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]

The Magdala
General information
LocationSouth Hill Park, Hampstead, London, England
OwnerOri Calif
Website
www.themagdala.co.uk

History

The pub became infamous as the location where 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] It is owned by Ori Calif.[6]

See also

References
  1. Pankhurst, Richard (8 November 1981). "Ethiopian place-names in Britain". The Local Historian. (British Association for Local History). 14 (8): 468.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Banks, Emily (12 February 2016). "Famous Ruth Ellis murder pub The Magdala shuts its doors". The Hampstead & Highgate Express. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  5. 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.
  6. "The Magdala pub: Landlord keen to 'welcome customers new and old'". Ham & High. Retrieved 12 January 2023.

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