Barnett Homestead
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The Barnett Homestead is a grade II listed building in Erskine Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb
, in north London
. Designed by architect
John Soutar
, the building comprises 12 apartments intended for soldiers' widows and their children, and its construction was funded by ship-builder and philanthropist Sir Alfred Yarrow
in 1916. The building was given its name as a memorial to clergyman and social reformer Samuel Augustus Barnett
, who was a friend of Yarrow's. It was listed in November 1996.
The building is symmetrically designed in a Georgian style, though Soutar adopted a cottage vernacular with dormer windows. A metal plaque on the west face of the south wing bears the following inscription:
Barnett was married to Henrietta Barnett, who founded The Institute (later renamed Henrietta Barnett School
) nearby in 1911.
Hampstead Garden Suburb
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, in north London
London
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. Designed by architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
John Soutar
John Soutar
John Carrick Stuart Soutar was a Scottish-born architect, and is particularly associated with the design of buildings in Hampstead Garden Suburb in north London....
, the building comprises 12 apartments intended for soldiers' widows and their children, and its construction was funded by ship-builder and philanthropist Sir Alfred Yarrow
Alfred Yarrow
Sir Alfred Fernandez Yarrow, 1st Baronet, of Homestead was a British shipbuilder who started a shipbuilding dynasty, Yarrow Shipbuilders.-Life and career:...
in 1916. The building was given its name as a memorial to clergyman and social reformer Samuel Augustus Barnett
Samuel Augustus Barnett
Samuel Augustus Barnett was an Anglican clergyman and social reformer particularly associated with the establishment of the first university settlement, Toynbee Hall in east London in 1884....
, who was a friend of Yarrow's. It was listed in November 1996.
The building is symmetrically designed in a Georgian style, though Soutar adopted a cottage vernacular with dormer windows. A metal plaque on the west face of the south wing bears the following inscription:
- "These cottages were built by Sir Alfred Yarrow Baronet out of his great respect for and in affectionate memory of his friend Canon S. A. Barnett, whose life was spent in assisting all with whom he came in contact to become both nobler and happier."
Barnett was married to Henrietta Barnett, who founded The Institute (later renamed Henrietta Barnett School
Henrietta Barnett School
The Henrietta Barnett School is a voluntary-aided grammar school for girls in Hampstead Garden Suburb in London The Good Schools Guide called the school "One of the best academic state schools in the country, providing a gentle, inspiring education in a wonderful setting for very clever...
) nearby in 1911.