Athlone House
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Athlone House, formerly known as Caen Wood Towers, is a large Victorian house in Highgate, north London, England.
Caen Wood Towers (south view) circa 1900.
An engraving (c.1880) of Caen Wood Towers shortly after it was built by Edward Brooke.
Francis Reckitt 1892.
Caen Wood Towers (east view) circa 1900.
Hampstead Heath
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Hampstead Heath is an ancient heath in London, spanning 320 hectares. This grassy public space sits astride a sandy ridge, one of the highest points in London, running from Hampstead to Highgate, whic
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…John Philpot in an intricate style, particularly as to shape and brickwork, blending Dutch and classical influences. It lies on the northern edge of Hampstead Heath, from which it can be seen. It was home to several important industrialists until the early 1940s, when it was acquired by the Royal Air Force. It was…
Hampstead Heath extension towards Barnet.
Hampstead Heath by Philip James de Loutherbourg, 1787,
Road to the Spaniards, Hampstead by John Constable, 1822
Corporation of London sign on the south-west edge of the heath