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Southampton House

A Grade II Listed Building in Highgate, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.556 / 51°33'21"N

Longitude: -0.1462 / 0°8'46"W

OS Eastings: 528614

OS Northings: 185749

OS Grid: TQ286857

Mapcode National: GBR DV.PTM

Mapcode Global: VHGQS.F520

Plus Code: 9C3XHV43+9G

Entry Name: Southampton House

Listing Date: 14 May 1974

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1378946

English Heritage Legacy ID: 478309

ID on this website: 101378946

Location: Gospel Oak, Camden, London, NW5

County: London

District: Camden

Electoral Ward/Division: Highgate

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Camden

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: St Mary Brookfield

Church of England Diocese: London

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CAMDEN

TQ2885NE HIGHGATE ROAD
798-1/31/855 (West side)
14/05/74 No.137
Southampton House

II

House, now divided into flats. Early C19, restored and altered
mid/late C20. Yellow stock brick with plain stucco 1st floor
sill band.
3 storeys and semi-basement. Double-fronted with 3 windows.
Ground floor openings in shallow arched recesses; entrance,
approached by steps, in round-arched recess with patterned
fanlight, pilaster-jambs carrying cornice-head and panelled
door. Segmental arched recessed sashes with pointed lights in
segmental-arched recesses. Upper floor sashes with gauged
brick flat arches. Stucco plaque centrally at 2nd floor level
inscribed "Southampton House". Parapet.
INTERIOR: altered in C20 but retains stair with cast-iron
stick balusters, column newel and wreathed wooden handrail.
Doorways of hallway and entrance door with reeded frames
having stops of female masks wreathed in corn.
HISTORICAL NOTE: during the early C19 this was the Southampton
House Academy run by Capt John Bickerstaffe. Originally with a
side wing.
(Survey of London: Vol. XIX, Old St Pancras and Kentish Town
(St Pancras Part II): London: -1938: 57).

Listing NGR: TQ2861485749

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