WALLS, STEPS, GATEWAY, POND AND PERGOLA TO ITALIANATE GARDEN, NUMBER 41 WITANHURST

WALLS, STEPS, GATEWAY, POND AND PERGOLA TO ITALIANATE GARDEN, NUMBER 41 WITANHURST, HIGHGATE WEST HILL

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1379032
Date first listed:: 09-Oct-1998
List Entry Name:: WALLS, STEPS, GATEWAY, POND AND PERGOLA TO ITALIANATE GARDEN, NUMBER 41 WITANHURST
Statutory Address:: WALLS, STEPS, GATEWAY, POND AND PERGOLA TO ITALIANATE GARDEN, NUMBER 41 WITANHURST, HIGHGATE WEST HILL

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1379032
Date first listed:: 09-Oct-1998
List Entry Name:: WALLS, STEPS, GATEWAY, POND AND PERGOLA TO ITALIANATE GARDEN, NUMBER 41 WITANHURST
Statutory Address 1:: WALLS, STEPS, GATEWAY, POND AND PERGOLA TO ITALIANATE GARDEN, NUMBER 41 WITANHURST, HIGHGATE WEST HILL

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: WALLS, STEPS, GATEWAY, POND AND PERGOLA TO ITALIANATE GARDEN, NUMBER 41 WITANHURST, HIGHGATE WEST HILL

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 28035 87115

Details

CAMDEN

TQ2887SW HIGHGATE WEST HILL 798-1/5/1901 (West side (off)) 09/10/98 Walls, steps, gateway, pond & pergola to Italianate Garden, No.41 Witanhurst

GV II

Italianate garden comprising walls, retaining walls, steps, gateway with gates, sunken pond and pergola. c1913 probably by Harold Peto as part of his garden design for Sir Arthur Crosfield. Brick with stone dressings, coping, columns and piers. Cast-iron gates. The garden comprises 3 linked compartments stepping downhill and bounded by stone-coped brick walls. Steps with stone-coped balustrades from a shaped wall lead to the first compartment which has a central pond with fountain (qv) and surrounding statues (qv). Similar steps lead into a central compartment. The third, most sunken compartment is approached through tall stone, panelled and corniced gate piers with cast-iron gate and decorative wrought-iron overthrow. Flanking the piers are substantial stone balustrades crowning a brick wall. Stone balustraded steps lead down into an apsed rectangular garden with stone-columned pergola which continues around the apse formed by a segmental shaped reflecting pond.

Listing NGR: TQ2803587115

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Legacy System number:: 478397
Legacy System:: LBS

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