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Grove Hill House

A Grade II Listed Building in Southwark, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.467 / 51°28'1"N

Longitude: -0.0822 / 0°4'55"W

OS Eastings: 533313

OS Northings: 175974

OS Grid: TQ333759

Mapcode National: GBR TX.P8

Mapcode Global: VHGR6.JDF6

Plus Code: 9C3XFW89+R4

Entry Name: Grove Hill House

Listing Date: 30 June 1954

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1385588

English Heritage Legacy ID: 470991

ID on this website: 101385588

Location: Southwark, London, SE5

County: London

District: Southwark

Electoral Ward/Division: South Camberwell

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Southwark

Traditional County: Surrey

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: Camberwell St Giles with St Matthew

Church of England Diocese: Southwark

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Description


SOUTHWARK

TQ3375NW GROVE PARK 636-1/46/413 (East side) 30/06/54 No.8 Grove Hill House

II

Detached house. c1780, much altered. By Henry Smith. Later stuccoed, with low pitched roof behind parapet. 3 storeys, 3 bays with canted 2-storey bays on returns. Timber Doric tetrastyle porch with dentil cornice and frieze enriched with paterae and swag over centre. Steps up to door with panelled reveals and soffit, cornice head with guilloche decoration continuing around jambs and patterned fanlight. Windows in plain reveals, those to ground floor round-headed sashes, those to 1st floor sashes with glazing bars, those to 2nd floor casements with band above. INTERIOR: hall with screen of fluted columns (repeating porch); friezes, cornices and panelled soffits to windows in ground floor front main rooms. HISTORICAL NOTE: built by Lettsom's friend Henry Smith.



Listing NGR: TQ3331375974

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