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==LGBT history== | ==LGBT history== | ||
Local residents have included [[George Michael]] | Local residents have included [[George Michael]], [[Stephen Gately]] and [[Rebecca Root]]. Gately said he "wouldn't move away for the world. It has a great vibe and the people here are brilliant".<ref name="Highgate community mourns Boyzone star">http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/content/camden/hamhigh/news/story.aspx?brand=NorthLondon24&category=Newshamhigh&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newshamhigh&itemid=WeED15%20Oct%202009%2010%3A04%3A12%3A543 "Highgate community mourns Boyzone star", ''Ham and High'', 15 October 2009</ref> | ||
[[Peter Scott-Presland]] is a former pupil of Highgate School (an Old Cholmeleian). | [[Peter Scott-Presland]] is a former pupil of Highgate School (an Old Cholmeleian). | ||
[[Radclyffe Hall]] is buried in Highgate | [[Radclyffe Hall]] is buried in [[Highgate Cemetery]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Camden]] [[Category:Haringey]] [[Category:Islington]] | [[Category:Camden]] [[Category:Haringey]] [[Category:Islington]] | ||
[[Category:Localities in London]] | [[Category:Localities in London]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:07, 10 July 2026
Highgate is an area of North London, to the east of Hampstead Heath and divided between the London Boroughs of Camden, Haringey and Islington.
Highgate ponds include three swimming ponds, for men, women, and mixed respectively. The men's pond has a clothing-optional sunbathing area.
Highgate School is a public school, formerly for boys only, now co-educational, and no longer taking boarders.
LGBT history
Local residents have included George Michael, Stephen Gately and Rebecca Root. Gately said he "wouldn't move away for the world. It has a great vibe and the people here are brilliant".[1]
Peter Scott-Presland is a former pupil of Highgate School (an Old Cholmeleian).
Radclyffe Hall is buried in Highgate Cemetery.
References
- ↑ http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/content/camden/hamhigh/news/story.aspx?brand=NorthLondon24&category=Newshamhigh&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newshamhigh&itemid=WeED15%20Oct%202009%2010%3A04%3A12%3A543 "Highgate community mourns Boyzone star", Ham and High, 15 October 2009