Lauderdale's Reviving Tales
Felix Barker investigates the revival of Lauderdale House.
Half way up Highgate Hill one of the most historically interesting houses in north London is in the final stages of restoration. Lauderdale House has an imposing name and a past stretching back nearly 400 years. Its confused architectural history now awaits the completion of something styled the Long Gallery.
The mansion dates from the 1580s and is owned by Camden Council. After a serious fire in 1963 the borough has good reason to be thankful that it has been successfully turned into a community arts centre for exhibitions, concerts, children's entertainments and local functions. As a charred wreck – a potential white elephant – Lauderdale House faced demolition in the aftermath of the fire.
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