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81, 82 and 83, Highgate West Hill

A Grade II Listed Building in Highgate, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5686 / 51°34'6"N

Longitude: -0.1522 / 0°9'8"W

OS Eastings: 528161

OS Northings: 187140

OS Grid: TQ281871

Mapcode National: GBR DT.VP1

Mapcode Global: VHGQL.9TWX

Plus Code: 9C3XHR9X+C4

Entry Name: 81, 82 and 83, Highgate West Hill

Listing Date: 14 May 1974

Last Amended: 11 January 1999

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1379057

English Heritage Legacy ID: 478423

ID on this website: 101379057

Location: Parliament Hill, Camden, London, N6

County: London

District: Camden

Electoral Ward/Division: Highgate

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Camden

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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TQ2887SW HIGHGATE WEST HILL
798-1/5/882 (East side)
14/05/74 Nos.81, 82 AND 83
(Formerly Listed as:
HIGHGATE WEST HILL
Nos.81-84 (Consecutive))

GV II

3 terraced houses. Nos 81 & 82 mid C18, originally one house
on the site of a C16 house. By end of C18, it was 2 residences
and No.83 added. 1823, Nos 82 & 83 became one house. Stucco. 3
storeys. 3 windows centre (No.82), each in arched recess
extending through 1st and 2nd floor. 3 window projecting wing
on north side (No.81). 1 window projecting wings on south side
(No.83). No.82 with fluted Doric portico, reeded door
surround, patterned fanlight with central lantern and panelled
door. Garden front of 7 windows with continuous cast-iron
balcony at 1st floor across 3 window centre on iron arched
supports. Nos 81 & 82 have 2 very large chimneys, possibly
from earlier house.
INTERIORS: No. 81 retains two early C19 rooms with cornices
and fireplaces; later C19 room to side similarly complete.
Rear wing of No. 81 c.1960 for C S Rothery, RAF pilot, a
modern but not inappropriate addition.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached brick forecourt wall with
entrances of coupled square columns and wrought-iron gates.
HISTORICAL NOTE: No.81 was the home of Lewis Vulliamy,
architect; the back garden believed to contain a probable ice
well.
(Survey of London: Vol. XVII, The Village of Highgate (Parish
of St Pancras part I): London: -1936: 68).


Listing NGR: TQ2816987146

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