Friday Hill House
FRIDAY HILL HOUSE, FRIDAY HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1250869
- Date first listed:
- 22-Oct-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Friday Hill House
- Statutory Address:
- FRIDAY HILL HOUSE, FRIDAY HILL
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- Date:
- 1999-10-14
- Reference:
- IOE01/02041/06
- Rights:
- © Mr Tony Kendall. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1250869
- Date first listed:
- 22-Oct-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Friday Hill House
- Statutory Address 1:
- FRIDAY HILL HOUSE, FRIDAY HILL
- Statutory Address 2:
- FRIDAY HILL HOUSE, SIMMONS LANE
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:
- FRIDAY HILL HOUSE, FRIDAY HILL
- Statutory Address:
- FRIDAY HILL HOUSE, SIMMONS LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Waltham Forest (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 39026 93567
Details
TQ 39 SE SIMMONS LANE (South Side), Friday Hill 1/21 Friday Hill House
II
House. Dated 1839.BY Lewis Vulliamy for R G Heathcote. Cream brick in Flemish bond with dressings of Roman cement and stone; slate roof. U-shaped plan, open on north side, 2-storeys with cellar, 4-storey tower. North elevation is of 8 bays the end bays projecting as short wings; tower to rear left. In Tudor style having: plinth; continuous hoodmould to ground floor; wooden mullioned and transomed windows with horizontal glazing bars; 4-centred-arched doorways; stepped dentilled eaves; coped raised verges; chimneys offset below clustered octagonal flues with red brick cornices. North elevation: central door with raised panels, sidelights, and overlight with geometric glazing bars to enter lights; date panel with coat of arms over; and cross-window above. Small windows either side on each floor; next bays have a cross-window with 4-light window over; and outer bays each have 1-light window with oriel above bridging angle with wing. Wings each have external stack flanked by windows. Hipped roof to tower. Garden elevation: gabled left-hand bay has 2-storey canted bay window with decorative 1st floor band and shield above. Doorway to next bay has decorative geometric glazing bars to overlight. Between bays 5 and 6 is turret with blind slit windows and ogee dome. Servants' wing on right. Interior: remaining contemporary features include panelled doors, shutters and walls; decorative architraves; dado and ceiling cornices; and fireplaces, including 2 with elaborate wooden cornices and over-panels, one of these possibly incorporating early C17 work. Stair hall has wall panelling; compartmental ceiling; and open-well stair with open string, turned balusters, ramped handrail, pendants, and newel finials. Room in west wing has elaborate cornice and probably later-C19 'wall-painting has been revealed comprising decorative panels with flowers. There has been a house on the site since the C16 at least, and probably some of the woodwork in the present house has come from the early C17 house known to have existed. Victoria County History, Essex, pp 6-7.
Listing NGR: TQ3902693567
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 206963
- 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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