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The Hill Garden Southern Pergola and Terrace

A Grade II* Listed Building in Hampstead Town, London

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Latitude: 51.5644 / 51°33'51"N

Longitude: -0.182 / 0°10'55"W

OS Eastings: 526106

OS Northings: 186626

OS Grid: TQ261866

Mapcode National: GBR D0.0SS

Mapcode Global: VHGQK.SYM3

Plus Code: 9C3XHR79+Q5

Entry Name: The Hill Garden Southern Pergola and Terrace

Listing Date: 14 December 1978

Last Amended: 11 January 1999

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1322065

English Heritage Legacy ID: 477630

ID on this website: 101322065

Location: North End, Camden, London, NW3

County: London

District: Camden

Electoral Ward/Division: Hampstead Town

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Camden

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: Christ Church Hampstead

Church of England Diocese: London

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Description



CAMDEN

TQ2686NW NORTH END WAY
798-1/8/1226 The Hill Garden southern pergola &
14/12/78 terrace
(Formerly Listed as:
NORTH END WAY
Terrace & Southern Pergola in Hill
Garden at Inverforth House)

GV II*

Colonnaded pergola, aligned westwards on Inverforth House
(qv), running south from the wider Cruciform Pergola (qv), a
section turning eastwards for 35m and then further southwards
for approximately 80m including a belvedere, as the central
feature the Southern Summerhouse (qv) and terminating in a
belvedere. c1906-10. By Thomas H Mawson as part of a garden
scheme for Lord Leverhulme at The Hill (now Inverforth House).
This part of the garden is now in separate ownership to the
house; for the house garden features see Inverforth House,
North End Way entries. Paired concrete Doric columns on
pedestals linked by stone balustrades. Columns carry timber
superstructure imitating Doric entablature. Brick pavement.
Belvederes with wrought-iron balustrading. First two sections,
on their western & south sides, raised on brick terrace
retaining walls forming continuous outbuildings with
square-headed 3-light windows having concrete lintels.
Southern section, on western side, raised on brick terrace
walls forming a massive open loggia with round-arches having
moulded brick heads, keystones and imposts. Brick pilaster
strips rise to correspond with balustrade dices. Brick cornice
above arcade. 4th bay from left with brick architraved keyed
oculus. Belvederes supported on semicircular projections with
entrances at ground level architraved and having keystones.
Summerhouse supported on a rectangular projection with
round-arched opening with keystone flanked by keyed oculi;
single oculus on each return. Back walls of loggia supported
by brick flying buttresses.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the terraces were constructed using spoil
from the Hampstead Tube excavation. Excellent views from the
terrace over Hampstead Heath and back towards the house. The
garden was divided when the house became a hospital; this part
of the garden is open to the public.

Listing NGR: TQ2610686626

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