The Lodge in the Grounds of Villa at St Michaels Convent (Formerly Known As Park Hill) is a Grade II listed building in the Lambeth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 November 1998. Lodge.

The Lodge in the Grounds of Villa at St Michaels Convent (Formerly Known As Park Hill)

WRENN ID
sacred-loggia-stoat
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Streatham and Croydon North MP: Steve Reed (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 November 1998
Type
Lodge
Address
The Lodge in the Grounds of Villa at St Michaels Convent (Formerly Known As Park Hill), Streatham Common North Sw16
OS grid reference
TQ 311 710
Coordinates
51.42375, -0.11527
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

The Lodge in the grounds of Villa at St Michael's Convent, formerly known as Park Hill, is a lodge built in 1870 for William Leaf of Park Hill, replacing an earlier lodge likely designed by J B Papworth. It is constructed in a classical style, featuring stucco with a hipped slate roof and two cement chimneystacks. The building is single-storey with bays on the south and west sides. Each return has double square pilasters of the Tuscan order, with an incised frieze above the west bay. Most windows, except for the one to the left of the door, are late 20th-century replacements set within the original moulded architraves. The front door is also a replacement. The lodge includes a cornice, band, and plinth. Facing the door is a stone or plaster panel that displays the date 1870, William Leaf's monogram, and the crest of the Leaf family, along with the motto "Folium non defluet" (The leaf does not fall).

Local climate

The Lodge in the Grounds of Villa at St Michaels Convent (Formerly Known As Park Hill) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • No related consent applications matched
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

Nearby listed buildings

  1. Gates, Gates Piers and Flanking Walls at Main Entrance to St Michael's Convent Grade II 13 m
  2. Villa on South West Corner of St Michaels Convent (Formerly Known As Park Hill) Grade II* 114 m
  3. Bridge at St Michaels Hill (Formerly Known As Park Hill) Grade II 151 m
  4. Garden House at North End of Terrace to West of St Michael's Convent Grade II 181 m
  5. Garden Seat at St Michaels Convent (Formerly Known As Park Hill) Grade II 200 m
  6. The Grotto at St Michaels Convent (Formerly Known As Park Hill) Grade II 228 m
  7. The Folly at St Michaels Convent (Formely Known As Park Hill) Grade II 264 m
  8. Norwood Grove, Including Terrace Steps to Garden Grade II 488 m
  9. 131, Valley Road SW16 Grade II 551 m
  10. Chapel of British Home and Hospital for Incurables Grade II 574 m