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Snow on the Terrace Catacombs, Highgate Cemetery, London 2022
The Terrace Catacombs, Highgate Cemetery after a heavy snowfall in December 2022. To the right is the mausoleum of Julius Beer

Grave of Karl Marx in the snow, Highgate Cemetery, London, 2022
Grave of Karl Marx in Highgate Cemetery, London. This photo was taken just after a heavy snowfall in December 2022. Given the approach of Christmas and the snow

11 South Grove, Highgate Village, the historic home of the HLSI
The Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution (HLSI) was founded in 1839 with the aim of helping local people to better understand new developments in industry and discoveries in science

View of Highgate from the Great Road Kentish Town 1752 engraving

View of Highgate from Traytors Hill 1752 engraving

The Highgate Pond Square Ghost glimpsed in the snow by John Gay
This 1970's image of Pond Square in the snow was taken by the celebrated photographer John Gay using time-lapse photography

The Old Forge at Highgate Village, circa 1890
Dodd's forge stood at 41 Highgate High Street, on the northern side of the junction with South Grove. The records show that the premises had been in continuous use as a smithy since at least 1664

Swearing on the Horns at Highgate 1796
Swearing on the Horns is a farcical oath that was traditionally given to non-local visitors at various pubs in Highgate since the 17th century

Rambling sketches of Hampstead in 1886
Ten sketches of various popular sights of Hampstead by an unknown artist

Gatehouse Tavern Highgate in the 1890s
The Gate House Tavern certainly dates back to the seventeenth century and may have been one of the five inns known to have existed in Highgate village in 1552

The opening day of the Highgate Hill Cable Tramway in 1884
The Highgate Hill Cable Tramway was the first cable tramway in Europe. Opened on the 29th May 1884, it was built to demonstrate the benefits of the technology first pioneered, and still in use today

The original Highgate Station, looking south, in 1890s
Highgate's original overground station was constructed by the Edgware, Highgate and London Railway. Immediately before it opened in 1867 the line was purchased by the Great Northern Railway (GNR)

The original Highgate Station, looking north, in 1890s
Highgate's original overground station was constructed by the Edgware, Highgate and London Railway. Immediately before it opened in 1867 the line was purchased by the Great Northern Railway (GNR)

Highgate High Street in 1890s
Several of the buildings in this 1890s photograph of 62-52 Highgate High Street are still recognisable today. On the left is a rare example of a wooden awning over the pavement

The Archway tollgate at the bottom of Highgate hill in the 1880s, with Archway Bridge in the distance. Archway Road was cut through the hillside to the east of Highgate Village in 1813

1746 Rocque Map

1960s climbing Highgate Hill, a trolleybus passes Despard Road
Trolleybuses replaced trams on Highgate Hill in the late 1950s. A trolleybus is an electric bus that draws power from dual overhead wires via spring-loaded trolley poles, or pantographs

The Old Crown public house on Highgate Hill 1892
The Highgate Hill Cable Tramway was the first cable tramway in Europe. Opened in 1884, it was built both to demonstrate the technology and because Highgate Hilll was too steep for horse trams

The Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution's logo
The Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution (HLSI) was founded in 1839 with the aim of helping local people to better understand new developments in industry and discoveries in science

1852 Drawing of Pond Square Highgate by H Scrimgeour
Highgate village originally had two ponds which gave the square its name. Soon after this drawing was created the northern pond (on the right) was filled in and the other pond was reduced in size

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