The Gatehouse is a

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, located at a road junction where

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, West Hill, North Hill and Hampstead Lane converge close to Pond Square. It stands on the site of the oldest recorded structure in Highgate Village. A

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was constructed in the early

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and an arched gateway was constructed under which all passing had to pay. This gave its name to the area. It was one of five

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s recorded in Highgate in 1552 It became associated with the tradition of Swearing on the Horns for travellers passing through when it was one of the principal approach roads leading to London. However, business suffered with the construction of

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and John Nash's Archway Bridge across it in 1813 which meant that much of the traffic now bypassed Highgate. It was subsequently rebuilt in

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style. From 1993 to 2015 it was part of the

Wetherspoons J D Wetherspoon (branded variously as Wetherspoon or Wetherspoons, and colloquially known as Spoons) is a British pub company operating in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The company was founded in 1979 by Tim ...

chain.https://www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/gastropub-gatehouse?sp=89&sq=organ It features a theatre above the pub known as Upstairs at the Gatehouse.

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* Bebbington, Gillian. ''London Street Names''. Batsford, 1972. * Cherry, Bridget & Pevsner, Nikolaus. ''London 4: North''. Yale University Press, 2002. * Denford, Steven & Hayes, David A. ''Streets of Highgate''. Camden History Society, 2007. * McMurdo, Lucy. ''Hampstead & Highgate in 50 Buildings''. Amberley Publishing Limited, 2022. Highgate Pubs in the London Borough of Camden {{pub-stub

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