In living memory this was "very run down and some kind of Labour Party social club." Elsewhere: "The Sydenham and Forest Hill Social Club ... was in Round Hill House from the 1930s until, I suppose, the 1960s when it was demolished to make way for the small estate that now covers the site of the house and its garden. All that survives from Round Hill House is the spire, and a splendid Cedar of Lebanon."
Robert Harrild lived here in 1829 - see his page for an explanation of "the spire".
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Round Hill House
{Panel 1:} A Brief Local History In medieval times this area was known as The...
There is a house, still extant, called Round Hill Cottage but Harrild lived a...
In 1917 The Church Missionary Society sold its college in Upper Street and the building was replaced with Sutton's model dwellings.
The four Adam brothers: John (1721-1792, born Edinburgh), Robert - the important one, James and William, (1738-1822, suicide) together designed classical buildings. Father was an architect. Initial...
Haringey On-line has a map of the area in 1891 showing "St John's House" and the surrounding area still undeveloped. Someone has also posted Charlotte Riddell's thoughts on the redevelopment of th...
A bomb landed on the Old Bailey on 10/11 May 1941 destroying the north-west corner. The mural shows the damaged building, which is also recorded in this photograph held by the Science Museum Group ...
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