The Hill Garden Western Summerhouse
THE HILL GARDEN WESTERN SUMMERHOUSE, NORTH END WAY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1322070
- Date first listed:
- 14-Dec-1978
- List Entry Name:
- The Hill Garden Western Summerhouse
- Statutory Address:
- THE HILL GARDEN WESTERN SUMMERHOUSE, NORTH END WAY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1322070
- Date first listed:
- 14-Dec-1978
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 11-Jan-1999
- List Entry Name:
- The Hill Garden Western Summerhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE HILL GARDEN WESTERN SUMMERHOUSE, NORTH END WAY
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:
- THE HILL GARDEN WESTERN SUMMERHOUSE, 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 25983 86713
Details
CAMDEN
TQ2586NE NORTH END WAY
798-1/7/1228 The Hill Garden western summerhouse
14/12/78
(Formerly Listed as:
NORTH END WAY
Western Summer House in Hill Garden,
at Inverforth House)
GV II*
Summerhouse forming belvedere to west of, and closing western
vista of, Western Pergola (qv). c1912. By Thomas H Mawson as
part of a continued garden scheme for Lord Leverhulme at The
Hill (now Inverforth House) (qv). 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. Brick
screen walls with rusticated quoins. Pyramidised slate roof.
Western side open with Portland stone Doric columns carrying
stone entablature with decorated lead rainwater gutter.
Attached cast and wrought-iron balustrade, of scroll and
floral design, to viewing platform with good views over
Hampstead Heath and into northern garden. North & south
facades, lunettes with keystones and tile dressings. Eastern
facade to pergola has a stone niche in rectangular surround
with keystone.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the terraces were constructed using spoil
from the Hampstead Tube excavation. Excellent views 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: TQ2598386713
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 477635
- 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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