Hindhead House
HINDHEAD HOUSE, HINDHEAD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1244173
- Date first listed:
- 19-Sept-1977
- List Entry Name:
- Hindhead House
- Statutory Address:
- HINDHEAD HOUSE, HINDHEAD ROAD
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1244173
- Date first listed:
- 19-Sept-1977
- List Entry Name:
- Hindhead House
- Statutory Address 1:
- HINDHEAD HOUSE, HINDHEAD ROAD
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:
- HINDHEAD HOUSE, HINDHEAD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Surrey
- District:
- Waverley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Haslemere
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 88984 35554
Details
HINDHEAD ROAD 1. 5393 (East Side) (off) Hindhead Hindhead House (formerly Tyndalls) SU 83 NE 7/96 II 2. 1884. Surrey C.C. blue plaque: Professor John Tyndall F.R.S. 1820-1893 of the Royal Institution built this house in 1884 and lived here until his death. Professor Tyndall was the pioneer of a movement towards Hindhead by academic and literary people who built villas on its healthy slopes; and Hindhead House is typical of many such villas. Irregular building of 2 storeys and attics. Two wide bays on entrance front, the left with an enclosed projecting porch. Red brick with brighter red brick dressings including flat or slightly cambered gauged window arches. First floors tile hung with fishscale bands. Red tiled roofs with overhanging eaves and gable ends. On garden front a large, 2-storey, half-octagon projection with top balcony and 2 further windows. Tall central chimney stack. Now the property of the L.A. and converted into flats.
Listing NGR: SU8898435554
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 448996
- 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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