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Highwood House

A Grade II Listed Building in Barnet, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6279 / 51°37'40"N

Longitude: -0.2418 / 0°14'30"W

OS Eastings: 521797

OS Northings: 193586

OS Grid: TQ217935

Mapcode National: GBR 9C.3QC

Mapcode Global: VHGQB.RBKW

Plus Code: 9C3XJQH5+57

Entry Name: Highwood House

Listing Date: 3 February 1950

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1359073

English Heritage Legacy ID: 198986

ID on this website: 101359073

Location: Barnet, London, NW7

County: London

District: Barnet

Electoral Ward/Division: Hale

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Barnet

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: St Paul Mill Hill

Church of England Diocese: London

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Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 19 September 2024 to update details in the description and to reformat the text to current standards

TQ 29 SW
5/7

Mill Hill
HIGHWOOD HILL NW7
Highwood House

3.2.50

II

Early C19 mansion. Two storey stucco with band at eaves and between storeys. Three window centre (first floor left blocked) with one window full height projecting square bays with very flat pediments at either end, and one storey wing (top lit) to right. Ground floor windows of bays and wing are in round headed recesses with lion heads above windows. There are also lion heads above first floor side windows of central block. Semi-circular porch with two Ionic columns .

Was home of Sir Stamford Raffles, Founder of Singapore, Governor of Java and Founder and First President of the Zoological Society, just before his death in 1826. Grade II partly on historical grounds.

Listing NGR: TQ2179793586

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