Michael Ventris
Michael Ventris is a memorial in Camden, Greater London, England. Michael Ventris is situated nearby to the quarter North End, as well as near the house Wildwood Lodge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kenwood House and Wildwood Lodge.
Kenwood House
Photo: Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kenwood House is a stately home in Hampstead, London, on the northern boundary of Hampstead Heath. The present house, built in the late 17th century, was remodelled in the 18th century for William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield by Scottish architect Robert Adam, serving as a residence for the Earls of Mansfield until the 20th century. Kenwood House is situated 3,400 feet east of Michael Ventris.
The Old Bull and Bush
Pub
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Old Bull and Bush is a Grade II listed public house at North End near Hampstead Heath in London, which gave its name to the music hall song "Down at the old Bull and Bush", sung by Florrie Forde. The Old Bull and Bush is situated 390 feet southwest of Michael Ventris.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North End and Golders Green.
North End
Quarter
North End is located on the northern edge of Hampstead, just south of Golders Green. For much of its existence it was a rural hamlet but is now part of suburban London. Hampstead Heath lies both east and west of the settlement, while Hampstead Garden Suburb is to its northeast connected by Hampstead Way.
Golders Green
Suburb
Photo: Oxyman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Golders Green is a suburb in the London Borough of Barnet in north London, 5.6 miles northwest of Charing Cross. It began as a medieval small suburban linear settlement near a farm and public grazing area green, and dates to the early 19th century.
Childs Hill
Quarter
Photo: Duncan Harris, CC BY 2.0.
Childs Hill is one of two areas at the south end of the London Borough of Barnet along with Cricklewood which straddles three boroughs. It took its name from Richard le Child, who in 1312 held a customary house and "30 acres" of its area.
Michael Ventris
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Michael Ventris, 1922-1956, Architect and Decipherer of Linear B script lived here”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Camden, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.56841° or 51° 34′ 6″ northLongitude
-0.18162° or 0° 10′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C3XHR99+99OpenStreetMap ID
node 4894117958OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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