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Description: | During the early 20th century, the Vale of Health was well known for the village life in its haphazard grouping of alleys and houses, only half an hour from Piccadilly Circus. The area, on the edge of Hampstead Heath, boasted two hotels. One, The Vale of Health Hotel, can be seen in this picture taken between 1910 and 1915.
Until the 1960s the Vale of Health hosted a weekly funfair, and another on bank holidays. For some, the slot machines, merry-go-rounds and tea gardens were vulgar, nevertheless the place still attracted many famous residents during the time of this photo, such as Rabindranath Tagore, the Indian poet and mystic; the writer D H Lawrence and his wife Frieda; and the painter Stanley Spencer.
More recently it has become one of Hampstead's most exclusive enclaves. | Format: | image/jpeg | Publisher: | London Transport Museum | Rights holder: | Kodak | Subjects: | Environment Leisure | Temporal: | 1910-1915 | Source: | London Transport Museum | Creator: | Photographer : Kodak | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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