Description

LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON HIGH ST, Wimbledon, SW19
TQ 2371
(north side)
5/62 Eagle House
1.6.49
GV II*

Substantial house. 1613, built for Robert Bell. Restored in 1887 by T G Jackson.
Brick, now mostly stuccoed. Tiled pitched roof to parapet. 3 storeys plus basement.
3 bays. Central entrance with depressed arch. Stone mullioned windows to basement.
Canted bays to either side to basement, ground and first floors with exposed C17
brick between storeys, timber mullions and transoms, leaded lights. Corbelled
canted oriel above central entrance, wider, having 4 rather than 3-lights to front.
Moulded stucco bands between storeys. Square headed 3-light timber mullioned and
transomed windows to second floor. Each bay with shaped gable. Rows of tall
moulded polygonal chimneys between bays. Rear and return elevations similar. C18
extensions to left. Interior has ground floor hall running from front to rear in
centre of house. 3 original plaster ceilings on first floor. Panelling to former
dining room 1730; hall overmantle; other C18 features. Owned and restored by the
architect Sir T G Jackson.

Listing NGR: TQ2387971169

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q5325126

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
• 
  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
• 
  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
• 
  Period Property Manual (New Ed)