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Beechwood

A Grade II Listed Building in Highgate, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5711 / 51°34'16"N

Longitude: -0.1548 / 0°9'17"W

OS Eastings: 527973

OS Northings: 187420

OS Grid: TQ279874

Mapcode National: GBR DT.MNB

Mapcode Global: VHGQL.8RHY

Plus Code: 9C3XHRCW+F3

Entry Name: Beechwood

Listing Date: 14 May 1974

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1078354

English Heritage Legacy ID: 477287

Also known as: Beechwood House, Highgate

ID on this website: 101078354

Location: Parliament Hill, Camden, London, N6

County: London

District: Camden

Electoral Ward/Division: Highgate

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Camden

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: St Michael Highgate

Church of England Diocese: London

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Description


TQ2787SE
798-1/4/442
14/05/74

CAMDEN
FITZROY PARK
(West side)
Beechwood

II

Detached house. 1840. By George Basevi for his brother. Later
additions and alterations, only front elevation remains
untouched. Formerly 2 separate residences. Stucco with slated
roofs.
2 storeys and basements linked by 1-window, 2 storey staircase
extension.
Right hand range: double frontage with 5 windows; centre 1st
floor window flanked by half lights. Bowed portico with
cornice and doorway flanked by windows. Architraved doorway
with cornice, pulvinated frieze and panelled door. Plain
stucco ground floor sill band. Recessed sash windows with
glazing bars and ground floor hoods. Projecting eaves cornice.
Left hand range: 6 windows. Asymmetrically placed,
round-arched, architraved doorway with patterned fanlight and
panelled door. Recessed sash windows with glazing bars.
Projecting eaves. To the left of this range, c1977, a slate
roofed loggia.
Link: with cornice carried round from right hand range.
Round-arched 1st floor window to stair.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Beechwood was built on the site of Fitzroy
House, c1770, belonging to Lord Southampton, demolished 1828.

Listing NGR: TQ2797387420

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