The Hampstead Figure
The Hampstead Figure is an abstract bronze sculpture by F. E. McWilliam. It was commissioned by Basil Spence and was completed in 1964 for the new Hampstead Civic Centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork_type: installation
- Description: sculpture by F. E. McWilliam
- Also known as: “The Hampstead Figure Sculpture To North Of Swiss Cottage Library”
Photo: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swiss Cottage Library and Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Swiss Cottage Library
Library
Photo: Andytuna, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Swiss Cottage Library is a public library in the London Borough of Camden housed in an architectural landmark building on Avenue Road. Designed by Sir Basil Spence of Spence, Bonnington & Collins, it was built between 1963 and 1964.
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
University
Photo: presentattempt, CC BY 2.0.
The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, commonly shortened to Central, is a drama school founded by Elsie Fogerty in 1906, as the Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art, to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students. Royal Central School of Speech and Drama is situated 880 feet northwest of The Hampstead Figure.
Odeon Swiss Cottage
Movie theater
Photo: Ewan Munro, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Odeon Swiss Cottage is a movie theater, which is situated 480 feet west of The Hampstead Figure.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swiss Cottage and Belsize Park.
Swiss Cottage
Neighborhood
Swiss Cottage is an area in the London Borough of Camden, England. It is centred on the junction of Avenue Road and Finchley Road and includes Swiss Cottage tube station.
Belsize Park
Suburb
Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belsize Park is a residential area of Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden, in the inner north-west of London, England. The residential streets are lined with Georgian and Victorian villas and mews houses.
Alexandra Road Estate
Neighborhood
The Alexandra Road estate is a housing estate in the London Borough of Camden, North London, England. It was designed in a brutalist style in 1968 by Neave Brown of Camden Council's Architects Department.
The Hampstead Figure
- Categories: sculpture and tourism
- Location: Camden, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.54208° or 51° 32′ 32″ northLongitude
-0.17258° or 0° 10′ 21″ westInception
1964Open location code
9C3XGRRG+RXOpenStreetMap ID
node 8637794767OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=installationWikidata ID
Q27086873
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Swiss Cottage Leisure Centre Swimming Pool and Swiss Cottage Leisure Centre.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Avenue Road / Swiss Cottage Library and Visage Apartments.
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