THE FOLLY AT ST MICHAELS CONVENT (FORMELY KNOWN AS PARK HILL)

THE FOLLY AT ST MICHAELS CONVENT (FORMELY KNOWN AS PARK HILL), STREATHAM COMMON NORTH SW16

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1386202
Date first listed:: 06-Nov-1998
List Entry Name:: THE FOLLY AT ST MICHAELS CONVENT (FORMELY KNOWN AS PARK HILL)
Statutory Address:: THE FOLLY AT ST MICHAELS CONVENT (FORMELY KNOWN AS PARK HILL), STREATHAM COMMON NORTH SW16

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1386202
Date first listed:: 06-Nov-1998
List Entry Name:: THE FOLLY AT ST MICHAELS CONVENT (FORMELY KNOWN AS PARK HILL)
Statutory Address 1:: THE FOLLY AT ST MICHAELS CONVENT (FORMELY KNOWN AS PARK HILL), STREATHAM COMMON NORTH SW16

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:: THE FOLLY AT ST MICHAELS CONVENT (FORMELY KNOWN AS PARK HILL), STREATHAM COMMON NORTH SW16

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Greater London Authority
District:: Lambeth (London Borough)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ 30918 71249

Details

TQ 3071 STREATHAM COMMON NORTH, SW16

1207/34/10101 The Folly at St Michael's Convent (Formerly known as Park Hill)

GV II

Folly. Built after 1875 and before 1899, probably for Sir Henry Tate, in Perpendicular style. Built of stock brick and earlier red bricks rendered in concrete to simulate ashlar (Pulhamite) and with ashlar quoins. Comprises octagonal tower with crenellated parapet about 25-30 feet high and about 15 feet across with two-centred arched door to ground floor chamber. Open upper storey is approached by a flight of steps leading across a stone four-centred arch with simple trefoiled spandrels with hood mould. Some lancet windows and some cruciform arrow slits of porous rock. Attached to the tower is a wall with two-centred arched entrance wuth cast iron spear railings. The folly was much overgrown by creepers at time of survey. The tower gave panoramic views over Streatham. The grounds of Park Hill were laid out in the late C19 by Robert Marnock. ["The Garden", 19 Jun 1886, 568-569.]

Listing NGR: TQ3091871249

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'The Garden' in 19 June, (1886), 568-569

Legal

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