Southampton House
SOUTHAMPTON HOUSE, 137, HIGHGATE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1378946
- Date first listed:
- 14-May-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Southampton House
- Statutory Address:
- SOUTHAMPTON HOUSE, 137, HIGHGATE ROAD
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- Date:
- 2005-05-01
- Reference:
- IOE01/13893/32
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1378946
- Date first listed:
- 14-May-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Southampton House
- Statutory Address 1:
- SOUTHAMPTON HOUSE, 137, HIGHGATE 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:
- SOUTHAMPTON HOUSE, 137, HIGHGATE ROAD
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 28614 85749
Details
CAMDEN
TQ2885NE HIGHGATE ROAD
798-1/31/855 (West side)
14/05/74 No.137
Southampton House
II
House, now divided into flats. Early C19, restored and altered
mid/late C20. Yellow stock brick with plain stucco 1st floor
sill band.
3 storeys and semi-basement. Double-fronted with 3 windows.
Ground floor openings in shallow arched recesses; entrance,
approached by steps, in round-arched recess with patterned
fanlight, pilaster-jambs carrying cornice-head and panelled
door. Segmental arched recessed sashes with pointed lights in
segmental-arched recesses. Upper floor sashes with gauged
brick flat arches. Stucco plaque centrally at 2nd floor level
inscribed "Southampton House". Parapet.
INTERIOR: altered in C20 but retains stair with cast-iron
stick balusters, column newel and wreathed wooden handrail.
Doorways of hallway and entrance door with reeded frames
having stops of female masks wreathed in corn.
HISTORICAL NOTE: during the early C19 this was the Southampton
House Academy run by Capt John Bickerstaffe. Originally with a
side wing.
(Survey of London: Vol. XIX, Old St Pancras and Kentish Town
(St Pancras Part II): London: -1938: 57).
Listing NGR: TQ2861485749
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 478309
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Survey of London in Old St Pancras and Kentish Town The Parish of St Pancras Part 2: Volume 19 , (1938), 57
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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