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Hampstead Garden Suburb - Quiz
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  • 1. Where are the offices of the Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust located?
A) Golders Hill Park
B) Central Square
C) Finchley Road
D) Downing Street
  • 2. What must freeholders obtain from the Trust before altering the external appearance of their properties?
A) Approval
B) A planning grant
C) A local bylaw waiver
D) Parliamentary consent
  • 3. The scheme of management for the Suburb was approved pursuant to which act?
A) Public Health Act 1875
B) London Underground Act 1908
C) Hampstead Garden Suburb Act 1906
D) Leasehold Reform Act 1967
  • 4. Which specific garden change requires consent from the Trust?
A) Planting small flowers
B) Regular lawn mowing
C) Significant changes to gardens
D) Installation of patio furniture
  • 5. What act of Parliament was needed to allow Unwin to build houses in cul-de-sacs?
A) Public Health Act 1875
B) Chancery Division Act 1974
C) Leasehold Reform Act 1967
D) Hampstead Garden Suburb Act 1906
  • 6. Section 5 of the Hampstead Garden Suburb Act 1906 defines residential cul-de-sacs as being under what length?
A) 1000 feet
B) 500 feet
C) 150 feet
D) 200 feet
  • 7. Which of these is mentioned as a large open space in the Suburb?
A) Hyde Park
B) Kensington Gardens
C) Regent's Park
D) Central Square
  • 8. How many councillors represent the Garden Suburb ward on Barnet Council?
A) Two
B) Four
C) Three
D) One
  • 9. Who represents the constituency of Finchley and Golders Green as of 2024?
A) Sarah Sackman
B) Victor Blank
C) Harold Wilson
D) Peter Mandelson
  • 10. Which former resident of the Suburb was the first female cabinet minister?
A) Margaret Bondfield
B) Jean Henderson
C) Myra Hess
D) Sarah Sackman
  • 11. Frank Pick is known as the father of what?
A) The Labour Party
B) Hampstead Garden Suburb
C) British town planning
D) The modern London Underground
  • 12. Which former British Prime Minister lived in the Suburb prior to moving into Downing Street?
A) Constantine II
B) Harold Wilson
C) Peter Mandelson
D) Robert Donat
  • 13. The Public Health Act 1875 effectively enforced what type of street layout?
A) Circular
B) Cul-de-sac
C) Curvilinear
D) Grid-iron
  • 14. What is required before felling or pruning trees in the Suburb?
A) A permit from Barnet Council
B) A High Court Order
C) Consent from the Trust
D) An Act of Parliament
  • 15. The Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust is the freeholder of the majority of what?
A) Commercial premises
B) Remaining leasehold properties
C) Parliamentary buildings
D) Public parks
  • 16. Which London borough is Hampstead Garden Suburb located in?
A) Barnet
B) Harrow
C) Islington
D) Camden
  • 17. Who founded Hampstead Garden Suburb?
A) Sir Raymond Unwin
B) Henrietta Barnett
C) Ebenezer Howard
D) Barry Parker
  • 18. How many properties does the suburb consist of?
A) Just over 5,000
B) Just over 10,000
C) Exactly 500
D) Just over 2,000
  • 19. From whom did the Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust Ltd purchase the land?
A) The London Borough of Barnet
B) The City of London
C) The Crown Estate
D) Eton College
  • 20. Which of the following is a feature of the houses in the suburb?
A) Separated by concrete barriers
B) Separated by hedges
C) Separated by iron fences
D) Separated by brick walls
  • 21. Who laid out the Central Square?
A) John Soutar
B) Barry Parker
C) Raymond Unwin
D) Sir Edwin Lutyens
  • 22. What is the approximate population of the suburb?
A) 10,000
B) 25,000
C) 5,000
D) 16,000
  • 23. Which of these is a school located in the suburb?
A) The Institute
B) Henrietta Barnett School
C) Toynbee Hall
D) Eton College
  • 24. When did the residents' association introduce a penalty system for noisy equipment?
A) 2016
B) 2014
C) 2006
D) 2015
  • 25. What is notably absent from the suburb?
A) Public parks
B) Trees
C) Schools
D) Public houses
  • 26. What happened to The Institute in 2016?
A) It merged with a school
B) It moved to Barnet
C) It was renovated
D) It closed down
  • 27. Which architect was appointed by the trust in 1906?
A) Raymond Unwin
B) Samuel Barnett
C) John Soutar
D) Ebenezer Howard
  • 28. Where is the open-air arena located?
A) Little Wood
B) Market Place
C) Central Square
D) Hampstead Heath
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