Dame Henrietta Barnett, D.B.E., founder of The Hampstead Garden Suburb, lived here, 1915 - 1936.
Prior to the death of her husband in 1913, Dame Henrietta Barnett had been living with him at St Jude's Cottage at Spaniard's Inn. On his death she sold St Jude's and moved to South Square from where she continued to oversee the development of the Suburb, often being seen in a chauffeur-driven Rolls Royce.
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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Henrietta Barnett plaque
Founder of Henrietta Barnett School for Girls and Hampstead Garden Suburb. Th...
Henrietta Barnett formed a board of trustees to build this urban utopia follo...
The base can be seen in our photo immediately behind the 'open book' which is the replacement memorial.
The "D.R. London S.E.5" is puzzling. The Oval is in the SE11 post code, not SE5. Possibly "D. R." is an organisation, based in SE5, that ...
Greater London Council The Silver Studio, established here in 1880. Arthur Silver, 1853 - 1896, Rex Silver, 1879 - 1965, Harry Silver, ...
In 1903-10 the Savoy Hotel was built by Colcutt and Macmurdo. The magnificently Art Deco Savoy Theatre is in the western section. The sho...
