Description

CAMDEN

TQ2686SE CANNON PLACE
798-1/17/173 (South side)
11/08/50 No.14
Cannon Hall

GV II*

Detached mansion. Early C18 with later alterations and
additions.
EXTERIOR: north front: brown brick with red brick dressings.
Hipped pantiled roof with dormer. 2 storeys and attic. 6
windows (second to left blind) plus early C19 extension at
east end and north addition (former coachman's house) and
stable block with weather-boarded clock and bell-turret (now
converted to a garage). C20 portico with pilasters supporting
an entablature; panelled door with sidelights. C20 passage
along the front of the house. Segmental red brick arches and
dressings to slightly recessed sash windows with exposed
boxing. Red brick cornice and parapet.
South (garden) front: 6 windows with 1-window early C19
addition at east end and 1 window, 2 storey, C18 addition at
west end. Segmental red brick arches and dressings to slightly
recessed sashes with exposed boxing; 2nd floor with projecting
red brick surrounds and aprons. Red brick cornice and 1st
floor band.
INTERIOR: not inspected but noted to retain some good
panelling including bedrooms and back staircase. Some early
C19 fireplaces in extension. Good early C20 staircase in mid
C18 style with twisted balusters and carved brackets.
HISTORICAL NOTE: part of the stable-block was once a
magistrates' court dealing with prisoners in the Parish
Lock-up, Cannon Lane (qv). Sir James Cosmo Melville, Secretary
to the East India Company lived here during the C19; Sir
Gerald du Maurier, actor-manager, from 1916-34 (GLC plaque).

Listing NGR: TQ2660286159

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Cannon Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q17542646

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Recommended Books

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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living