Forest Croft

Forest Croft

Forest Croft and Taymount Grange are two 1930's Art Deco–style mansion blocks situated at the top of Taymount Rise in Forest Hill, London.

Forest Croft was built in 1937 to designs of Arnold Andre Higuer, on a site previously occupied by a house called The Mount. It comprises 63 flats. A notable ex-resident is Michael Gambon, television, film and theatre actor, who lived in the block for four years during his early to mid twenties.

Taymount Grange was built in 1935 to the designs of George Bertram Carter on the site of the former Forest Hill Tennis Club. Many of the flats had two apartments, a large one for the occupants, a smaller one for the servant. In fact, the flats were advertised with the tag "the servant problem solved". When built, apart from the flats, there was also a restaurant, lounge and "guest rooms". Outside there were seven tennis courts, a swimming pool and a putting green.

These two blocks together with the nearby Capitol Cinema remain some of South London's finest examples of late Art Deco design. Both were mentioned in The Times newspaper's 1st June 2007 profile on Forest Hill property as boasting superb views over London.

ee also

Du Cane Court

External links

* [http://www.se23.com/forum-archive/messages/9/1022.html Forum thread at SE23.com]
* [http://farm1.static.flickr.com/175/394285108_f1eb9287e8_b.jpgAerial photo of Taymount Grange under construction] with play in progress at the tennis club


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