Annette Crescent and Attached Railings
ANNETTE CRESCENT AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 246-290, ESSEX ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1025278
- Date first listed:
- 29-Sept-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Annette Crescent and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- ANNETTE CRESCENT AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 246-290, ESSEX ROAD
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1025278
- Date first listed:
- 29-Sept-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Annette Crescent and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- ANNETTE CRESCENT AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 246-290, ESSEX ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- ANNETTE CRESCENT AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 246-290, ESSEX ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Islington (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 32372 84288
Details
ISLINGTON
TQ3284SW ESSEX ROAD 635-1/54/383 (South East side) 29/09/72 Nos.246-290 (Even) Annette Crescent and attached railings
II
Terraced houses. Early to mid-C19. Brick covered with stucco, most roofs obscured by parapet, others of Welsh and artificial slate. Generally three storeys over basement, one window each. The houses form a symmetrical group, with three houses at each end having fronts parallel to Essex Road, the rest forming a shallow crescent with the middle three, nos 266-70, set forward as a centrepiece. Ground floor has banded rustication. All ground-floor openings round-arched and set within a recessed round-arched panel of plain stucco; steps up to entrance with simple doorcase, fanlight, some with decorative glazing, and panelled doors; except no. 246, which has side entrance in Rotherfield Street and now has a simple round-arched entrance, simple doorcase, fanlight and panelled door, and no. 290 which has a round-arched entrance with fanlight in a single-storey porch. Ground-floor windows have 2/8 sashes for the most part. Storey band between ground and first floors, upper storeys scored as ashlar. First- and second-floor windows flat-arched and set in recessed segmental-arched panels of plain stucco; shallow balconies to first-floor windows, mostly replacement; moulded sill band, cornice and blocking course. Dormers in mansard roof to nos 252-8 and 286-90. Railings to areas and flanking entrance steps with spearhead, urn, and ball-and-disc finials to nos 246-64, 280-90, the rest replaced in whole or part.
Listing NGR: TQ3237284288
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 368883
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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