Cholmeley Lodge, Cholmeley Park, Highgate, London N6 5EN

Illustration by Andrew Cadey

Cholmeley Lodge is a six-storey block of 54 flats built in 1934-5 to the designs of Guy Morgan.

The development is made up of three curved crescents, giving a scalloped outline, emphasised by boldly projecting balconies on each floor, with projecting bays above the entrance to each section of the development. The entrance doorways are set behind fluted surrounds under a curved canopy.

Morgan’s design was originally intended for the seafront at Bournemouth. However, the planners objected to its modernity, wanting Tudor timberwork to soften the aesthetic. As a result, the architect withdrew his plans and recycled them in the more progressive environment of Highgate.

Cholmeley Lodge has similarities with Guy Morgan’s other well-known London landmark, Florin Court in Charterhouse Square

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