Basic Site Details | Name: | “The Lothians,” Hampstead | | Town, district or village: | Hampstead | | City or county: | London | | Country: | England | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | This house, situated at the Swiss Cottage end of Fitzjohn's Avenue, is from the designs of Messrs. Wm. Wallace and Flockharts. The walling is of red Suffolk brick, with Beer stone dressings, the roof covered with Whitland Abbey slates. The staircase is of wainscot; hall and vestibule floors laid with mosaic. As is to be expected in an artist's house, the studio is the principal feature in this plan. The room is one of the largest that has been built in London, having a clear floor space of 50 feet by 30 feet. The builders were Messrs. S. Dowsing and Son, of Notting Hill. [Building News 4 November 1881 page 592] | Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Studio | | |
Street Addresses| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Fitzjohn's Avenue | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | November 1881 | | | Illustrated |
PeopleDesign and Construction| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | Wallace & Flockhart | | | 1881 | | | | William Flockhart | | | 1881 | | | | William Wallace | | | 1881 | | |
Clients| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | | Name | Notes | | Pettie, John RA | |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Graves, Algernon | 1905 | The Royal Academy of Arts: a complete dictionary of exhibitors and their works… | 1905-6 | London: Graves and Bell | p112 | | Walkley, G | 1994 | Artists Houses in London 1794-1914 | | | pp110-113 |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 4 November 1881 | | | | | Building News | 4 November 1881 | | | p592 and illustration. Artists’ Homes No 16
| | Magazine of Art | 1888 | VIII | | pp89-94 |
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