Historic houses · London
Cromwell House
Cromwell House — Grade I listed building in the London Borough of Haringey, England,UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Archway · 0.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Cromwell House 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 1638. Built in the Renaissance architecture style. Constructed primarily of lead. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Owned by Ghana. Address: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q65648495. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed building in the London Borough of Haringey, England,UK". Coordinates: 51.5698°, -0.1430°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Cromwell House is a Grade I listed building built in 1638 in Highgate Village, now a suburb of London. It is currently owned by the Republic of Ghana and used as an annex of its high commission.
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Background
Architecture
The identity of the original architect of Cromwell House remains unknown, but it is certainly a tour-de-force on the part of a highly skilled brick-layer/contractor. Built in 1637–38, it infers the influence of Inigo Jones in the regularity of its seven-window frontage. It is recognised as one of the finest examples, along with Kew Palace, of the 17th-century "artisan mannerist" style of domestic architecture in London to have survived virtually intact. Behind the elaborately carved red-brick facade, it has an oak staircase of national importance, the design of which may have been influenced by that at Blickling Hall, built twenty years earlier, the country house of Sir Henry Hobart, whose…
Description
Cromwell House was commissioned by Sir Richard Sprignell, who was born about 1603, the eldest son of Robert Sprignell, Esquire (1560–1624) and Susan Daniell, and was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford, where he matriculated in January 1620 aged seventeen and graduated BA in February 1622.
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- Coordinates
- 51.5698, -0.1430
- District
- Haringey
- Parish
- Haringey, unparished area
- Postcode
- N6 5HE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hampstead and Highgate
- Established
- 1638
- Nearest railway station
- Archway — 0.8 km
- Official site
- www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17527650 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cromwell House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Cromwell House on Highgate Hill.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cromwell House?
- Cromwell House is in London, United Kingdom (postcode N6 5HE), in the parish of Haringey, unparished area.
- When was Cromwell House built?
- Built or established in 1638.
- Who owns Cromwell House?
- Cromwell House is owned by Ghana.
- Is Cromwell House a listed building?
- Cromwell House is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- How do I get to Cromwell House?
- The nearest railway station is Archway, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode N6 5HE.