Cholmeley Lodge is an

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grade II listed residential building in

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, London, designed by architect Guy Morgan. Built in 1934 and taking its name from Sir

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, (pronounced 'Chumlee') who owned the land until 1565, it is a curving six-storey block of 48 flats, with an unusual three curved concave blocks spanning a radius. It would later inspire the design of another, more famous apartment block built by Guy Morgan in

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. Cholmeley Lodge was originally proposed and planned to be built on

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seafront, but the local council did not approve the modern design, requiring some Tudor-style timberwork to soften the elevation. Being thus refused, the project was moved to the

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and built facing Highgate Hill by replacing the demolished Mermaid Inn.

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