14-27 Lisle Street Wc2

Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

TQ 2980 NE CITY OF WESTMINSTER LISLE STREET, WC2 71/58 23.11.78 Nos. 14 to 27 (consec)

G.V. II

Symmetrical terrace of houses. 1791, considerable amount of refacing (probably after 2nd World War). Stock brick, slate roofs. 3 storeys and dormered mansards except for No. 14 with full attic storey. 2 window wide fronts except Nos. 14 and 25 of 3 windows wide. Ground floor with mid C.19 shop fronts, many altered mid C.20. No. 20 has patterned fanlight to right hand doorway flanked by carved consoles. Upper floors have recessed glazing bar sashes under flat gauged arches. 2nd floor sill band; block bracketed stone cornice below parapet (missing on Nos. 17 and 19) is formed into pediment over No. 18 with stone tablet inscribed "NEW LISLE STREET MDCCXCI" in brick tympanum. No. 27 retains original cornet lead rainwater head. Interiors little altered apart from ground floors with simple dog leg staircases with column newels, moulded cornices etc.

Survey of London; Vol. XXXIV.

Listing NGR: TQ2983280849

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/1656 IOE Records taken by Anthony Rau; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

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© Mr Anthony Rau. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project