The Magdala
The Magdala, also known as The Magdala Tavern or colloquially as simply The Magy, is a public house on South Hill Park in Hampstead and was named after the British victory in the 1868 Battle of Magdala.[1][2] It later became infamous as the pub outside which Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in Great Britain, shot her boyfriend in 1955.[3]
After closing for refurbishment in 2014,[3] The Magdala reopened in January 2015 before closing again in February 2016, with the upper floors converted to flats.[4] It reopened again as a pub and restaurant in May 2021.[5]
The Magdala has been listed as an Asset of Community Value since September 2014.[4]
References
- ^ Pankhurst, Richard (8 November 1981). "Ethiopian place-names in Britain". The Local Historian. (British Association for Local History). 14 (8): 468.
- ^ Christopher Wade (1973), More streets of Hampstead, Camden History Society, p. 20,
The first building in this street was The Magdala Tavern, which was already there by 1868.
- ^ a b Foot, Tom (25 June 2014). "SOLD: the pub where Ruth Ellis shot her lover". Camden New Journal. New Journal Enterprises Ltd. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ a b Banks, Emily (12 February 2016). "Famous Ruth Ellis murder pub The Magdala shuts its doors". The Hampstead & Highgate Express. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ Boniface, Michael (17 May 2021). "The Magdala returns as pubs and restaurants reopen indoors on May 17 the pub in South Hill Park – closed since 2014". The Hampstead & Highgate Express. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
External links
Media related to The Magdala at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
Coordinates: 51°33′20″N 0°09′56″W / 51.5556°N 0.1656°W
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