Page 5 - The property style magazine - Issue 14

Styles
Our northern heights are blessed with a fine variety of domestic architecture.
Georgian, in Highgate Village’s The Grove (above), probably represents one of the most valuable styles today, with many examples dating back as far as 1688. The rich and famous have enjoyed this historical village location over the millennia – along with the distant views over the Heath behind.
In contrast, the later Art Deco, modernist and internationalist styles are well represented. Below
right is a much admired 1930’s example (architect G G Winbourne) in Hampstead Garden Suburb, not far from one of the country’s most valuable roads, The Bishops Avenue – evolved from the classic turn of the century English mansion style to today’s unruly mix of styles reflecting international owners in search of a prestige London address.
With the coming of the railways in the mid-19th century, the developers and their terraces followed. Below left
is a fine example in Onslow Gardens, bordering the woodlands that were protected from the aforesaid developers for our enjoyment today. The train station, replaced now by Highgate Underground Station underneath, is but a short walk away for residents
on this side of Muswell Hill.