walks and visits are £7.50 and must be booked.

Monday 25th June 10.30am

Great Trees of the Suburb – Benefit and Burden
Nick Packard, the Trust’s Estate Manager, looks at significant trees and explains important issues for their owners and neighbours. Stout shoes recommended. Meet at Fellowship House, 136a Willifield Way.

Tuesday 26th June 2pm

Skilful, Economic and Artistic – the Design of Homes for the Middle Classes from 1907 to 1939
David Davidson, the Suburb’s Architectural Adviser, looks at houses commissioned by private clients between Central Square and the Great Wall. Meet in St Jude’s car park.

Wednesday 27th June & Sunday 1st July 11am

Poverty and Philanthropy in the East End
Samuel and Henrietta Barnett were not alone - the Rothschilds, Charles Dickens and many others fought to alleviate poverty in the same streets. Discover their legacy: libraries, soup kitchens, art galleries, hospitals and adult universities. Meet at Aldgate East tube (Whitechapel Road exit). A tour of Toynbee Hall is included. Led by City of London Guide Hermione Pool or Blue Badge Guide Julia Male.


Wednesday 27th June


Sunday 1st July

Thursday 28th June 2pm

The Northern Heights – Connecting the Suburb
to Highgate and Finchley?
Jane Blackburn, Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust’s Manager, on an initiative to promote the Suburb as part of a planned network of walks in North London. Meet in St Jude’s car park.

Friday 29th June 10am

Hampstead Heath: woods, gardens and ancient farmland
Simon Lee, the Heath Superintendent, tells the story of the northern part of the Heath and the famous people associated with it. The walk will visit the Pergola, Golders Hill Park and the Extension before ending at the Free Church in time for the lunchtime organ recital. Meet at the flag pole, next to Whitestone Pond.