Haverstock, thought to derive from the land-owning Haverstocke family is a densely populated neighbourhood of many estates and in Victorian times was fairly impoverished. It was later particularly known for the manufacture of scientific instruments and pianos. Chalk Farm, comprising much of Haverstock ward, was owned by Eton College in the 15th Century. However long before that it was the site of shelters for travellers making their way up a bleak Haverstock Hill to Hampstead, so the name Chalk Farm derives from the Anglo-Saxon for ‘cold cottages’. These days it absorbs the spread from Camden Town and has many lively pubs, live music venues, and restaurants.
Plan your journey (Transport For London Journey Planner)
Places of Interest:
Queen’s Crescent Market, Queen’s Crescent, NW5. Street market open Thursday and Saturday offering bargain-priced clothes and household goods.
Talacre Community Sports Centre, Dalby Street, NW5 3AF. Recently opened sports centre with astroturf pitch and sports hall.
Transport:
Belsize Park – Northern Line
Chalk Farm – Northern Line
Kentish Town West - Silverlink
Councillors:
Jill Fraser – Liberal Democrat
Tel: 020 7813 1199
Email: jill.fraser@camden.gov.uk
Jane Roberts – Labour
Tel: 020 7974 1969
Email: leader@camden.gov.uk
Roy Shaw – Labour
Tel: 020 7485 3973
Email: roy.shaw@camden.gov.uk
Surgeries:
Please note that Haverstock is a split ward.
Labour (Councillors Jane Roberts and Roy Shaw)
1st and 3rd Sunday of each month
Maitland Park Tenants Hall
100 Maitland Park Villas
11.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon.
2nd and 4th Friday of each month (not August)
Charlie Ratchford Resource Centre
Belmont Streeet, NW1 8HF
6.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.
3rd Saturday of each month (Cllr Roy Shaw)
Queens Crescent Community Centre
Queens Crescent
NW5
11:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Please note that the following surgery is for senior citizens ONLY
1st Tuesday of each month
Charlie Ratchford Resource Centre
Belmont Street, NW1
from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Liberal Democrat (Cllr Jill Fraser)
1st Saturday of the month
West Kentish Town Tenants and Residents Association Hall
The Portacabin
Weedington Road, NW5
9:30a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
3rd Friday of the month (except July)
Denton Tenants Hall
Denton Tower
Malden Crescent, NW1
from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Please note that the following surgery is for senior citizens ONLY
1st Tuesday of each month
Charlie Ratchford Resource Centre
Belmont Street, NW1
from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Hospital:
Royal Free Hampstead, Pond Street, London, NW3 2QG. |
