Survey of London: Volume 17, the Parish of St Pancras Part 1: the Village of Highgate

The first of four volumes describing the parish of St. Pancras. It covers the village of Highgate, including Kenwood.

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Survey of London: Volume 17, the Parish of St Pancras Part 1: the Village of Highgate, ed. Percy Lovell, William McB. Marcham (London, 1936), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol17/pt1 [accessed 13 April 2025].

Survey of London: Volume 17, the Parish of St Pancras Part 1: the Village of Highgate. Edited by Percy Lovell, William McB. Marcham (London, 1936), British History Online, accessed April 13, 2025, https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol17/pt1.

Survey of London: Volume 17, the Parish of St Pancras Part 1: the Village of Highgate. Ed. Percy Lovell, William McB. Marcham (London, 1936), British History Online. Web. 13 April 2025. https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol17/pt1.

Table of Contents

Title Page(s)
Publishing and Survey committees iv-vi
Description of plates x-xv
List of illustrations xvi-xviii
Preface xix
Introduction 1-6
Lauderdale House and Waterlow Park 7-18
Nos 17, 19 and 21 High Street (The Gould Charity Estate) 19-21
Bisham House site and Englefield House (No. 23 High Street) 22-26
Nos. 33-35, High Street, the Angel Tavern, Angel Row and Russell House 27-31
Church House 32-38
Swain's Lane 39-40
Moreton House and Nos 12-15, South Grove 41-45
Arundel House, Old Hall and the Lawns 46-53
Ashurst House and St Michael's church monuments 54-62
Voel and South Grove House 63-66
Nos 45 and 46 West Hill 67-68
No. 48 West Hill and Hollyside 69-71
No. 41 West Hill (Witanhurst) and the site of the Fox and Crown 72-76
Nos 1-6 The Grove (site of Dorchester House Garden) 77-94
Nos 52-54 South Grove 95-102
The Gatehouse Tavern 103-104
Nos 39-76 High Street (site of the Old Forge) 105-106
Nos 46-51 South Grove 107-108
Nos 1-6 Pond Square 109-110
The Flask Tavern 111-113
Kenwood 114-132
Notes and references 133-137
Appendices 138-148
Index to names 149-170
Frontispiece 120
Plate 1: The village of Highgate 1
Plate 2: The village of Highgate 2
Plate 3: Lauderdale House 3
Plate 4: Lauderdale House. General view from southwest before renovation in 1893 4
Plate 5: Lauderdale House. Relief panel over mantelpiece in Entrance Hall 5
Plate 6: Lauderdale House. Recess in Entrance Hall 6
Plate 7: Lauderdale House. Recess in Entrance Hall 7
Plate 8: Lauderdale House. South-west corner of long room on ground floor 8
Plate 9: Lauderdale House. Door and panelling in long room on ground floor 9
Plate 10: Lauderdale House. Staircase 10
Plate 11: Lauderdale House. Staircase, section and details 11
Plate 12: Lauderdale House 12
Plate 13: Andrew Marvell's Cottage 13
Plate 14: Nos. 17, 19, 21, High Street. General view 14
Plate 15: Nos. 17, 19, 21, 23, High Street. Plans and sections 15
Plate 16: Nos. 17, 19, 21, 23, High Street. Elevations 16
Plate 17: No. 21, High Street. Section through hall and stairs 17
Plate 18: Englefield House, No. 23, High Street. General view 18
Plate 19: Englefield House, No. 23, High Street 19
Plate 20: Englefield House, No. 23, High Street. Chimney piece on ground floor 20
Plate 21: Englefield House, No. 23, High Street. Chimney piece on ground floor 21
Plate 22: Englefield House, No. 23, High Street. Staircase 22
Plate 23: No. 8, South Grove. Staircase 23
Plate 24: Russell House, No. 9, South Grove 24
Plate 25: Church House, No. 10, South Grove plans 25
Plate 26: Church House, No. 10, South Grove, Elevations and Sections 26
Plate 27: Church House, No. 10, South Grove 27
Plate 28: Church House, No. 10, South Grove. The entrance gate (see also Plate 92) 28
Plate 29: Church House, No. 10, South Grove. Entrance doorway 29
Plate 30: Church House, No. 10, South Grove 30
Plate 31: Pond Square with Moreton House and No. 15, South Grove, and the Pond 31
Plate 32: Moreton House, No. 14, South Grove. General view 32
Plate 33: Moreton House, No. 14, South Grove. Elevation and plan 33
Plate 34: Moreton House, No. 14, South Grove. Staircase 34
Plate 35: Moreton House, No. 14, South Grove. Staircase 35
Plate 36: Arundel House 36
Plate 37: No. 17, South Grove, Old Hall. General view (see also Plate 92) 37
Plate 38: No. 17, South Grove, Old Hall. Elevation and plan 38
Plate 39: A Delineation of the Ladyes Hospitall at Highgate 39
Plate 40: The Ladies Charity School or Hospitall 40
Plate 41: A prospect of the seat of Sir William Ashhurst at Highgate in the County of Middlesex 41
Plate 42: Ashurst House 42
Plate 43: Monument to John Schoppens in St. Michael's Church 43
Plate 44: Voel, and South Grove House, Nos. 18 and 19, South Grove 44
Plate 45: Voel, No. 18, South Grove. General view 45
Plate 46: Voel, No. 18, South Grove. Staircase 46
Plate 47: Voel, No. 18, South Grove. Staircase 47
Plate 48: South Grove House, No. 19, South Grove (now demolished) 48
Plate 49: The Fox and Crown (now demolished) 49
Plate 50: Parkfield and Grove Bank 50
Plate 51: The Ladies' School at Highgate, elevation 51
Plate 52: The Grove, general view 52
Plate 53: Nos. 1 and 2, The Grove, general view 53
Plate 54: Nos. 1-6, The Grove, elevations and plans 54
Plate 55: Nos. 1 and 2, The Grove, entrance gate 55
Plate 56: Nos. 3 and 4, The Grove, general view 56
Plate 57: No. 4, The Grove, plans 57
Plate 58: No. 4, The Grove, elevations 58
Plate 59: No. 4, The Grove, end elevation and section 59
Plate 60: No. 4, The Grove 60
Plate 61: No. 4, The Grove, staircase 61
Plate 62: Nos. 5-6, The Grove, general view 62
Plate 63: No. 5, The Grove, general view from garden before reconstruction 63
Plate 64: No. 5, The Grove, the original staircase before reconstruction 64
Plate 65: No. 5, The Grove, from the first-floor landing 65
Plate 66: No. 5, The Grove, early wallpaper, example A 66
Plate 67: No. 5, The Grove, early wallpaper, example B 67
Plate 68: No. 5, The Grove, early wallpaper, example C 68
Plate 69: No. 5, The Grove, early wallpaper, example D 69
Plate 70: No. 6, The Grove, staircase 70