Historic houses · London
123 Mortlake High Street
123 Mortlake High Street — house and former town hall in Mortlake, London.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Barnes Bridge · 0.4 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
123 Mortlake High Street is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Records date its origin to 1720. Built in the Georgian architecture style. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house and former town hall in Mortlake, London". Coordinates: 51.4704°, -0.2574°.
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From the Wikipedia article
123 Mortlake High Street, also known as The Limes or Limes House and previously referred to as Mortlake Terrace, is a Grade II* listed 18th-century property on Mortlake High Street in Mortlake in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The building is now used as commercial office space. It was originally a private house and in the 20th century it functioned as the local town hall. It is featured in two paintings by J. M. W. Turner.
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Background
History
by J. M. W. Turner, 1827]] ]] The house was built in about 1720 but the facade and porch were added later. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with nine bays: the central section features a porch with four Tuscan columns. The building was the seat of local government for the Barnes Urban District from 1895 to 1932 and then of the Municipal Borough of Barnes from 1932 until 1940, when it was damaged by wartime bombing. The house's 7 acre of grounds have now been completely built over, and the building itself has been converted to commercial office space. The exterior is still similar to what it was in two oil paintings that J. M. W. Turner (1755–1851) made while visiting the…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4704, -0.2574
- District
- Richmond upon Thames
- Parish
- Richmond upon Thames, unparished area
- Postcode
- SW14 8SN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Richmond Park
- Established
- 1720
- Nearest railway station
- Barnes Bridge — 0.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q15978837 (CC0)
- wikipedia: 123 Mortlake High Street (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: 123 Mortlake High Street front.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is 123 Mortlake High Street?
- 123 Mortlake High Street is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SW14 8SN), in the parish of Richmond upon Thames, unparished area.
- When was 123 Mortlake High Street built?
- Built or established in 1720.
- Is 123 Mortlake High Street a listed building?
- 123 Mortlake High Street is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- How do I get to 123 Mortlake High Street?
- The nearest railway station is Barnes Bridge, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SW14 8SN.