Description

SOUTHWARK

TQ3371NW SEELEY DRIVE
636-1/78/675 (West side)
27/09/72 Kingswood House

GV II

Large villa, now library and community centre. 1892, with
additions of 1897; incorporating parts of an C18 house (not
externally visible). By HV Lanchester. For LJ Johnstone,
founder of Bovril. Coursed stone and ashlar dressings. Red
tile roof.
EXTERIOR: rambling baronialised Victorian Tudor exterior with
crowstepped gables, battlemented parapet, half hexagonal angle
towers, tall jointed chimney stacks, a tower with look out
post, and a profusion of strap-work. 2 main storeys, irregular
bays.
Crow-stepped porch with door recessed under 4-centred arch.
1st-floor oriel window in bay to right of entrance. Other
windows have mullions some with transoms, those on
ground-floor of left bay-window with delicate Renaissance
style panels.
Terrace and extensions to rear in early C20 Neoclassical
Revival style, the east one domed.
INTERIOR: inside the tall great hall (now library) on ground
floor has a gallery over an inglenook fireplace. Other
panelled rooms; C18 fireplace in main front room. Upper floor
on 2 levels divided by an E-W corridor.
Built for LJ Johnstone, founder of Bovril, for 20,000.

Listing NGR: TQ3344671909

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Kingswood House at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q6413777

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Recommended Books

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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)