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Property Guide to Herne Hill SE24


Property Guide to Herne Hill, SE24


Herne Hill

London, SE24 MAP
The road Herne Hill links Herne Hill with Camberwell.It has fine views overs south London. Houses are a mixture of period styles from late Victorian onwards. Originally lined with large Georgian/early Victorian houses all with extensive grounds. Redeveloped with prewar housing.
John Ruskin lived here for many years (plaque in garden of No 26)
Key properties are:


32 Herne Hill (1933-34)
Architects: Keller & Kompfer


Dorchester Court (1934-6)



Architects Leslie H Kemp and Frederick E Tasker 
Developer: H C Morrell
Grade 2 listed.



Architects Leslie H Kemp and Frederick E Tasker, are best remembered now as designers of several Odeon cinemas (including Greenwich-now demolished) plus 10 Dorchester Drive for the developer
The eight blocks of flats were originally built as luxury apartments, with generously proportioned rooms and a central communal garden. The first residents even enjoyed the services of a doorman in each of the eight blocks. There was a fountain in the garden.



Dorchester Court Residents’ Association (DCRA) Secretary Iain Perring



The Quadrangle (1911-26) 



Architects: Edward A. Ellis
Delightful small early C20 estate


Herne Hill Property Guide

 

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