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Forest Lodge

A Grade II Listed Building in West Hill, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4532 / 51°27'11"N

Longitude: -0.2118 / 0°12'42"W

OS Eastings: 524343

OS Northings: 174203

OS Grid: TQ243742

Mapcode National: GBR BK.58Q

Mapcode Global: VHGR4.8QVW

Plus Code: 9C3XFQ3Q+77

Entry Name: Forest Lodge

Listing Date: 21 June 1991

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1066223

English Heritage Legacy ID: 207222

ID on this website: 101066223

Location: Southfields, Wandsworth, London, SW15

County: London

District: Wandsworth

Electoral Ward/Division: West Hill

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Wandsworth

Traditional County: Surrey

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: Wandsworth All Saints

Church of England Diocese: Southwark

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Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 23 May 2024 to update the name and address, amend description due to change in building use and to reformat the text to current standards

TQ 27 SW
3/59

WEST HILL
95, Forest Lodge

(Formerly listed as Forest Lodge (Whitelands College) SUTHERLAND GROVE)

II
Former house, part of Whitelands College at time of listing, later subdivided into apartments. 1862-65 for Joseph Gurney a shorthand writer to the Houses of Parliament. Italianate style. Built of stock brick with stone dressings. Hipped slate roof with three tall Italianate stacks.

Three storeys and basement four windows.Bracket eaves cornice and end quoins. Second floor has three double round-headed sashes, first floor has three sashes with verticals only with cornices and brackets above and panels below with guilloche ornament. Ground floor has one tripartite sash with brackets and one canted bay. Central porch with round-headed openings and five steps to street.

Interior has staircase with two turned balusters to each tread and pier with acorn finial. Hall has round-headed recess with lions mask and shell moulding. Rear room on ground floor has a cornice of plaster roses and stylized daffodils, a six-panel door with cornice and finials and fireplace with fluted columns and Gibbs surround. Large lounge has fireplace with fluted pilasters and lyre design to frieze, two doorcase with broken pediment lyre design and plastered ceiling with floral motifs. First floor has most unusual sliding screen to form a false window. Marble bolection moulded fireplace.

Listing NGR: TQ2434374203

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