A newspaper of about 1761 described it as ‘a pleasant village situated between St. Giles and Hampstead’. Development came with the great expansion of London, in the second half of the eighteenth century. ... Continue reading

I first became aware of Tolmers Square in the late 1950s when I overheard my father discussing problems his mother had with compulsory repair orders that had been served on property she owned in London. It was a wow moment learning I had a grandmother who owned property in our capital city. Regrettably it wasn’t a road to riches but it was, however, the beginning of a road of discovery relating to the building of the London we know today ... Continue reading