Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution
The Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution is a Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee. It was founded in 1839 in Highgate, North London, as a friendly society with the aim of helping local people to better understand new developments in industry and discoveries in science.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Building
- Description: Subscription library in London, England
- Also known as: “The Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution”
- Address: 11 South Grove, London
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pond Square and Upstairs at the Gatehouse.
Pond Square
Park
Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pond Square is a garden square and village green in Highgate, London. Located close to Highgate High Street and The Gatehouse it is today in the London Borough of Camden.
Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Theater building
Photo: Oxyman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Upstairs at the Gatehouse is an Off West End theatre in Highgate in the London Borough of Camden. The venue is a refurbished 1895 auditorium, upstairs from the Gatehouse pub, which has served over the years as a music hall, cinema, Masonic lodge, and a jazz and folk music club. Upstairs at the Gatehouse is situated 540 feet northwest of Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution.
Highgate School Chapel
Church
Photo: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Highgate School Chapel is a church, which is situated 520 feet northwest of Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Highgate and Holly Lodge Estate.
Highgate
Suburb
Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.
Highgate is a suburban area of north London in the London Boroughs of Camden, Islington and Haringey. The area is at the north-eastern corner of Hampstead Heath, 4.5 miles north-northwest of Charing Cross.
Holly Lodge Estate
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Holly Lodge Estate is a housing estate in Highgate, north London.
Whittington Estate
Neighborhood
The Whittington Estate, also known as Highgate New Town, is a housing estate in the London Borough of Camden, North London, England. It was designed in a modernist style by Peter Tábori and Ken Adie for Camden Council's Architects Department.
Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution
Latitude
51.57022° or 51° 34′ 13″ northLongitude
-0.14845° or 0° 8′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C3XHVC2+3JOpenStreetMap ID
way 525948509OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q105044158
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pond Square Chapel and Swain’s Lane television receiving site.
Nearby Places
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