THE GABLES

THE GABLES, FORTIS GREEN

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1390723
Date first listed:: 11-Sep-2003
List Entry Name:: THE GABLES
Statutory Address:: THE GABLES, FORTIS GREEN

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1390723
Date first listed:: 11-Sep-2003
List Entry Name:: THE GABLES
Statutory Address 1:: THE GABLES, FORTIS GREEN

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 GABLES, FORTIS GREEN

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

County:: Greater London Authority
District:: Haringey (London Borough)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ 28226 89619

Details

800/0/10089 FORTIS GREEN 11-SEP-03 Muswell Hill The Gables

II Block of private flats, 1907 by Herbert and William Collins. Arts and Crafts and Jugendstil inspired. Red and grey-brown brick, tile roofs and dressings. EXTERIOR: Symmetrical in seven alternating bays, three storeys. Central and alternating bays in grey-brown brick, set between offset stacks in similar brick, with chequer pattern band of red brick and buff tile at ground floor. Wide elliptical red brick arch to recessed entrance. Pair of tongue and grooved panelled doors with small paned upper lights, under segmental arch, flanked in the offset, by a six-pane fixed light timber window with square leaded lights, under segmental red brick arch. Continuous band of first and second floor timber casements with square leaded lights; arranged 1:3:1, separated by red brick shafts, tile hanging between the storeys, and under deep low eaves. At third floor, fine cast iron balcony in Jugendstil manner. Intervening bays in red brick; a paired gabled bay set forward slightly, flanked by single bays treated similarly. Gabled bay has ground and first floor segmental arched three-light sashes, the upper sash of each small paned. Upper floor small -paned timber casements under segmental relieving arches, those to third bay replaced, and under paired gables between offset brick shaft. Similar two -light windows to flanking bay. Outer bays have half- hipped roof with gablet to return elevation. Facetted gable to two storey canted outer bay, this with segmental headed sash windows, the upper sash with small panes. Inner roofline continues visually to gabled upper storey set against grey-brown brick offset stack and with four-light timber casement with small panes, under segmental brick relieving arch. Third storey corner casement, two lights to each face, set in pebbledash rendered wall. Return elevations each have pair of external grey-brown brick stacks, appearing to pierce the eaves line and bisecting the line of upper storey casements, with one light to the inner flank of the roadside stack; at second floor offset stacks are tile-capped, continuing in red brick to the eaves and as a rectangular shaft above. Lozenge of buff tiles set diagonally at second floor. South- west stack is reduced. Rear angles repeat treatment of upper storey with corner casements set in pebble-dash rendered wall. INTERIOR: not inspected. HISTORY: this is a fine example of Edwardian flat design. The architects, W.J. and William Collins, were also responsible for the nearby Birchwood Mansions of 1907, an outstanding example of the type, with which this shares many elements. The Gables stands within an outstanding enclave of Edwardian suburban architecture, fronting Fortis Green and Fortis Green Road.

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Legacy System number:: 491246
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.