From the Facebook group - A Gothic Entrance straight from a Fairytale!
Some photographs I took on a recent visit to Holly Village, which has a lovely fairytale castle feeling about the place 🌟
“Step back in time through the elaborate gatehouse arch into a small self-contained hamlet of houses built in 1865 by Baroness Burdett-Coutts in Highgate, north London, and you are plunged into a 19th-century Gothic kingdom of turrets, spires and gables!”
Tea & Morphine added 17 new photos to the album A Gothic Entrance straight from a Fairytale!
Step back in time through the elaborate gatehouse arch into a small self-contained hamlet of houses in Highgate, north London, and you are plunged into a 19th-century Gothic kingdom of turrets, spires and gables! At the bottom of Swain’s Lane, Holly Village houses are the most stunning group of homes in London. The impressive Gothic entrance which was built in 1865 feels like it's straight out of a fairytale!
They were created by one of the richest women in Victorian England at the time, second only to Queen Victoria, 'Baroness Angela Burdett-Coutts' who spent the majority of her wealth on scholarships, endowments, and a wide range of philanthropic causes and charities. With the help of Charles Dickens and architect Henry Darbishire, Baroness Burdett-Coutts set up this quiet enclave of cottages in Highgate using striking gothic architecture.
Holly Village was completed in 1865 by Henry Darbishire, who was also responsible for a number of designs for another Victorian philanthropist, George Peabody. Italian craftsmen were also hired specifically for the ornate wood carving. The 12 cottages that make up the village were built with colour stock brick and stone dressings. The entrance gate features a gabled archway with two stone female statues, one holding a lamb and the other a dove. Each home within Holly Village may look similar but they all have distinct features, including variations of ornate wooden turrets and stone gargoyles.
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