Formed after World War I in 1920 after uniting the Pageant Committee with the indoor dramatic activities of the Suburb, it eventually merged with the Speedwell Players in 1966 to form the Garden Suburb Theatre which is still active now.

Formed after World War I in 1920 after uniting the Pageant Committee with the indoor dramatic activities of the Suburb, it eventually merged with the Speedwell Players in 1966 to form the Garden Suburb Theatre which is still active now.

The Hampstead Garden Suburb Archives Trust is a registered charity, known as Suburb Archives. It is responsible for ensuring that the archives of the suburb are properly cared for and are accessible to all.

Series of photos and documents aiming to display the long history of pageants performed in the Suburb, sometimes celebratory and others more dramatically focussed.

Series of photos and documents aiming to display the long history of pageants performed in the Suburb, sometimes celebratory and others more dramatically focussed.

Written by an inhabitant of Hampstead Garden Suburb, the play was about the end of winter and the arrival of spring and summer

This early pageant put on by the Suburb's Play and Pageant Union, showing various costume's for the 1927 effort The
Fool's Holiday.

A pageant performed by the Play and Pageants Union in 1933, The Stairs, this photo showing the cast.

These photos show the cast and production of the pageant Adam Bell in 1931, which was performed in front of the Queen Mother (Duchess of York at the time) when she made a visit to the Suburb.

This shows extracts from the script of the Masque of Fairthorpe, a pageant produced in 1910 to much fanfare. The script shows the front cover, a list of characters and the page of dialogue and stage directions.

These photos show both the cast and sizeable crowd gathered to watch the 1910 performance of the Masque of Fairthorpe.