Highpoint Staff

Highpoint I and II, the pair of white modernist apartment blocks on Highgate Hill, are more than architectural curiosities; they are long-running engines for Highgate’s quiet arts and heritage culture. Completed in 1935 and 1938 for Sigmund Gestetner’s firm and designed by émigré architect Berthold Lubetkin with structural engineer Ove Arup, they introduced an unprecedented kind of collective living to north London, one that has consistently attracted residents involved in art, scholarship...

Highpoint I and II, Berthold Lubetkin's visionary modernist towers on Highgate Hill, have long served as a beacon for intellectuals drawn to public discourse on politics, exploration and societal challenges, a tradition that directly informs today's intimate community talks and training nearby. Since their 1930s completion, these Grade I-listed structures with their innovative ribbon windows, communal roof gardens and duplex layouts have housed residents skilled in oratory and activism, from...

Carols in Pond Square is one of Highgate’s most beloved seasonal events, held outdoors in the centre of the village with communal singing rather than in a formal church setting. Residents and visitors gather in the early evening, often in early or mid‑December, to sing traditional carols accompanied by musicians, with collections typically supporting local causes and community projects. At the same time, Highgate hosts wider festive activity: a village‑wide Christmas atmosphere of...