Historic houses · London
Heywood Hill
Heywood Hill — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Heywood Hill is a Grade II*-listed building in england-london, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Heywood Hill is a bookshop at 10 Curzon Street, in the Mayfair district of London.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
commemorating Nancy Mitford, who worked at the bookshop during the Second World War]] The shop was opened by George Heywood Hill on 3 August 1936, with the help of Lady Anne Gathorne-Hardy, who would later become his wife. For the last three years of the Second World War, while George Heywood Hill was in the Army, Lady Anne ran the shop with the assistance of the novelist Nancy Mitford. In 1949, Elizabeth Forbes, the daughter of Admiral Sir Charles Forbes, joined the staff of the shop where she worked prior to her career as a journalist, music critic, and musicologist. In the period following Heywood Hill's retirement, the shop was managed by Handasyde Buchanan, a notable contributor to…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5070, -0.1466
- District
- Westminster
- Parish
- Westminster, unparished area
- Postcode
- W1J 5HH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Established
- 1936
- Official site
- imitatemodern.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q23891191 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Heywood Hill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Heywood Hill?
- Heywood Hill is in London, United Kingdom (postcode W1J 5HH), in the parish of Westminster, unparished area.
- When was Heywood Hill built?
- Built or established in 1936.
- Is Heywood Hill a listed building?
- Heywood Hill is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- How do I get to Heywood Hill?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode W1J 5HH. It sits within the Cities of London and Westminster parliamentary constituency.