The Hermitage, Hanwell
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Cottage orné |
| Location | Hanwell, London, England |
| Completed | 1809 |
The Hermitage is a cottage orné in Hanwell, London built by rector George Glasse in 1809 on the site of a previous house called the Elms. Nikolaus Pevsner described the house as "a peach of an early c19 Gothic thatched cottage with two pointed windows, a quatrefoil, and an ogee arched door, all on a minute scale. Inside, an octagonal hall and reception room."[1] It is Grade II listed building on Historic England's National Heritage List.[2]
Behind the cottage lies a spring, which may be the origin of 'well' being incorporated into the local place name of Hanwell. There is also a small lake and a barn. The barn was used in the mid-1960s by Pictorial Charts Educational Trust, for housing and shipping wall charts used by schools all over the country.
References
[edit]- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1999). The buildings of England, London 3: North-West (New ed.). London: Pevsner Architectural Guides. ISBN 0-300-09652-6.
- ^ Historic England, "The Hermitage (1294382)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 September 2017
51°30′51″N 0°20′43″W / 51.5142°N 0.3454°W
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