Description

CAMDEN

TQ2686NW NORTH END WAY
798-1/8/1229 The Hill Garden southern summerhouse
14/12/78
(Formerly Listed as:
NORTH END WAY
Southern summer house in Hill Garden
at Inverforth House)

GV II*

Summerhouse, aligned south-west of Inverforth House (qv),
forming the central feature of the Southern Pergola (qv).
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. Octagonal plan with paired concrete Doric columns
carrying wooden entablature and open superstructure. Brick
screen wall on west side. Approached on north and south sides
from Southern Pergola and on east side by steps from garden.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the terraces were constructed using spoil
from the Hampstead Tube excavation. Excellent views 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: TQ2610786600

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17548522

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)