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The Holly Lodge Estate is a housing estate in Highgate, north London. Early history Holly Lodge Estate is located on the site and grounds of a house built in 1798 by Sir Henry Tempest on the south-facing slopes of Highgate, London adjacent to Highgate Rise, now known as Highgate West Hill. The estate lands included Traitor's Hill, reputedly where members of the Gunpowder Plot had met to watch the Palace of Westminster blow up, although the rumour is now known to be false. This "villa", a term then used for a compact country house easily accessible to London, was later to be known as The Holly Lodge and in 1809 a young actress, Harriot Mellon, took over the lease on the property. She married the banker Thomas Coutts in 1815 and enlarged the house and grounds by buying adjacent properties. The grounds were landscaped by John Buonarotti Papworth in 1825. When Harriot Mellon died in 1837 she left the house and her fortune to her step-granddaughter. Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts married late in life, and after her death her husband put the property on the market. Being four miles (6 km) from the City, it failed to sell and in 1907 was put on the market again, divided into several lots. It still failed to sell and it was not until 1922, after the death of her husband, that even outlying parts of the estate were sold: South Grove House and Holly Terrace to the North (the latter mostly unchanged in appearance since then) and Brookfield Stud to the south (now replaced by housing). Finally, in March 1923, the remaining portion of the estate, which was then always known as the Holly Lodge Estate, was sold for £45,000 and later resold to London Garden Suburbs Limited for the same price, with construction on the first street of homes, on Bromwich Avenue, beginning later that same year by the Central London Building Company Limited. The former lodge was demolished during the building of the new roads of houses and no trace of the building now remains, apart from a plaque at the entrance to the gardens taken from the north wall. Character of the Estate Initially, the plan was to build houses on the entire estate, creating a new housing estate, but due to slow sales and the need for drainage from the higher ground, the land to the east of the new central road was instead acquired by Lady Workers' Homes Limited to build blocks of rooms for single women moving to London in order to work as secretaries and clerks. The local alderman and others involved in the project are commemorated in an inscription on the ornamental pond in the central garden area. The estate now lies in a conservation area. and there has been a programme of regeneration. Private roads Built as an early gated community, the estate currently has two main access roads, the upper one to Highgate West Hill closing every night until mid-morning, the lower one to Swains Lane being closed randomly with access then controlled by estate staff. This maintains the private status of the estate roads and stops a right of way being created. Acquisition as social housing Ownership of the mansion blocks was transferred a number of times and, by the early 1960s under the ownership of Peachey Properties, many of the blocks were in a state of disrepair. The Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras took them over on a 150-year lease in 1964 which devolved to the London Borough of Camden the following year. Whilst Camden looks after the mansion blocks and the gardens in between the blocks, the remainder of the estate is managed and maintained by the Holly Lodge Estate Committee. The whole area remains a private estate and has been a Conservation Area since June 1992. Between 2004 and 2006 Sprunt Architects were responsible for a comprehensive programme of refurbishment works with the residents in occupation in which the exteriors of all the mansion blocks were renovated. As the bedsitting rooms and flats in the Makepeace Avenue and Oakeshott Avenue mansion blocks were built without kitchens, a block was built at 30 Makepeace Avenue to serve as a centre for the community and included a restaurant, reading and meeting rooms and a small theatre. Behind it were three lawn tennis courts (with another two below Langbourne Avenue) where annual tennis tournaments were held. Towards the late 1950s this community block fell into decline and by the time Camden bought their lease on the mansion blocks it was derelict. After a Lands Tribunal, the block with its unique facilities was demolished and a new building with 25 one-person flats for the elderly, together with some communal facilities, was constructed on the site. Minutes of the Council at the time state that the community facilities would be replaced in the new building; however, this failed to materialise and only a small community centre on the ground floor now serves the estate. For many years Camden retained the policy of only placing women on the estate but that has since lapsed. The only known other estate built for single women was in Wandsworth but has since been demolished. Design Langbourne Mansions was built first and provided 88 self-contained flats which have changed little in the intervening years. The mansion blocks on Makepeace Avenue and Oakeshott Avenue though were designed from the outset as bed-sitting rooms, sometimes with bedroom or kitchen alcoves, and offered an acceptable way for single women to live near to London on their own. Only three flats in the whole of Makepeace Mansions and Holly Lodge Mansions had their own bathroom (one for a particular tenant, one for the caretaker and the remaining one for the stoker for the central boiler). The remainder all had shared bathroom and toilet facilities, which is still the case for seven of the blocks even today. Makepeace Mansions originally provided 269 rooms and Holly Lodge Mansions on Oakeshott Avenue had 408 flats but later conversions have seen this number reduced as bedsits have given way to self-contained flats. New regulations have seen a start on the conversion of the remaining bedsits to self-contained accommodation during 2005. The design of the mansion blocks on each avenue follow the same design concept with variations from group to group. From a distance they appear as 'Tudor Cliffs' as they tower above the adjoining houses and which is aided by the topography with not only the fall of the hill to the south but also to the east adjoining Highgate Cemetery. The blocks are four or five stories in height and are united by timber details, gable roofs with finials, red tiles and casement windows usually with south-facing balconies. The rear and side elevations are in a very different plain and minimal style and overall reflect the modern design of the 1920s rather than the use of the vernacular. In fiction The original house and estate are used as a location in Kristen Callihan's book Moonglow. References External links hle.org.uk, Residents' web site with news, events and future plans. See also The .... Discover the Kristen Callihan popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Kristen Callihan books.
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A Girl Next Door
Mary Jane StaplesBoots Adams celebrates his 60th birthday in style with an oldfashioned Cockney kneesup, even if Gemma, James and the rest of the younger people insist that the music has to be rock...
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A Song For You
C. M. Seabrook & Stephanie PannenEin Rockstar ist das Letzte, was sie in ihrem Leben brauchen kann ... Ember ist mehr als froh, dass ihr Bed and Breakfast für den Sommer ausgebucht ist. Was sie jedoch nicht erwart...
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All I Ever Wanted
LuAnn McLaneFrom USA TODAY bestselling author LuAnn McLane comes the first in a brand new series featuring the sexy Heart brothers: formerly the members of the cultphenomenon boy band Heartbea...
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The Game Plan
Kristen CallihanA beardrelated dare and one hotashell kiss changes everything. NFL center Ethan Dexter’s focus has always been on playing football and little else. Except when it comes to one part...
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Ever Since I Loved You
Elle Kennedy & Silvia GleißnerSie folgt immer den Regeln. Doch mit ihm bricht sie jede einzelne...Mackenzie Cabot soll auf Wunsch ihrer Eltern ihren CollegeAbschluss machen. Widerwillig schreibt sie sich für da...
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The Brooklyn Years - Wenn wir es wagen
Sarina Bowen, Wiebke Pilz & Nina RestemeierRegeln sind dazu da, um gebrochen zu werden ...Jeder weiß, dass da mehr zwischen Eishockeyspieler Jason Castro und Praktikantin Heidi ist, als sie zugeben wollen. Wenn sie ihn auf ...
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Cherish Hope
Nalini Singh & Patricia WoitynekEr steht für alles, was sie nicht will und doch verfällt sie ihm hoffnungslos Nayna Sharma liebt ihre Familie über alles. Daher hat sie deren Drängen nachgegeben und zugestimmt zu...
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The Hot Shot
Kristen CallihanFirst we were friends. Then we were roommates. Now I want more… What can I say about Chess Copper? The woman is capable of bringing me to my knees. I know this about five minutes a...
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The Rules We Break
Maya Hughes & Katrin ReichardtEin einziger Blick könnte alles zwischen ihnen verändern ... LJ und Marisa sind seit Jahren unzertrennlich. Aber obwohl sie eigentlich keine Geheimnisse voreinander haben, verberge...
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The Wedding Veil
Kristy Woodson HarveyThe New York Times bestselling author of Under the Southern Sky and the Peachtree Bluff series “brings her signature warmth and Southern charm” (E! Online) to this sweeping novel f...
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How to Love a Rockstar
Keira Flanagan"Im Blitzlichtgewitter sieht die Welt auf einmal ganz anders aus"Das muss auch Josy erfahren, deren Leben auf einmal Kopf steht, nachdem Cedric, der Leadsänger der Lonely Lions, Ir...
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Cherish Dreams
Nalini Singh & Patricia WoitynekFür sie wirft er alle Regeln über Bord ...Jake Esera ist ein professioneller Rugbyspieler und ein SingleDad. Seit er vor sechs Jahren Vater einer Tochter wurde, besteht das Leben ...
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The Hook Up
Kristen CallihanThe rules: no kissing on the mouth, no staying the night, no telling anyone, and above all… No falling in love Anna Jones just wants to finish college and figure out her life. Fall...
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Rebel Soul
Vi Keeland, Penelope Ward & Antje GörnigRush war anders als andere Männer. Und das war gefährlich!Raus aus New York, den Sommer in den Hamptons verbringen und endlich Zeit zum Schreiben so lautet Gias Plan. Doch als ihr...
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Exposed
Kristen CallihanBrenna There are some people in life who know exactly how to push your buttons. For me, it’s Rye Peterson. We can’t spend more than ten minutes together before we’re at e...
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Wild Irish - Shane
C. M. Seabrook & Stephanie PannenDas Finale der WILDIRISHTrilogieNachdem Makena Fraser von ihrem Ex auf übelste Weise abserviert wurde, hat sie erst mal genug von den Männern. Deshalb lässt sie sich von ihrer Cous...
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Wild Irish - Owen
C. M. Seabrook & Stephanie PannenBree war in Owen Gallagher verliebt seit sie zwölf Jahre alt war, bevor die ganze Welt seinen Namen kannte. Doch für ihn war sie nur die Kleine, die immer mit der Clique herumzog. ...
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The Years I Dreamed Of You
Maya Hughes & Bianca Dyck"Ich schwor, dass ich versuchen würde, der Mann zu werden, den sie verdient hatte. Auch wenn sie nichts mehr mit mir zu tun haben wollte."Vier Jahre ist es nun her, seit Darren Key...
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Fall
Kristen CallihanThe first time I met Jax Blackwood things went a little sideways. In my defense, I didn’t know he was Jax Blackwoodwho expects a legendary rock star to be shopping for...
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Dare to Stay
April DawsonIhr seid mein ZuhauseVerwüstete Hotelzimmer, Frauen und Partys sind das Leben von Rockstar Ian Millard bis seine Band ihm ein Ultimatum stellt: Entweder er bekommt sein Leben in d...
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Managed
Kristen CallihanIt started off as a battle of wits. Me: the ordinary girl with a big mouth against Him: the sexy bastard with a big...ego. I thought I’d hit the jackpot when I was upgraded ...
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Outmatched
Kristen Callihan & Samantha YoungWhat happens when a boxer finds chemistry with a geek? Parker Brown can’t believe she needs to hire a fake boyfriend. When she landed her dream job in renewable energy...
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Royal Temptation
April DawsonEine junge Erbin auf Abwegen ... Kylie ist jung, reich, erfolgreich und schwanger. Ausgerechnet sie, die sonst immer alles im Griff hat, steht vor der größten Herausforderung ihre...
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The Chances We Take
Maya Hughes & Silvia GleißnerWenn du merkst, dass das Mädchen von nebenan deine große Liebe ist ...Jules ist in ihren Nachbarn Berk verliebt. Doch sie ist sicher, dass der attraktive und erfolgreiche CollegeFo...
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Dreams and Drums
Devney Perry & Bianca DyckEs ist nie zu spät für die wahre LiebeSeit Quinn Montgomery das erste Mal ein Paar Drumsticks in der Hand gehalten hat, weiß sie, dass die Musik ihr Leben ist. Als Drummerin der be...
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Lies and Love Songs
Sarina Bowen & Bianca DyckJonas Smith ist völlig ausgebrannt. Der Leadsänger und Songwriter der erfolgreichen Rockband Hush Note braucht dringend eine kreative Pause, um Inspiration für ein neues Album zu f...
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Muses and Melodies
Rebecca Yarros & Bianca DyckNur sie blickt hinter die Fassade des RockstarsSex, Drugs and Rock ’n’ Roll Nixon Winters, der Leadgitarrist der erfolgreichen Band Hush Note, hat es mit seinem wilden Lebensstil ...
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The Feeling Of Forever
Yvy KaziKann die Liebe dir den Mut geben, für dein perfektes Für immer zu kämpfen?Penelope Perez ist die einzige Tochter eines erfolgreichen Selfmademillionärs und hat eigentlich alles, wa...
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Ever Since I Found You
Elle Kennedy & Bianca DyckNur einen Sommer lang?Als die Collegestudentin Cassie Soul nach vielen Jahren wieder Avalon Bay besucht, ist sie auf der Suche nach einer heißen Sommerliebe und findet Tate Bartle...
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The Time I Stayed With You
Maya Hughes & Bianca DyckMit ihr zusammen zu sein war so, als würde jemand meinen Namen singen, nachdem ich ein Leben in absoluter Stille verbracht hatte.Nachdem Bay in einer Nacht vor sechs Jahren aus dem...
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Wild Irish - Cillian
C. M. Seabrook & Stephanie PannenWas ist heißer als ein Rockstar? Irische Rockstars! Der Tod ihrer Schwester hat Delaney hart getroffen. Doch als sie dann auch noch ihren Verlobten mit einer anderen erwischt, will...
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Long Game
Catherine EvansI'm following one of my dreams … but do I dare to follow my heart? Cress KennedyOne thing everyone in Grong Grong knows about me: it's always been my dream to play Aussie Rule...
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Bodyguards sind auch Rockstars
Kylie ScottLesenachschub für "Stage Dive"Fans und alle, die es noch werden wollen!Martha Nicholson hat es aufgegeben. Egal, wie sehr sie es auch versucht, sie kann die Funken, die zwischen i...
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The Moment I Fell For You
Maya Hughes & Bianca Dyck"Ihre Stimme war einfach vollkommen. Sie brachte Dinge zum Vorschein, die so tief versteckt waren, dass sie mir Angst einjagten."Für einen kurzen Moment fühlt es sich an, als würde...
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Faded - Wenn alles stillsteht
Julie JohnsonIhre Liebe ist der Traum, den sie nicht mehr zu träumen wagten ...Zwei Jahre ist es her, dass Felicity ihre Band Wild Wood kurz vor der großen Tournee im Stich ließ und abtauchte. ...
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The Dream Of Us
Yvy KaziWas, wenn dein Traum der großen Liebe im Weg steht?July Summers ist Cheerleaderin mit Leib und Seele. Daher ist es auch ihr großer Traum, nach dem Collegeabschluss einen Platz bei ...
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My Perfect Ruin
Cherrie Lynn & Michaela LinkEin Rockstar, dem die Welt gehört eine Nanny, die alles zerstören könnte Nach einer schlimmen Trennung will Rockstar Elijah Vance sich nur noch auf die wenigen Dinge im Leben konz...
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The Friend Zone
Kristen CallihanGray doesn't make friends with women. He hooks up with them. Until Ivy. The last thing star tightend Gray Grayson wants to do is drive his agent's daughter's bubblegum pink c...
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Royal Wedding
April DawsonEin Prinz zum Verlieben. Eine Prinzessin wider Willen. Eine Liebe gegen alle Widerstände.Jenna hat ein für alle Mal genug von den Lügen der Männer. Trotzdem will sie nicht aufgeben...
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The Reason of Love
Yvy KaziKannst du dem Flüstern deines Herzens vertrauen, wenn du bisher immer auf deinen Verstand gehört hast?Die hochbegabte Medizinstudentin Haley Bales hat nur einen Wunsch, als sie ihr...
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Idol
Kristen CallihanLibby I found Killian drunk and sprawled out on my lawn like some lost prince. With the face of a god and the arrogance to match, the pest won’t leave. Sexy, charming, and just a l...