Ham and High Cartoon - Henrietta Barnett and Jonathan Ross
Ham and High Cartoon - Henrietta Barnett and Jonathan Ross

This cartoon from the Ham and High points fun at the contrast between Henrietta Barnett cutting the first sod in 1907 to found the Suburb, and Jonathan Ross cutting the banner to open the centenary flowerbed in 2007. 

Document, HGST101
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Henrietta Barnett in profile
Born in 1856 Henrietta Barnett founded the Hampstead Garden Suburb in 1906 as an area to the north of London with affordable housing and green spaces so the working clas did not have to live in the slums she experienced in Whitechapel. 
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Centenary Flowerbed Community Police
A collection of all the different centenaries around the Suburb, from the Suburb itself in 2007 to St Jude's 100 year anniversary in 2011.

Centenary Flowerbed Community Police
Series of photos, objects and documents surrounding the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the suburb in 2007. 
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Centenary Flowerbed Community Police
Collection of photographs and objects documenting the celebrations around the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Suburb in 2007.