Byron House & Hampton Lodge - HAMPSTEAD HEATH 2012

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Byron House & Hampton Lodge

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BYRON HOUSE AND HAMPTON LODGE ~

At No. 13, North Road is Byron House and has has an early-19th-century stuccoed facade and additions on the south side.

John Betjeman (1906-1984) attended school here, as well as Elizabeth Taylor, in her early days.

No. 15 is Hampton Lodge is interesting in that he wrought iron railings and gate survived the widespread removal, during the War, for scrap.

No. 17, Byron Cottage, has a plaque to A.E. Houseman (1859-1936), where he wrote "A Shropshire Lad".

The house is grade II-listed and features elegant sashes, wooden floors and beams and a narrow but bright country-style kitchen backing on to the  paved back garden.

Byron is not associated with the famous poet.

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