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Holly Village, Chester Road N19    Swain's Lane and Chester Road, Highgate, North London Holly Village, Victorian Architecture, Voyage Europe, England And Scotland, London Town, North London, England Uk, English Countryside, England Travel

Swain's Lane and Chester Road, Highgate, North London Over the entrance archway is inscribed, "Holly Village Erected By A. G. B. Coutts A.D. 1865." The sculptures on either side are idealised representations of Baroness Burdett-Coutts herself and her governess and long-time companion, Mrs Hannah Brown. Burdett-Coutts holds a pet dog, and Mrs Brown holds a dove. With its "huge indulgence in flamboyant detail" (Davies 315), Holly Village is a unique example of full-blown Victorian Gothic in a…

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