Cholmeley Lodge

Cholmeley Lodge is an Art Deco / Streamline Moderne grade II listed residential building in Highgate, London,[1] designed by architect Guy Morgan.[2]

Cholmeley Lodge

Built in 1934 and taking its name from Sir Roger Cholmeley, who owned the land until 1565, it is a curving six-storey block of 48 flats,[3] with an unusual three curved concave blocks spanning a 30-foot radius.

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

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,[4] the project was moved to the London Borough of Haringey and built facing Highgate Hill by replacing the demolished Mermaid Inn.[5]

See also

References
  1. "CHOLMELEY LODGE, Haringey - 1390725". Historic England. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  2. "London Deco Flats | Guy Morgan". londondecoflats.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  3. "Hornsey, including Highgate: Buildings of Highgate". British History Online. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  4. "London Deco Flats | Cholmeley Lodge". londondecoflats.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  5. "Hornsey, including Highgate: Highgate". British History Online. Retrieved 2018-09-24.

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