Mill Hill

 

Hankins Lane

Coventry farmhouse. 17^th.  timber-framed, with later stucco front.      

Highwood Hill

Posh area originally just called ‘Highwood’.  Separated from the parish of Hendon in the 14^th it was a fashionable retreat in the 17^th and 18^th . ‘Highwodhyll’ 1543, ‘Hyewoodhffl’ 1568, named from ‘alto bosco’ 1321, ‘Highwode’, ‘Hiwode’ 1523,  self-explanatory, 'the high wood' from Middle English ‘heghe’ and ‘wode’ with the later addition of hull. The elevation here is 443 ft

Highwood House. home of Sir Stamford Raffles, later became a nursing home.  It was built shortly before 1817 by William Anderson and acquired by Raffles after 1825.  the inside was altered c. 1950. The house was a rebuilding of an older one, minor parts of which remain at the back. The estate which had belonged to Lord William Russell who was executed in 1683 as a a Rye Hill conspirator -  who jumped out of the window here. Raffles is the man who founded both Singapore and the London zoo – but only lived here for a year until he died. His wife remained there. It has a  neat stuccoed front; with ground-floor windows recessed in arches.

Hendon Park. 140 acre property belonging to William Wilberforce.

Hendon Wood Lane corner, milestone

Rising Sun.  17th century brick.  licensed 1751.  Original a 17^th cottage.

Highwood Ash. 18th brick front with parapet, with some older timber framed parts, enlarged in the 1660s. Celia Fiennes lived here 1713-37. Stables and 3 acre  roses.

The Barn.  in part of the former grounds of Highwood House, is a polygonal half-timbered studio house of c. 1937, with tiled roof and tall chimney.

Lady Russell’s well in the garden of The Barn..  17^th chalybeate. Circular of brick with steps down restored 1973 17th well in garden dug and dedicated by daughter of the conspirator's wife, W.Russell – inscription saying 'MRS RACHEL RUSSELL'S GIFT JUNE YE 10 1681'.

The Grove

Glenamoy 1936 for Donald Sessions. by Oliver Hill, a late example of his romantic Arts and Crafts style; limewashed brick with a dramatic thatched roof. Splendidly sited. A curved plan, with main rooms and central open loggia on the outer curve, looking s over the valley.

Edgehill.  a large mansion in Free Classical ofc. 1910, four dentilled gables, Georgian sashes

Highwood Lodge. Exceptionally pretty cottage early ci9 with barge-boarded gables, the lower parts heavily castellated.

Oak Cottage, c. 1900, with half-timbering and tile-hanging.

Hill Cottage , c. 1900, with half-timbering and tile-hanging

Marsh Lane

Suburban houses    

Graystanes G G Scott.Arts and crafts . 1907. for A. Gilbert Scott. L-shaped plan. Roughcast with high prominent J gables and chimneys, now painted white. Stark unmoulded J mullioned windows, but in the main gable a mannered elongated  central window with segmental pediment, recalling the Arts and  Crafts manner of Edgar Wood.

Powerscroft  roughcast with three tile-hung gables and a quaintly  inappropriate late C20 French-chateau extension. 1900

Nan Clark's Lane

More cottages tucked away

Nan was a strangled servant girl

Wilberforce Walks. Bird sanctuary

Highwood Park House.  Has featured in many TV series