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Byron House

A Grade II* Listed Building in Highgate, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5722 / 51°34'19"N

Longitude: -0.1505 / 0°9'1"W

OS Eastings: 528271

OS Northings: 187544

OS Grid: TQ282875

Mapcode National: GBR DT.NQ4

Mapcode Global: VHGQL.BRS4

Plus Code: 9C3XHRCX+VR

Entry Name: Byron House

Listing Date: 19 March 1951

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1358887

English Heritage Legacy ID: 201458

ID on this website: 101358887

Location: Parliament Hill, Haringey, London, N6

County: London

District: Haringey

Electoral Ward/Division: Highgate

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Haringey

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: St Michael Highgate

Church of England Diocese: London

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Summary


This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 22 April 2026 to amend group sentence in description and reformat the text to current standards

TQ 2887
40/197

Highgate
NORTH ROAD N6 (west side)
No 13 (Byron House)

19.3.51.

GV
II*
Early C18 house with early C19 stuccoed front of three storeys, three windows. Banded rusticated ground floor to first floor band. Second floor string supported on side pilasters of first floor windows. Mutule cornice and parapet. High pitched hipped tiled roof. Replaced sashes with glazing bars, those on second floor in moulded architrave six-panel door, top glazed, in rusticated surround forming voussoirs with mask on key block. Doorcase with attached Ionic columns, pulvinated frieze and modillioned cornice.

Inside complete original panelling and two original marble fireplaces. Original staircase with cut string and carved tread ends, spiral balusters two to a tread on lower flight and three above. Original floor boards. Later elliptical arch on fluted columns in hall.

No 11A, Nos 13 and 15, Nos 17, 17A and 19 (The Sycamores) and No 23 form a group.

Listing NGR: TQ2827587542

Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 22 April 2026 to amend group sentence in description and reformat the text to current standards

TQ 2887
40/197

Highgate
NORTH ROAD N6 (west side)
No 13 (Byron House)

19.3.51.

GV
II*
Early C18 house with early C19 stuccoed front of three storeys, three windows. Banded rusticated ground floor to first floor band. Second floor string supported on side pilasters of first floor windows. Mutule cornice and parapet. High pitched hipped tiled roof. Replaced sashes with glazing bars, those on second floor in moulded architrave six-panel door, top glazed, in rusticated surround forming voussoirs with mask on key block. Doorcase with attached Ionic columns, pulvinated frieze and modillioned cornice.

Inside complete original panelling and two original marble fireplaces. Original staircase with cut string and carved tread ends, spiral balusters two to a tread on lower flight and three above. Original floor boards. Later elliptical arch on fluted columns in hall.

No 11A, Nos 13 and 15, Nos 17, 17A and 19 (The Sycamores) and No 23 form a group.

Listing NGR: TQ2827587542

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