GARDEN WALLS, TERRACES AND STEPS OF NUMBERS 1-6 AND GARDEN ARBOUR TO NUMBER 6

GARDEN WALLS, TERRACES AND STEPS OF NUMBERS 1-6 AND GARDEN ARBOUR TO NUMBER 6, THE GROVE

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1378982
Date first listed:: 14-May-1974
List Entry Name:: GARDEN WALLS, TERRACES AND STEPS OF NUMBERS 1-6 AND GARDEN ARBOUR TO NUMBER 6
Statutory Address:: GARDEN WALLS, TERRACES AND STEPS OF NUMBERS 1-6 AND GARDEN ARBOUR TO NUMBER 6, THE GROVE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1378982
Date first listed:: 14-May-1974
List Entry Name:: GARDEN WALLS, TERRACES AND STEPS OF NUMBERS 1-6 AND GARDEN ARBOUR TO NUMBER 6
Statutory Address 1:: GARDEN WALLS, TERRACES AND STEPS OF NUMBERS 1-6 AND GARDEN ARBOUR TO NUMBER 6, THE GROVE

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: GARDEN WALLS, TERRACES AND STEPS OF NUMBERS 1-6 AND GARDEN ARBOUR TO NUMBER 6, THE GROVE

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 28138 87293

Details

CAMDEN

TQ2887SW THE GROVE 798-1/5/1610 Garden walls, terraces and steps of 14/05/74 Nos.1-6 (consec) & Garden arbour to No.6.

GV II

Gardens walls, terraces and steps and garden arbour in the rear gardens of Nos 1-6 (qqv). c1600 with later alterations and additions. The northern and western terrace walls were the curtilage walls of the C17 mansion, Dorchester House (demolished c1688-9) which formerly stood east of Witanhurst. Red brick garden walls with parapets, terraces and steps leading to lower garden. In garden of No.6, in north-west corner, remains of a red brick arbour of c1600 with curved bastions (mostly rebuilt overlooking garden); north wall with half round columns and round-arched niches flanking arched doorway with later blocking. (Survey of London: Vol. XVII, The Village of Highgate, St Pancras I: London: -1936: 77-94).

Listing NGR: TQ2813887293

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 478345
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
'Survey of London' in The Village of Highgate The Parish of St Pancras Part 1: Volume 17 , (1936), 77-94

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.