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