New End Square is a square in

Hampstead Hampstead () is an area in London, which lies northwest of Charing Cross, and extends from Watling Street, the A5 road (Roman Watling Street) to Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland. The area forms the northwest part of the Lon ...

, located in the London Borough of Camden. It dates back to the early eighteenth century when it was located close to the

Hampstead Wells Hampstead () is an area in London, which lies northwest of Charing Cross, and extends from Watling Street, the A5 road (Roman Watling Street) to Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland. The area forms the northwest part of the Lon ...

spa on the adjacent

Well Walk Well Walk is a street in Hampstead, England located in the London Borough of Camden. It runs southwestwards from Hampstead Heath to Flask Walk which then continues on towards the centre of Hampstead Village around the Hampstead tube station. It ...

. Despite its name it is not rectangular. At its northern end is the

Old White Bear The Old White Bear is a pub at 1 Well Road, Hampstead, in the London Borough of Camden. It dates back to 1704, but closed on 2 February 2014, as the property developer Braaid Ventures Ltd tried to obtain a change of use application to turn it in ...

pub dating back to 1704, on the corner with Well Road. Its southern end is at the junction between

Flask Walk Flask Walk is a street in Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden. It runs eastwards from Hampstead High Street to a junction with Well Walk and New End Square. It is primarily residential but the western end of the street is a pedestrianise ...

and Well Walk. New End street curls off from one corner of the square, eventually heading west to Heath Street. It is known as New End to distinguish it from older parts of Hampstead village. The largest building is Burgh House, now housing the Hampstead Museum, which dates back to 1704. A number of other buildings, dating back to the eighteenth and early nineteenth century, are now

Grade II listed In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...

.https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1113168?section=official-list-entry New End street was developed at the same time as the square, and was once home to the New End Hospital and the later New End Theatre. The

The Duke of Hamilton The Duke of Hamilton is one of the oldest pubs in London, situated in Hampstead. It is located in New End Square, New End street. In 2011, the pub was awarded "Londoner of the Day" by London 24 magazine. The ''Not For Tourists Guide to London 20 ...

pub is located in the street.

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