Chester House
CHESTER HOUSE, WEST SIDE COMMON SW19
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1285924
- Date first listed:
- 27-Nov-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Chester House
- Statutory Address:
- CHESTER HOUSE, WEST SIDE COMMON SW19
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- Date:
- 1999-09-05
- Reference:
- IOE01/00214/10
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1285924
- Date first listed:
- 27-Nov-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Chester House
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHESTER HOUSE, WEST SIDE COMMON SW19
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:
- CHESTER HOUSE, WEST SIDE COMMON SW19
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Merton (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 23361 70719
Details
LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON WEST SIDE COMMON, SW19 TQ 2370 7/166 Chester House 27.11.87 GV II
Substantial house, now management training centre. Circa 1700 or earlier, altered. Plum brick, red dressings. Steeply pitched hipped tiled roof to eaves. 2 storey, 6 1/2 bay central block with slightly projecting pedimented bay to right with pedimented doorcase having moulded architrave. Further 5-bay wing to right. Large mid C20 wing to right of this not of special interest. To left of central block a tall 1-storey wing with brick pediment and brick dentil cornice. Square gauged headed windows, architraved to central bay of central block; sashes; glazing bars. Moulded brick band between storeys. Dentil cornice to eaves. 3 dormers to roof, pedimented, central one segmental. Casements. Grand rear elevation with scrolly split pedimented doorcase. Interior altered.
Listing NGR: TQ2336170719
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 205188
- 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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