Cholmeley Lodge
Residential building in Haringey, London
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Cholmeley Lodge is an Art Deco / Streamline Moderne grade II listed residential building in Highgate, London,[1] designed by architect Guy Leslie Llewellyn Morgan (1903-1987).[2][3][4]
Built in 1934 and taking its name from Sir Roger Cholmeley, (pronounced 'Chumlee') who owned the land until 1565, it is a curving six-storey block of 48 flats, according to a 2006 Haringey Council report[5] on the Highgate Conservation Area.[6] although the listing status refers to 54 flats in the block, with an unusual three curved concave blocks spanning a 30-foot (9.1 m) radius.
It would later inspire the design of another, more famous apartment block built by Guy Morgan in London: Florin Court.[7]
Cholmeley Lodge was originally proposed and planned to be built on Bournemouth seafront, but the local council did not approve the modern design, requiring some Tudor-style timberwork to soften the elevation.
Being thus refused,[8] the project was moved to the London Borough of Haringey and built facing Highgate Hill[9] by replacing the Mermaid Inn, at 126 Highgate Hill, closed in 1679, later demolished.[10]
