{"id":9562,"date":"2012-09-10T11:54:08","date_gmt":"2012-09-10T10:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=9562"},"modified":"2012-09-10T11:55:27","modified_gmt":"2012-09-10T10:55:27","slug":"taking-in-the-view-from-the-top-of-primrose-hill-north-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/taking-in-the-view-from-the-top-of-primrose-hill-north-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking in the view from the top of Primrose Hill, north London"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gently rising 256 feet (78 m) into the north London skies is Primrose Hill, a small park situated to the north of Regent’s Park, wedged betwixt Camden Town and St John’s Wood tube stations.<\/p>\n

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Opened to the public in 1842, Primrose Hill once served a hunting ground for Henry VIII and as a handy venue for duellists, who tried to take chunks out of each other over matters of honour and respect.<\/p>\n

A bit like Peckham today, then. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Immediately following the announcement of the Second World War, the top of the hill took on a rather less welcoming aspect after \u00a0anti-aircraft guns were installed on the summit.<\/p>\n

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A leisurely stroll to the top of this Royal Park rewards\u00a0perambulators\u00a0with some fantastic views across London, taking in well-known landmarks such as The Shard, Telecom Tower, the London Eye and various Towers of Mammon in the City Of London.<\/p>\n

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Zooming in a bit, you can see Telecom Tower and the London Eye to the far right, with Centre Point in the\u00a0middle.<\/p>\n

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A sign at the top of the hill points out the various Laaaandahn landmarks.<\/p>\n

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It was busy at the top of the hill.<\/p>\n

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A last view from the top.<\/p>\n

At the bottom of the hill can be found the hideously post villaaage of the same name, which is vajazzled with generally ghastly celeb residents.<\/p>\n

[Map of\u00a0Primrose\u00a0Hill<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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