Hertford Lodge, Finchley

Image: © David Howard Taken: 23 Jun 2020

This is a grade II listed building, converted to flats after being council offices. Shared description: The right side of the building was constructed circa 1860 as an Italianate villa, with the extension to the left including the tower added circa 1880. It is a Grade II Listed Building and the English Heritage Listed Buildings website describes it thus:- "House, later used as municipal offices. Circa 1860 villa in Italianate style, probably extended to left circa 1880. Stuccoed with slate roof and end stuccoed chimneystacks. Symmetrical three bay part to right with taller set back tower to left. Right hand part of three storeys and basement three windows. Wide bracket eaves cornice with paterae and bands between floors. Second floor has three round-headed arched windows and two blank arches, first floor has three sashes with vertical glazing bars only and ground floor has two projecting square bays with piers with foliate capitals and central porch approached by a flight of cement steps. Tower is higher, of three storeys with steeply pitched roof with patterned slates, cast iron cresting and oeil de boeuf window. Second floor has two round headed windows and a central panel engraved "HERTFORD HOUSE". First floor has central window with curved pediment and decorated apron flanked by sashes. Ground floor has central window flanked by foliate pilasters." In fact the panel engraving does say "HERTFORD LODGE".

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