VicLondon-Highgate
Highgate, the Hills
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Class: Upper to Middle class
To the southeast of Hampstead is Highgate. Positioned on the steep Highgate Hill, this was once on the boundary of London; now, it is the outmost district of the city, lying alongside St. Pancras. From the hill, one can get a good view of the whole of London, and this is attracting wealthier middle-class home buyers, who want a picturesque place to live, while still being in easy reach of their work. As the development of this area proceeded apace in the late part of the century, its character changed drastically from rural to suburban.
Several railway lines carve their way through Highgate on their way to Euston, St. Pancras, or Kings Road Stations. Through Camden Town, the Regent’s Canal runs around the north end of what used to be the boundary of London.
There are a few different neighbourhoods here, all with much the same character. The houses are small and new, the streets are being paved in tar macadam in many places due to the new construction. Camden Town, which the Highgate’s border with St. Pancras has larger, more varied homes, and the region was part of the development of St. Pancras in the middle of the century. The middle-class and gentry live here. Kentish Town is poorer middle-class, mundane, with small planned houses for the glut of middle-class moving into the area. The agriculture that used to characterize Highgate in the middle of the century is all but gone. The last vestige is the Cattle Market on Metropolitan, near Camden Road, where farmers still drive their animals to at various times of the year, clogging the roads of Highgate and Holloway with the cattle drives.
Awakened Locales
- Saint Antony Monastery: Sanctum (Acknowledged) • Monks of Highgate. An old and run-down monastery with a very small group of monks, this monastery is the sanctum for the Monks of Highgate cabal, the Mysterium magi with an interest in exploring the Mysteries of Highgate Cemetery.
