Hampstead Tower and Attached Walls
HAMPSTEAD TOWER AND ATTACHED WALLS, 55, FITZJOHNS AVENUE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1078350
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jan-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Hampstead Tower and Attached Walls
- Statutory Address:
- HAMPSTEAD TOWER AND ATTACHED WALLS, 55, FITZJOHNS AVENUE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1078350
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jan-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Hampstead Tower and Attached Walls
- Statutory Address 1:
- HAMPSTEAD TOWER AND ATTACHED WALLS, 55, FITZJOHNS AVENUE
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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- HAMPSTEAD TOWER AND ATTACHED WALLS, 55, FITZJOHNS AVENUE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Camden (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 26540 85194
Details
CAMDEN
TQ2685SE FITZJOHN'S AVENUE
798-1/38/439 (West side)
No.55
Hampstead Tower and attached walls
GV II
Detached house. 1880-1. By JT Wimperis. For HF Baxter. Late
C20 additions. Red brick with stone dressings. Tiled hipped
roofs with cresting and finials and tall enriched brick
chimney-stacks. Gothic baronial style. Asymmetrical design. 3
storeys, attic and basement. 3 bays to original house. Left
hand bay forms a tall stair tower with pyramidal roof and
weathervane above a continuous range of shaped windows with
bartizans at angles. Ground floor double pitched entrance
porch, approached by balustraded steps, below an oriel window.
Central bay of single transom and mullion windows to each
floor; ground floor balustraded balcony. Right hand bay
projecting through 3 floors with 3-light transom and mullion
windows; 2nd floor forming a round-arched arcaded balcony with
balustrade.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached brick wall with stone coping and
large stone enriched pyramid and ball caps.
Listing NGR: TQ2654085194
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 477283
- 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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