Hampstead Heath Easter Fair 1940 Rudolph Ackermann fighting and rioting against the

fighting and rioting against the forces gentrifying the capital

The district covered is Chelsea

the Duchess of Devonshire and her sister

The painting was exhibited at the British Institution in 1825

The market building illustrated was designed by Henry Rose in 1851

Hampstead Heath Easter Fair 1940 Rudolph Ackermann fighting and rioting against theHampstead Heath Fair, Vale of Health, Easter 1940 The Vale of Health is a hamlet (named Hatchett's Bottom until 1801): accessed via a small lane off East Heath Road, and is surrounded entirely by the Heath. It is now one of the most expensive residential areas in the world. A traditional fair has been held here at Easter for over 150 years.