Clay Hill, Enfield

#1 · 9th January 2012, 2:16 pm

We have been contacted by Michael Davies, a history teacher in Enfield, to ask whether or not Hill Lodge, the house in Clay Hill, Enfield still exists where Sir Joseph was born, and if so whether it has a blue plaque.

Does anyone know the answer to this?

Simon

#2 · 18th January 2012, 6:21 pm

Hi Simon,

Sadly gone. British History Online says Hill Lodge had disappeared by 1972, giving Pevsner as a reference.

See http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=26949#n137

Regards,
John

#3 · 23rd January 2012, 7:30 pm

In addition:
It stood next to the Fallow Buck public house, which still exists, but Hill Lodge was demolished in 1965, although parts of the original garden wall can still be seen.

#4 · 24th January 2012, 11:16 pm

The local history librarian Graham Dalling did a lot of research for me on this so Michael should ask them for more details