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