Inverforth House, Hampstead Heath, London (21)
Over the weekend I visited two 'Little Gems'. This is the first of them: Inverforth House, Hampstead Heath, LONDON
The original house on this site was built in 1807 and one of the notable families that lived there was the Fisher family. Mr & Mrs George Fisher and their 5 children, they occupied the house from 1896-1904. Fisher was in joint partnership with a Mr. Robinson, auctioneers and dealers in fine art. Unfortunately following the death of his wife, Fisher lost his fortune and was forced to sell and leave. It was purchased by William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme in that same year, 1904 and that family lived there until 1925.
The house was renovated and almost completely rebuilt. It was Grayson and Ould, a Liverpool architectural company who did the work. They rebuilt the Central Block, plus the northern and southern wings. They also undertook a terrace and a verandah which was added to the terrace was designed by Thomas Mawson. The gardens were also designed by Thomas Mawson in 1906, who also remodelled the south wing of the house.
The greater part of the gardens are now owned by the City of London Corporation and open to the public but the house is definitely private.
The house was to become a hospital after Lord Leverhulme’s death in 1956. The Orthopaedic Society Hospital occupied the house from 1956 well into the 1980’s. Sometime during the late 1990’s the house was converted into two houses and seven apartments.
There are two blue plaques, 1: To Viscount Leverholme and 2: Ronald Fisher, son of George Fisher. Ronald Fisher was a famous geneticist and statistician.
Inverforth House, Hampstead Heath, London (21)
Over the weekend I visited two 'Little Gems'. This is the first of them: Inverforth House, Hampstead Heath, LONDON
The original house on this site was built in 1807 and one of the notable families that lived there was the Fisher family. Mr & Mrs George Fisher and their 5 children, they occupied the house from 1896-1904. Fisher was in joint partnership with a Mr. Robinson, auctioneers and dealers in fine art. Unfortunately following the death of his wife, Fisher lost his fortune and was forced to sell and leave. It was purchased by William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme in that same year, 1904 and that family lived there until 1925.
The house was renovated and almost completely rebuilt. It was Grayson and Ould, a Liverpool architectural company who did the work. They rebuilt the Central Block, plus the northern and southern wings. They also undertook a terrace and a verandah which was added to the terrace was designed by Thomas Mawson. The gardens were also designed by Thomas Mawson in 1906, who also remodelled the south wing of the house.
The greater part of the gardens are now owned by the City of London Corporation and open to the public but the house is definitely private.
The house was to become a hospital after Lord Leverhulme’s death in 1956. The Orthopaedic Society Hospital occupied the house from 1956 well into the 1980’s. Sometime during the late 1990’s the house was converted into two houses and seven apartments.
There are two blue plaques, 1: To Viscount Leverholme and 2: Ronald Fisher, son of George Fisher. Ronald Fisher was a famous geneticist and statistician.