Cholmeley Lodge

Cholmeley Lodge
Chomley Lodge from the street

Cholmeley Lodge is an Art Deco / Streamline Moderne grade II listed residential building in Highgate, London,[1] designed by architect Guy Leslie Llewellyn Morgan (1903-1987).[2][3][4]

Built in 1934 and taking its name from Sir Roger Cholmeley, (pronounced 'Chumlee') who owned the land until 1565, it is a curving six-storey block of 48 flats, according to a 2006 Haringey Council report[5] on the Highgate Conservation Area.[6] although the listing status refers to 54 flats in the block, with an unusual three curved concave blocks spanning a 30-foot (9.1 m) radius.

It would later inspire the design of another, more famous apartment block built by Guy Morgan in London: Florin Court.[7]

Cholmeley Lodge was originally proposed and planned to be built on Bournemouth seafront, but the local council did not approve the modern design, requiring some Tudor-style timberwork to soften the elevation.

Being thus refused,[8] the project was moved to the London Borough of Haringey and built facing Highgate Hill[9] by replacing the Mermaid Inn, at 126 Highgate Hill, which was closed in 1679 and later demolished.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "CHOLMELEY LODGE, Haringey - 1390725". Historic England. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Guy Morgan - London Deco Flats". London Deco Flats. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Guy Leslie Llewellyn Morgan". casework.jcnas.org.uk | CBA Planning Casework Database. Joint Committee of the National Amenity Societies. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Guy Morgan". London Deco Flats | londondecoflats.co.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "London Borough of Haringey Conservation Area No. 1 : Highgate Conservation Area Character Appraisal" (PDF). Minutes.haringey.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Hornsey, including Highgate: Buildings of Highgate". British History Online. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Cholmeley Lodge". The Modern House. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Cholmeley Lodge". London Deco Flats | londondecoflats.co.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Hornsey, including Highgate: Highgate". British History Online. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Mermaid Inn, Highgate". closedpubs.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2026.

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