20-634: The Hampstead War Memorial is located in front of Heath House opposite Jack Straw's Castle , on the northern fringes of Hampstead Heath in London where North End Way , Heath Street and Spaniards Road meet. The memorial marks the deaths of local individuals who died fighting in the First World War and the Second World War . It was dedicated on 4 May 1922 by the Bishop of Willesden , William Perrin , in
40-496: A ceremony attended by Major General Sir Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend . The memorial is a tall thin stone obelisk on a square plinth with a three-step base. The memorial has been Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England since 2015. 51°33′45.86″N 0°10′46.74″W / 51.5627389°N 0.1796500°W / 51.5627389; -0.1796500 Heath House, London Heath House
60-592: A practical examination of the higher phenomena through a course of seven years. From 1870 onwards Howitt spent the summers in Tyrol and the winters in Rome, where he died. In 1880 Mary Howitt had a house built for her (which is still standing) in the spa town of Meran in South Tyrol (then part of Austria) and from then on divided her time between Rome and Meran. Mary Howitt was much affected by William's death, and in 1882 she joined
80-523: A prominent Saudi Arabian family. Over the last few decades, with changes of ownership, Heath House has fallen into a state of disrepair. Planning applications to convert the derelict building into flats were rejected in 2019. Heath House remains clad in scaffolding to preserve its exterior until a decision is made about its future. 51°33′47″N 0°10′47″W / 51.5631°N 0.1796°W / 51.5631; -0.1796 William Howitt William Howitt (18 December 1792 – 3 March 1879),
100-455: A son by his first marriage, of the same name, who in 1806 married Louisa Gurney , of the Norwich banking family. Her siblings included Elizabeth Fry , the prison reformer, Joseph John Gurney (1788–1847) and Samuel Gurney (1786–1856), philanthropists, and Daniel Gurney (1791–1880), banker and antiquary. The Hoares worked with William Wilberforce in the fight for abolition of slavery. After
120-567: Is a historic mansion on Hampstead Heath . It is Grade II* listed and located on Hampstead 's North End Way in the London Borough of Camden . It is located at the highest point upon leaving the capital, about four miles north of Trafalgar Square . The Hampstead War Memorial stands in front of the house. From 1790 Heath House was the family seat of banker and philanthropist Sir Samuel Hoare , who entertained many notable figures there, particularly writers and poets. The house remained in
140-478: The Influence of Nature and Poetry on National Spirit . In 1821, he married Mary Botham , who, like himself, was a Quaker and a poet. William and Mary Howitt collaborated throughout a long literary career; the first of their joint productions was The Forest Minstrels and other Poems (1821). In 1831, William Howitt produced a work that naturally resulted from his habits of observation and his genuine love of nature. It
160-657: The Hoare family until it was badly damaged in the Second World War; it was then sold, passing through several families over the decades. As of January 2023, the house is once more empty and awaiting restoration. Samuel Hoare was a banker from a Quaker background. A younger brother, Jonathan Hoare, made his family seat in a village about the same distance from the City as Hampstead, namely Stoke Newington ; Paradise House, now known as Clissold House, and its surrounding parkland are now open to
180-594: The Roman Catholic Church, towards which she had been gradually moving during her connection with spiritualism. She died at Rome on 30 January 1888. The Howitts are remembered for their untiring efforts to provide wholesome and instructive literature. Anna Mary Howitt was both an artist and a poet, and married Alaric Alfred Watts . Mary Howitt's autobiography was edited by her daughter, Margaret Howitt, in 1889. William Howitt wrote some fifty books, and his wife's publications, inclusive of translations, number over
200-575: The Squatter's Home (1857). His eldest son Alfred William Howitt remained in Australia as an anthropologist, explorer and naturalist. He was known for leading the Victorian Relief Expedition , which set out to establish the fate of the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition. On his return to England Howitt had settled at Highgate and resumed his indefatigable book-making. From 1856 to 1862 he
220-763: The banking world the family bank, Barnett Hoare & Co of Lombard Street was one of the City's most prestigious merchant banks which eventually merged with Lloyds Bank , with the combined bank retaining the Lloyds name and adopting the Barnett Hoare logo of the black horse (which is still in use as of 2024). Edward Hoare, the senior member of the bank at the time of the merger, then served as deputy chairman of Lloyds. Samuel Hoare entertained generously. William Howitt referred to Heath House as "Mr Hoare's hopitable mansion". According to Edward Walford (1878): The poet Joanna Baillie wrote of her visits there: Samuel Hoare had
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#1732876411277240-625: The first edition was earlier. With her husband Mary wrote, in 1852, The Literature and Romance of Northern Europe . In September 1852 William Howitt, with two of his sons, arrived in Melbourne Australia where he visited his younget brother and visited the newly discovered goldfields. The results of two years in the colony were A Boy's Adventures in the Wilds of Australia (1854), Land, Labour and Gold; or, Two Years in Victoria (1855) and Tallangetta,
260-567: The movement for abolition of slavery by co-founding The Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade . Several members of the family became members of Parliament, including Sir Samuel Hoare, 1st Baronet who held the Norwich seat, his son Sir Samuel Hoare , who was Foreign Secretary , Home Secretary and was created Viscount Templewood , and Edward Brodie Hoare , who held the Hampstead seat. In
280-492: The novels of Frederika Bremer and many of the stories of Hans Christian Andersen . In 1847 Howitt published the 'Homes and Haunts of the most Eminent British Poets' with the publisher Richard Bently. The Preface to the Second Edition dated 1847, and referring to careful revision of the work is included in the third edition, published by George Routledge & Sons in 1877, suggesting there were either two editions in 1847, or
300-444: The public as Clissold Park . There are several branches of the Hoare family which have been involved in the City for example those connected with the broking firm Hoare Govett , or those connected with the small private bank C. Hoare & Co , who are only most distantly related. The Quaker branch of the family (the residents of Heath House) is the one which played a significant part in philanthropy and public life, for example in
320-650: The publication of his Colonization and Christianity , which was later quoted approvingly by Karl Marx in Capital, Volume I , marked a significant moment. In 1840, they went to Heidelberg , primarily for the education of their children, and remained in Germany for two years. In 1841, William Howitt, using the pseudonym Dr Cornelius, produced The Student Life of Germany , the first of a series of works on German social life and institutions. Mary Howitt devoted herself to Scandinavian literature , and between 1842 and 1863 she translated
340-459: The war, the house remained largely unoccupied and deteriorated since it left the Hoare family's ownership. It was bought by Donald Forrester, who undertook a major renovation on the building and the grounds. It then became a Forrester family home for several years. From 1971 to 1977 Heath House was the home of Peter King, owner of Screen International (King Publications). It was sold in 1977 to property owner John Sunley and then acquired in 1979 by
360-650: Was a history of the changes in the face of the outside world in the different months of the year, and was entitled The Book of the Seasons, or the Calendar of Nature (1831). His Popular History of Priestcraft (1833) won him the favour of active Liberals and the office of alderman in Nottingham , where the Howitts had made their home. They moved to Esher in 1837 and became friends with Elizabeth Gaskell and her husband. In 1838,
380-546: Was a prolific English writer on history and other subjects. Howitt Primary Community School in Heanor, Derbyshire, is named after him and his wife. Howitt was born in Heanor , Derbyshire. His parents were Quakers , and he was educated at the Friends public school at Ackworth , Yorkshire. His younger brothers were Richard and Godfrey whom he helped tutor. In 1814, he published a poem on
400-654: Was engaged on Cassell's Illustrated History of England , and from 1861 to 1864 he and his wife worked at the Ruined Abbeys and Castles of Great Britain . The Howitts had left the Society of Friends in 1847, and became interested in Spiritualism . In 1863 he published The History of the Supernatural in all Ages and Nations, and in all Churches, Christian and Pagan, demonstrating a Universal Faith . He added his own conclusions from
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