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Kingswood House

A Grade II Listed Building in Southwark, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4305 / 51°25'49"N

Longitude: -0.0818 / 0°4'54"W

OS Eastings: 533446

OS Northings: 171909

OS Grid: TQ334719

Mapcode National: GBR HM.N1B

Mapcode Global: VHGRD.J9MR

Plus Code: 9C3XCWJ9+57

Entry Name: Kingswood House

Listing Date: 27 September 1972

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1385883

English Heritage Legacy ID: 471302

Also known as: King's Coppice

ID on this website: 101385883

Location: Dulwich, Southwark, London, SE21

County: London

District: Southwark

Electoral Ward/Division: College

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Southwark

Traditional County: Surrey

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: South Dulwich St Stephen

Church of England Diocese: Southwark

Tagged with: Mansion

Description


SOUTHWARK

TQ3371NW SEELEY DRIVE 636-1/78/675 (West side) 27/09/72 Kingswood House

GV II

Large villa, now library and community centre. 1892, with additions of 1897; incorporating parts of an C18 house (not externally visible). By HV Lanchester. For LJ Johnstone, founder of Bovril. Coursed stone and ashlar dressings. Red tile roof. EXTERIOR: rambling baronialised Victorian Tudor exterior with crowstepped gables, battlemented parapet, half hexagonal angle towers, tall jointed chimney stacks, a tower with look out post, and a profusion of strap-work. 2 main storeys, irregular bays. Crow-stepped porch with door recessed under 4-centred arch. 1st-floor oriel window in bay to right of entrance. Other windows have mullions some with transoms, those on ground-floor of left bay-window with delicate Renaissance style panels. Terrace and extensions to rear in early C20 Neoclassical Revival style, the east one domed. INTERIOR: inside the tall great hall (now library) on ground floor has a gallery over an inglenook fireplace. Other panelled rooms; C18 fireplace in main front room. Upper floor on 2 levels divided by an E-W corridor. Built for LJ Johnstone, founder of Bovril, for 20,000.



Listing NGR: TQ3344671909

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