The map below shows the listed buildings in the parish of Mortlake. Click a dot on the map to identify the building and to see more about it.
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Riverside House
This brick rendered, three storey house on Thames Bank was built in the early 18th century. It was extended in the 19th century and altered in the 20th century to create seven terraced houses. Riverside House now forms 1-5 Varsity Row. It was listed in 1987. The early 18th century red brick garden wall to the east of Riverside House, which extends behind Reid Court, is also listed.
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Leyden House
This 18th century house which stands on Thames Bank was listed in 1951 along with its garden walls. Click here for more on Leyden House
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Thames Bank House
This house, which faces onto the Thames, was built in the 18th century. The cast iron balcony with lead veranda is early 19th century.
Thames Bank House was listed in 1951.
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Chiswick Bridge
Chiswick Bridge was designed by the engineer Alfred Dryland and architect Sir Herbert Baker. It was opened in 1933 and listed in 2002. Click here for more detail
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The Halsteads
Built in 1868 and listed in 1983, The Halsteads at 3 Fife Road was the first known architect-designed concrete house. The architect was Sir Arthur Blomfield. The two-storey house with an attic has mass concrete walls which are rendered and whitewashed. The internal walls are also of concrete. The outbuildings of The Halsteads, probably the former stables, are of stuccoed mass concrete and also listed.
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Acacia House
This house, at 115 Mortlake High Street backing on to the Thames, was built in the late 18th century. It has three storeys in brown brick with red brick window heads. The main door is approached by a flight of steps which has a wood doorcase with console-bracketed cornice hood.
Acacia House was listed in 1951.
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Richard Burton's Mausoleum
The tomb of the explorer Sir Richard Burton and his wife Isobel stands in the churchyard of St Mary Magdalen church in North Worple Way. It was listed as Grade II* in 1973. Click here for more about Burton's tomb.
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Percy Lodge
This 18th century house at 15 Christ Church Road has two stories and an attic, with three Venetian windows to the first floor and two to the ground floor. There is a high wall with gate piers and wrought iron gates. It was listed in 1951 as was its former service wing, now a separate residence known as West Lodge. Click here for more on Percy Lodge
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Cromwell House gates
The Bath stone piers with wrought iron gates, dating from around 1700, were relocated from Cromwell Lane to Williams Lane in 1962. They are of a high quality and would have given emphasis to the entrance of Cromwell House. They were listed in 2007. Click here for more about Cromwell House.
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East Sheen Filling Station
This small rectangular structure at 567 Upper Richmond Road was built around 1926 and is one of the earliest surviving examples of a purpose-built filling station. It was listed in 2012. Click here for more detail
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War Memorial
This war memorial, in the form of a tall granite obelisk, was made by Albert Myers and unveiled in 1925. It was listed in 2017. The front face bears the inscription: Their name liveth forever more. The right and left faces are inscribed: In memory of the men of Mortlake and East Sheen who gave their lives. Wars 1914-18/1939-45. An incised sword carving set into the paving on the plinth's lower step reads: The role of Honour lies beneath the sword.
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Milestone
The Milestone at the southeast junction of Sheen Lane and Upper Richmond Road was listed in 1983. This square Portland stone is about 4ft high, with a shallow pyramidal head and is carved in a mixture of capitals and miniscule. The north and south faces are both inscribed: X Miles From the Standard In Cornhill London 1751. The east face is inscribed: VI Miles To Quarters From Hyde Park Corner.
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Afon House
This late 18th century three-storey house at 117 High Street was listed in 1951. The rear, which overlooks the river, has three large bay windows and an early 19th century cast iron balcony with a tented lead canopy.
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The Limes
The Limes at 123 Mortlake High Street was listed in 1951 as Grade II*. The listing highlighted the forecourt piers which were erected around 1720. Click here for more on The Limes.
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Air Raid Shelter
The air raid shelter was built in 1939 to serve the residents of St Leonard's Court, providing a high standard of accommodation for 48 people. Unusually, it is incorporated into the landscaped setting of the 1930s flats. It was listed in 2010. Click here for more detail
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28 Sheen Lane
An early 18th century brick building, stuccoed c1830 and re-fronted c1850. It has two stories and an attic. The 20th century shop front and the façade are flanked by raised pilasters.
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Concrete Cottages
This pair of stuccoed cottages at 44 and 46 Victoria Road were built around 1870 in mass concrete (in situ). The stairs and walls are also of concrete as is the flat roof. They were listed in 1983.
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Suthrey House
This early 17th century, two-storey, L-shaped house at 119 High Street was known as the Upper Dutch House and is the only surviving building belonging to Mortlake's tapestry works. The rear of the building faces the river. It was listed in 1951.
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St Mary the Virgin
The church was built in 1543 and although it has been much extended over the centuries, the tower is original. It was Grade II* listed in 1951. Click here for more detail
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Christ Church
Christ Church was built in 1862 in the early Gothic style by architect Sir Arthur Blomfield. It was listed in 1983. The wrought iron railings around Christ Church to the south and west have a separate listing. Click here for more about Christ Church
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44-48 Christ Church Road
This row of three 18th century cottages, each two windows wide, are brick-built with pantile roofs. They were listed in 1983. Click here for more about the area
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50-52 Christ Church Road
This pair of 18th century brick-built cottages are one window and one door wide and have tiled roofs. They were listed in 1983. Click here for more about the area
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58-60 Christ Church Road
This pair of 18th century brick-built cottages has been converted into one house and the bricks whitewashed. It has two stories and an attic with a double pitched tiled roof. The cottages were listed in 1983. Click here for more about the area
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Gates to Highgate House
This pair of early 18th century carriage gates, which are hung from lattice piers, once belonged to Highgate House in Christ Church Road which has now been demolished. They were listed in 1983.
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Sheengate
Sheengate, now 264 Sheen Lane, was built in 1925 by local architect Sydney Castle. It is considered to be the most notable of his Arts and Crafts style vernacular houses. The exterior and interior are both intact and complete. It was listed in 2010.
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Thames Cottage
This pair of 18th century stuccoed cottages on Thames Bank are now one single residence. They were listed in 1951.
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Hare and Hounds
The Hare and Hounds is an historic public house at 216 Upper Richmond Road. It was listed in 1983. Click here for more detail |