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The Hill Garden Western Pergola

A Grade II* Listed Building in Hampstead Town, London

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Latitude: 51.5652 / 51°33'54"N

Longitude: -0.1832 / 0°10'59"W

OS Eastings: 526024

OS Northings: 186711

OS Grid: TQ260867

Mapcode National: GBR D0.0HQ

Mapcode Global: VHGQK.SX0H

Plus Code: 9C3XHR88+3P

Entry Name: The Hill Garden Western Pergola

Listing Date: 14 December 1978

Last Amended: 11 January 1999

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1322069

English Heritage Legacy ID: 477634

ID on this website: 101322069

Location: The Hill Garden, 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

TQ2586NE NORTH END WAY
798-1/7/1227 The Hill Garden western pergola
14/12/78
(Formerly Listed as:
NORTH END WAY
Western Pergola in Hill Garden at
Inverforth House)

GV II*

Colonnaded pergola, aligned westwards on Inverforth House
(qv), running east-west for approx 100m and linking the
Western Summerhouse (qv) and Central Temple Summerhouse (qv).
c1912. By Thomas H Mawson as part of a continued 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 and single Doric columns of Portland stone
carrying a timber pergola superstructure imitating a Doric
entablature. Solid brick screen wall on north side. Tiled
pavement; approached by balustraded steps at north-west end
from northern garden and with steps on the south side.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the terraces were constructed using spoil
from the Hampstead Tube excavations. Views south across
Hampstead Heath woodland and at western end into northern
garden. The garden was divided when the house became a
hospital; this part of the garden is open to the public.

Listing NGR: TQ2602486711

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