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Survey of London Monograph 12 - Cromwell House, Highgate

Year published

1926

Author

Philip Norman

Description

The history and architecture of Cromwell House on Highgate Hill, built by Robert Sprignell in the early seventeenth century.

Sponsor

English Heritage

Source

Survey of London monographs (Secondary texts)

Places

London

Periods

17th, 18th, 19th

Showing records 1 - 50 of 71

1
Members of the Survey Committee
4-7
2
Description of the plates
8-11
3
Preface
13-14
4
Cromwell House - Historical notes
15-35
5
Cromwell House - Architectural description
36-46
6
Appendix A - List of the owner-occupiers since 1586
47
7
Appendix B - Pedigree of Sprignell of Highgate
48-49
8
Appendix C - The carved figures on the staircase
50
9
Index
51-55
10
Plate 1 (frontispiece) - Entrance
1
11
Plate 2 - Plans of the principal floors
2
12
Plate 3 - Elevation to Highgate Hill
3
13
Plate 4 - Entrance gates
4
14
Plate 5 - Doorway to garden wing
5
15
Plate 6 - Section through entrance passage and staircase
6
16
Plate 7 - Staircase, plans and details
7
17
Plate 8 - Staircase, sectional elevations
8
18
Plate 9 - Staircase balustrading
9
19
Plate 10 - Staircase, details of doors
10
20
Plate 11 - Staircase, drawing
11
21
Plate 12 - Carved figures on staircase
12
22
Plate 13 - South room, ground floor
13
23
Plate 14 - South room ceiling
14
24
Plate 15 - Matron's Room, plan and north wall
15
25
Plate 16 - Matron's Room, walls
16
26
Plate 17 - Principal room, ceiling
17
27
Plate 18 - First floor smaller room, ceiling
18
28
Plate 19 - Basement doors
19
29
Plate 20 - Highgate House in 1830
20
30
Plate 21 - Highgate House in 1865
21
31
Plate 22 - View from south
22
32
Plate 23 - South view
23
33
Plate 24 - Entrance doorway
24
34
Plate 25 - Entrance gates
25
35
Plate 26 - North front and wing
26
36
Plate 27 - North front
27
37
Plate 28 - Views of north wing
28
38
Plate 29 - Staircase
29
39
Plate 30 - Staircase
30
40
Plate 31
31
41
Plate 32 - Staircase
32
42
Plate 33 - Staircase
33
43
Plate 34 - Staircase
34
44
Plate 35 - Staircase
35
45
Plate 36 - Staircase
36
46
Plate 37 - Staircase balustrading
37
47
Plate 38 - Carved figures on staircase
38
48
Plate 39 - Carved figure on staircase
39
49
Plate 40 - Carved figure on staircase
40
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Plate 41 - Carved figure on staircase
41
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