Garden house at Charlton House
Summer house in Greenwich, London / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Garden house at Charlton House, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, is a summer house dating from the 1630s. The structure is often attributed to Inigo Jones, though there is no documentary evidence to support this claim. Its original purpose is unknown. In the 20th century, the building functioned as a public lavatory and by the 21st had become derelict and was placed on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register. As of 2022, the garden house is undergoing restoration. It is a Grade I listed building.
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Garden house at Charlton House | |
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Type | Summer house |
Location | Charlton, Greenwich, London |
Coordinates | 51.4812°N 0.0361°E / 51.4812; 0.0361 |
Built | c.1630 |
Architect | attributed, without documentation, to Inigo Jones |
Architectural style(s) | Jacobean |
Governing body | Royal Greenwich Heritage Trust |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | Garden House to North West of Charlton House (now public lavatory) |
Designated | 19 October 1951 |
Reference no. | 1291892 |
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