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The Sycamores

A Grade II* Listed Building in Highgate, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5723 / 51°34'20"N

Longitude: -0.1503 / 0°9'1"W

OS Eastings: 528283

OS Northings: 187560

OS Grid: TQ282875

Mapcode National: GBR DT.NS9

Mapcode Global: VHGQL.BRW0

Plus Code: 9C3XHRCX+WV

Entry Name: The Sycamores

Listing Date: 19 March 1951

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1079194

English Heritage Legacy ID: 201461

ID on this website: 101079194

Location: Parliament Hill, Haringey, London, N6

County: London

District: Haringey

Electoral Ward/Division: Highgate

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Haringey

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


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TQ 2887
40/200

Highgate
NORTH ROAD N6 (west side)
Nos 17, 17A and 19, The Sycamores)

(Fpormerly listed as Nos 17 to 21 (odd) (The Sycamores))

19.3.51.

GV
II*
Nos 17 and 17A: early C18 building of brown brick with red brick dressings and tiled roof. Two storeys and attic, three windows each. Small central gables with attic windows. Segment-headed sash windows with glazing bars in exposed box frames. Some windows of No 17A blocked. Six-panel doors, top glazed. No 17 has G.L.C. blue plaque commemorating residence here of A.E. Housman, during which he wrote "A Shropshire Lad".

No 19: early C18 house of brown brick with red brick dressings. Two storeys and attic, five windows; and slightly projecting two storey, one window north addition. High pitched tiled roof with three segment-headed dormers. Stone coped parapet. Segment-headed sash windows with glazing bars in exposed moulded frames. Door of eight-fielded panels, top glazed, in rusticated jambs. Doric doorcase has fluted pilasters, triglyph frieze and modillioned cornice with segmental pediment.

No llA, Nos 13 and 15, Nos 17, 17A and 19, The Sycamores and No 23 form a group.

Listing NGR: TQ2828687573

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