Historic houses · London
22 Parkside
22 Parkside — residential property in Wimbledon, London.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Wimbledon · 1.3 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
22 Parkside is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "residential property in Wimbledon, London". Coordinates: 51.4266°, -0.2221°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Wimbledon Common SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
22 Parkside (also known as the Rogers House or Wimbledon House) is a residential property in Wimbledon, London, designed in 1967 by British architect Richard Rogers and his then wife, Su Rogers, and built in 1968–70. The house is located at 22 Parkside, Wimbledon, south-west London, near Wimbledon Common. Since 22 February 2013, it has been a Grade II* listed building. In 2015 the building was renovated and donated to the Harvard Graduate School of Design, after Richard Rogers failed to sell the building.
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Background
Architecture
The single-storey modernist house is made from bright yellow-painted steel ribs with full-height glazing at each end, and is separated into two parts. The first part is a flat and pottery studio for Rogers' mother, with the main house set in trees behind. Day space includes a large open-plan kitchen, living room and dining room. There are a master bedroom, two small bedrooms, a bathroom and utility room. Two opposite sides of the house, north-east and south-west, have ceiling-to-wall glass with views onto the grounds, which consist of a courtyard and landscaped gardens. The roof is flat and covered in felt. Rogers himself believes this to be among the best example of his early work. Rogers…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4266, -0.2221
- District
- Merton
- Parish
- Merton, unparished area
- Postcode
- SW19 5NA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wimbledon
- Nearest railway station
- Wimbledon — 1.3 km
- Official site
- www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q15978844 (CC0)
- wikipedia: 22 Parkside (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: 22 Parkside Richard Rogers.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is 22 Parkside?
- 22 Parkside is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SW19 5NA), in the parish of Merton, unparished area.
- Who owns 22 Parkside?
- 22 Parkside is owned by Harvard Graduate School of Design.
- Is 22 Parkside a listed building?
- 22 Parkside is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is 22 Parkside a protected site?
- Yes — 22 Parkside is part of the Wimbledon Common SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to 22 Parkside?
- The nearest railway station is Wimbledon, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SW19 5NA.