Mount House, Monken Hadley

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Mount House and the attached stable block.

Mount House, Camlet Way, Monken Hadley, in the London Borough of Barnet, is a grade II* listed house. The attached stable block is also listed. [1]

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History

The house dates from the mid eighteenth century and is home to Mount House School, [2] formerly St Martha's Senior School for girls (1947-2017). [3]

The house was the home between 1836 and 1863 of Joseph Henry Green, one of the most eminent surgeons in England and literary executor of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and the editor of Spiritual Philosophy; founded on the teachings of the late Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1866) which was written at Mount House. The house was also the home of the Architectural Association School between 1941 and 1945. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "ST MARTHAS CONVENT (THE MOUNT HOUSE) WITH ATTACHED STABLE BLOCK (1359027)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. "St Martha's School to transition into Mount House School". Independent Education Today. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  3. Monken Hadley: Education. British History Online. Retrieved 2 August 2015.

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