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Latitude: 51.5572 / 51°33'25"N
Longitude: -0.1805 / 0°10'49"W
OS Eastings: 526234
OS Northings: 185822
OS Grid: TQ262858
Mapcode National: GBR D0.F6J
Mapcode Global: VHGQR.T4F3
Plus Code: 9C3XHR49+VR
Entry Name: The Watch House and Attached Lamp
Listing Date: 11 August 1951
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1379105
English Heritage Legacy ID: 478471
ID on this website: 101379105
Location: Hampstead, Camden, London, NW3
County: London
District: Camden
Electoral Ward/Division: Frognal and Fitzjohns
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Camden
Traditional County: Middlesex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London
Church of England Parish: St John Hampstead
Church of England Diocese: London
Tagged with: Architectural structure
CAMDEN
TQ2685NW HOLLY PLACE
798-1/26/916 (East side)
11/08/51 No.9
The Watch House and attached lamp
GV II
End of terrace house, formerly a police watch house. c1830,
altered. Multi-coloured stock brick, the ground floor painted.
3 storeys, attics and barred semi-basement (formerly cells).
Main entrance facade on left hand return to Holly Berry Lane;
2 windows. Round-arched entrance with pilasters supporting an
enriched head with lion mask; radial fanlight and panelled
door. Recessed C20 casement windows with cast-iron guards.
Holly Place facade with segmental-arched casements having
cast-iron guards to ground and 3rd floor and a balcony to the
2nd. INTERIOR: not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached to
Holly Berry Lane facade, a Windsor lantern on a simple
T-bracket.
HISTORICAL NOTE: used by the newly formed police force in
1830-4.
Listing NGR: TQ2623485822
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