The Hill Garden Southern Pergola and Terrace

THE HILL GARDEN SOUTHERN PERGOLA AND TERRACE, NORTH END WAY

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1322065
Date first listed:
14-Dec-1978
List Entry Name:
The Hill Garden Southern Pergola and Terrace
Statutory Address:
THE HILL GARDEN SOUTHERN PERGOLA AND TERRACE, NORTH END WAY
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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1322065
Date first listed:
14-Dec-1978
Date of most recent amendment:
11-Jan-1999
List Entry Name:
The Hill Garden Southern Pergola and Terrace
Statutory Address 1:
THE HILL GARDEN SOUTHERN PERGOLA AND TERRACE, NORTH END WAY

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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.

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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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
THE HILL GARDEN SOUTHERN PERGOLA AND TERRACE, NORTH END WAY

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 26106 86626

Details

CAMDEN

TQ2686NW NORTH END WAY
798-1/8/1226 The Hill Garden southern pergola &
14/12/78 terrace
(Formerly Listed as:
NORTH END WAY
Terrace & Southern Pergola in Hill
Garden at Inverforth House)

GV II*

Colonnaded pergola, aligned westwards on Inverforth House
(qv), running south from the wider Cruciform Pergola (qv), a
section turning eastwards for 35m and then further southwards
for approximately 80m including a belvedere, as the central
feature the Southern Summerhouse (qv) and terminating in a
belvedere. c1906-10. By Thomas H Mawson as part of a garden
scheme for Lord Leverhulme at The Hill (now Inverforth House).
This part of the garden is now in separate ownership to the
house; for the house garden features see Inverforth House,
North End Way entries. Paired concrete Doric columns on
pedestals linked by stone balustrades. Columns carry timber
superstructure imitating Doric entablature. Brick pavement.
Belvederes with wrought-iron balustrading. First two sections,
on their western & south sides, raised on brick terrace
retaining walls forming continuous outbuildings with
square-headed 3-light windows having concrete lintels.
Southern section, on western side, raised on brick terrace
walls forming a massive open loggia with round-arches having
moulded brick heads, keystones and imposts. Brick pilaster
strips rise to correspond with balustrade dices. Brick cornice
above arcade. 4th bay from left with brick architraved keyed
oculus. Belvederes supported on semicircular projections with
entrances at ground level architraved and having keystones.
Summerhouse supported on a rectangular projection with
round-arched opening with keystone flanked by keyed oculi;
single oculus on each return. Back walls of loggia supported
by brick flying buttresses.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the terraces were constructed using spoil
from the Hampstead Tube excavation. Excellent views from the
terrace over Hampstead Heath and back towards the house. The
garden was divided when the house became a hospital; this part
of the garden is open to the public.



Listing NGR: TQ2610686626

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Legacy System number:
477630
Legacy System:
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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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