Macartney House
MACARTNEY HOUSE, CHESTERFIELD WALK SE10
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1079069
- Date first listed:
- 19-Oct-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Macartney House
- Statutory Address:
- MACARTNEY HOUSE, CHESTERFIELD WALK SE10
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1079069
- Date first listed:
- 19-Oct-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Macartney House
- Statutory Address 1:
- MACARTNEY HOUSE, CHESTERFIELD WALK SE10
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:
- MACARTNEY HOUSE, CHESTERFIELD WALK SE10
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Greenwich (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 38774 77006
Details
1. 4412 CHESTERFIELD WALK SE10
Macartney House TQ 3877 26/G22 19.10.51. TQ 3876 37/G22
II
2. House built in 1694 with many additions in mid C18, early C19 and later. Irregular plan. 2 and a half storeys (the half is a mezzanine) 6 windows on main West front. Multicoloured stock brick with red brick dressings and stone coped parapet. Ground floor and mezzanine blank except for small modern windows inserted on each floor; sunk panels elsewhere. On 2nd floor recessed sash windows with glazing bars. Renewed door and fanlight in wood doorcase of sunk panel pilasters and cornice. 5-window South return has mezzanine panels in 2 left bays with 2 long casements and a round-headed door beneath. The 3 right bays have 2 tall storeys with very high, round arched windows. Heavy cornice at 1st floor cills continues around to lower, 2-storey, 5-bay South wing with fenestration much altered. Early Cl9 link to later C19 North wing with fenestration much altered. On Park elevation the different periods show more clearly on the left a section of circa lpo with an early C19 round bow added in the middle. Then an early C19 link to the original house of 1694 and finally the North wing of circa 1855 with an early C18 wall in its lower floor. Tile house belonged to the Wolfe family, parents to the victor of Quebec. In 1802 it passed to the Hon George Lyttleton, later Lord Lyttleton, who caused alterations to be made by Sir John Soane, not readily visible from outside, and not much remaining inside. It has now been turned into flats. RCHM. LCC blue plaque commemorates the residence here of General Wolfe 1751-58.
Listing NGR: TQ3877477006
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 200258
- 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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