panoramic view of london primrose hill
primrose hill @ night
like regent s park, primrose hill once part of great chase appropriated henry viii. later, in 1841, became crown property , in 1842 act of parliament secured land public open space. built part of primrose hill comprises victorian terraces; name primrose hill has been in use since 15th century - giving lie later claims named after archibald primrose, premiership witnessed rapid expansion of london underground rail network london.
it has been 1 of more fashionable districts in urban belt lies between core of london , outer suburbs, , remains expensive , prosperous. primrose hill archetypal example of successful london urban village, due location , quality of socio-historical development.
in october 1678, primrose hill scene of mysterious murder of edmund berry godfrey. in 1792 radical unitarian poet , antiquarian iolo morganwg (edward williams) founded gorsedd, community of welsh bards, @ ceremony on 21 june @ primrose hill.
famous graffiti
there is, in places in london, graffiti on primrose hill. however, 1 seemed impact public lyric primrose hill band blur (from single tomorrow). graffiti read , view s nice until removed in 2012. have tried restore it, none have yet succeeded.
blue plaques
there 7 english heritage blue plaques in primrose hill commemorating historic personalities have lived there. plaques mark residences of poet sir hugh clough, historian , broadcaster a. j. p. taylor , painter william roberts @ 11, 13, , 14 st mark s crescent respectively, revolutionary socialist , philosopher friedrich engels @ 122 regent s park road, photographer roger fenton @ 2 albert terrace, poet , novelist sylvia plath @ 3 chalcot square, , poet william butler yeats @ 23 fitzroy road. joan bakewell lives in area.
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