This article in local magazine Northwest details Henrietta Barnett's mission to create the Suburb, its beginnings and the incredible longevity of the character that Dame Henrietta wanted to instill into the area.
Born in 1856 Henrietta Barnett founded the Hampstead Garden Suburb in 1906 as an area to the north of London with affordable housing and green spaces so the working clas did not have to live in the slums she experienced in Whitechapel.
This collection documents the articles written in and about the Suburb, ranging from resident produced publications such as Suburb News, to local papers such as the Ham and High and national perodicals like The Lady.
This article published in The Lady magazine, the longest running womens periodical in the country, details the life of Suburb founder Henrietta Barnett, to coincide with the Suburb's centenary.