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Chestnut Lodge and Squires Mount

A Grade II* Listed Building in Hampstead Town, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5604 / 51°33'37"N

Longitude: -0.1748 / 0°10'29"W

OS Eastings: 526622

OS Northings: 186196

OS Grid: TQ266861

Mapcode National: GBR D0.8MM

Mapcode Global: VHGQR.X1GL

Plus Code: 9C3XHR6G+53

Entry Name: Chestnut Lodge and Squires Mount

Listing Date: 11 August 1950

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1378798

English Heritage Legacy ID: 478153

ID on this website: 101378798

Location: Vale of Health, 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

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Description



CAMDEN

TQ2686SE SQUIRES MOUNT
798-1/17/1494 Chestnut Lodge and Squires Mount
11/08/50

GV II*

Terrace of formerly 4 houses, now 2 residences. c1714,
altered; Chestnut Lodge with c1900 Neo-Georgian additions by
Horace Field. Brown brick with red brick dressings and floor
bands; plain pilaster strips between easternmost houses. Tiled
and slated roofs with dormers.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys, attics and basements. 11 window range
(formerly 2:3:4:2) to main (south) front. 2nd house from east
end (Squires Mount) with original doorway having wooden
architraved doorcase with vermiculated block dressings and
keystone, pulvinated frieze and dentil cornice. Other
entrances with late C19 Neo-Georgian doorways. Doorway of
Chestnut Lodge in 2-storey extension at west end of range.
Gauged red brick flat arches to slightly recessed sashes with
exposed boxing. Eastern end of Squires Mount with later c1900
ground floor loggia having pilasters flanking French windows
and balustraded parapet; return with canted bay windows
flanking a French door at ground floor and similar window to
1st floor left. Parapets.
INTERIOR: not inspected but noted to retain some panelling.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: original lead rainwater heads and pipes
on south front.
HISTORICAL NOTE: home of Edwin Field, law reformer, during
late C19; at one time Mrs Holts School for Young Ladies.

Listing NGR: TQ2662586197

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