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The Hermitage -Hanwell W7
This cottage orné was built by the rector George Henry Glasse in 1809 on the site of a previous house called the Elms. Later it became the head quarters for the Selborne Society. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolaus_Pevsner" class="extiw" title="en:Nikolaus Pevsner">Nikolaus Pevsner</a> describes it thus: “a peach of an early c19 Gothic thatched cottage with two pointed windows, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quatrefoil" class="extiw" title="en:Quatrefoil">quatrefoil</a>, and an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogee" class="extiw" title="en:Ogee">ogee</a> arched door, all on a minute scale. Inside, an octagonal hall and reception room” (Pevsner, London 3: North West). It is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listed_building" class="extiw" title="en:Listed building">Grade II Listed Building</a>
Behind the cottage lies a spring, which may be the origin behind the 'well' being incorporated into the local place name of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanwell" class="extiw" title="en:Hanwell">Hanwell</a>.
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| current | 13:56, 16 January 2017 | | 3,764 × 2,200 (5.33 MB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | The Hermitage -Hanwell W7 <p>This cottage orné was built by the rector George Henry Glasse in 1809 on the site of a previous house called the Elms. Later it became the head quarters for the Selborne Society. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolaus_Pevsner" class="extiw" title="en:Nikolaus Pevsner">Nikolaus Pevsner</a> describes it thus:<i> “a peach of an early c19 Gothic thatched cottage with two pointed windows, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quatrefoil" class="extiw" title="en:Quatrefoil">quatrefoil</a>, and an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogee" class="extiw" title="en:Ogee">ogee</a> arched door, all on a minute scale. Inside, an</i> octagonal hall and reception room” <i>(Pevsner, London 3: North West). It is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listed_building" class="extiw" title="en:Listed building">Grade II Listed Building</a> </i> </p> Behind the cottage lies a spring, which may be the origin behind the 'well' being incorporated into the local place name of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanwell" class="extiw" title="en:Hanwell">Hanwell</a>. |
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