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Latitude: 51.5652 / 51°33'54"N
Longitude: -0.1838 / 0°11'1"W
OS Eastings: 525983
OS Northings: 186713
OS Grid: TQ259867
Mapcode National: GBR D0.0B7
Mapcode Global: VHGQK.RXPG
Plus Code: 9C3XHR88+3F
Entry Name: The Hill Garden Western Summerhouse
Listing Date: 14 December 1978
Last Amended: 11 January 1999
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1322070
English Heritage Legacy ID: 477635
ID on this website: 101322070
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
Tagged with: Architectural structure
CAMDEN
TQ2586NE NORTH END WAY
798-1/7/1228 The Hill Garden western summerhouse
14/12/78
(Formerly Listed as:
NORTH END WAY
Western Summer House in Hill Garden,
at Inverforth House)
GV II*
Summerhouse forming belvedere to west of, and closing western
vista of, Western Pergola (qv). c1912. By Thomas H Mawson as
part of a continued garden scheme for Lord Leverhulme at The
Hill (now Inverforth House) (qv). 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. Brick
screen walls with rusticated quoins. Pyramidised slate roof.
Western side open with Portland stone Doric columns carrying
stone entablature with decorated lead rainwater gutter.
Attached cast and wrought-iron balustrade, of scroll and
floral design, to viewing platform with good views over
Hampstead Heath and into northern garden. North & south
facades, lunettes with keystones and tile dressings. Eastern
facade to pergola has a stone niche in rectangular surround
with keystone.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the terraces were constructed using spoil
from the Hampstead Tube excavation. Excellent views over
Hampstead Heath and back towards the house. The garden was
divided when the house became a hospital; this part of the
garden is open to the public.
Listing NGR: TQ2598386713
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