Boundary Wall To Admiral'S House, 25 Hampstead Grove And Grove End, Admiral'S Walk, Hampstead Grove And Upper Terrace

Garden wall, forming the historic boundary wall of the listed Admiral’s House, and now also forming boundaries to 25 Hampstead Grove and Grove End, neither of which is listed. C18, with later alterations and patching. The wall is currently (2016) obscured in places by foliage.

MATERIALS: brown brick with brick coping and shallow brick buttresses. In the northern part, the buttresses have red brick dressings and Portland stone copings.

PLAN: the wall extends from the C20 garage of Admiral’s House to the south-east corner of the garden, then runs northwards to the north-east corner of the historic boundary, now the corner of the property named 25 Hampstead Grove, and then extends westwards to the opening giving vehicular access to the property named Grove End.

DETAILS: at the south-west end of the wall only the lower section remains. The corners to the south-east and north-east are curved, that to the south-east being rendered and painted. In the eastern stretch of the wall is a blocked historic opening. To the north of this is the C20 opening giving access to 25 Hampstead Grove. The northernmost section of the eastern wall is ramped in two stages, rising towards the north. In the northern stretch of the wall is an opening with a segmental arched head, flanked by piers; the stone eagles surmounting these are a C20 addition. A little further west is a narrow opening providing pedestrian access to Grove End.

The List entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 20 June 2016.