An extravagant rococo building by Hugh Lightfoot. The finest eccentricities of this house are the staircase (fine panels of ebony, ivory, boxwood and mahogany) and the wooden gothic style of the Chinese room. More conventional but just as fine are the oil paintings by Mytens and Van Dyck.

Spaniards Inn was notorious in the 18C for a riot that took place there in 1780. Its bleached brick facade graces the road that links Hampstead Heath to Highgate.

An extravagant rococo building by Hugh Lightfoot. The finest eccentricities of this house are the staircase (fine panels of ebony, ivory, boxwood and mahogany) and the wooden gothic style of the Chinese room. More conventional but just as fine are the oil paintings by Mytens and Van Dyck.

The original abbey was a shrine to St Alban, England's first Christian martyr. The present building, dominated by its Norman tower, was started in 1077 and underwent many alterations. The façade dates from 1879. Interesting features inside include the nave screen (1350), the reredos (1484), the Lady Chapel (1320), the shrine of St Alban, exquisite medieval wall paintings and ceiling panels.