Villa on South West Corner of St Michaels Convent (Formerly Known As Park Hill)

VILLA ON SOUTH WEST CORNER OF ST MICHAELS CONVENT (FORMERLY KNOWN AS PARK HILL), STREATHAM COMMON NORTH, SW16

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1064936
Date first listed:
27-Mar-1981
List Entry Name:
Villa on South West Corner of St Michaels Convent (Formerly Known As Park Hill)
Statutory Address:
VILLA ON SOUTH WEST CORNER OF ST MICHAELS CONVENT (FORMERLY KNOWN AS PARK HILL), STREATHAM COMMON NORTH, SW16

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1064936
Date first listed:
27-Mar-1981
Date of most recent amendment:
06-Nov-1998
List Entry Name:
Villa on South West Corner of St Michaels Convent (Formerly Known As Park Hill)
Statutory Address 1:
VILLA ON SOUTH WEST CORNER OF ST MICHAELS CONVENT (FORMERLY KNOWN AS PARK HILL), STREATHAM COMMON NORTH, SW16

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
VILLA ON SOUTH WEST CORNER OF ST MICHAELS CONVENT (FORMERLY KNOWN AS PARK HILL), STREATHAM COMMON NORTH, SW16

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Greater London Authority
District:
Lambeth (London Borough)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
TQ 31034 71150

Details

TQ 3171 STRAETHAM COMMON NORTH, SW16

963/35/333 Villa on South West corner of St
Michael's Convent (formerly
27.03.1981 Known as Park Hill)

GV II*


Stucco villa of circa 1835. Two storeys and sunk basement; 5 windows on south (entrance) front. Pilasters and entablatures to both floors. Moulded architraves to sash windows with cornices over, those on ground floor console bracketed with Greek fret friezes and vermiculate aprons. Prostyle porch with paired Ionic columns, now glazed in. Classical porte-cochere added 1880. West front of 3 bays: wide central 3-window bow has screens of Ionic order on ground floor and near-Byzantine Order with square columns above; balustrading between columns and
swags over first floor windows; long ground floor casements have 2 flights of marble steps flanked by naturalistic crouching lions; patterned wrought-iron basement grille. Rich interior has original plaster cornices with many Greek or classical ornamental motifs, enriched ceilings and woodwork. Hall has screen of 2 Doric columns. Stairwell has curved staircase with cast iron patterned balustrade, screen of square columns all around first floor and top light with patterned coving and a band of figures above first floor entablature. Inner hall has pilaster bay divisions and entablature, as has main west room with an Ionic screen to the bow and carved marble fireplace.





Listing NGR: TQ3103471150

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
204694
Legacy System:
LBS

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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