by Nicola C. Manasseh | Sep 6, 2026 | Inspirational People & Places
Belsize Community Library on Antrim Road is stronger than ever as it looks ahead to its ninetieth birthday next spring. For the past fourteen years, neighbourhood organisation The Winch has stewarded our local library, and last year it appointed the book-loving Asa...
by Nicola C. Manasseh | Aug 19, 2026 | Inspirational People & Places
Curator, illustrator and photographer Coral Nathan has been steadfast in her determination to find her own way as an artist. And the path she has chosen reconnects us to nature’s indomitable essence and timeless treasures. After graduating from Hampstead Fine Arts...
by Nicola C. Manasseh | Jul 26, 2026 | Inspirational People & Places
I discovered local artist Rachel Carter when I was brunching at the Brad & Dills restaurant-cafe on Rowland Hill Street. Rachel’s framed artworks of Still Life With Flowers, bring charm and cheer, with each collage made from upcycled kimonos. They reflect the...
by Nicola C. Manasseh | Jul 16, 2026 | Inspirational People & Places
I recently visited one of two National Trust houses close to Belsize Park. From 1937-1939 Hungarian-British architect Ernö Goldfinger built his family home at 2 Willow Road and lived there until his death in 1987, aged 85. Ernö Goldfinger was an early adopter of...
by Natasha Elliott | Jul 12, 2026 | Inspirational People & Places
On 28 July, admission tickets to the Freud Museum London at 20 Maresfield Gardens included a celebration of 40 years to the day since the Freud Museum opened to the public in 1986. During the afternoon, visitors, members, volunteers, patrons and the project team were...
by Nicola C. Manasseh | Jun 17, 2026 | Inspirational People & Places
Award winning film director Charles Harris has published his third novel – Play Me! Earlier this month, I went to his Hampstead home to meet the author who describes his latest fiction as comedy crime. The young Charles Harris left Cambridge University without a...
