The City Temple
30 1/2, HOLBORN VIADUCT EC1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1064642
- Date first listed:
- 10-Nov-1977
- List Entry Name:
- The City Temple
- Statutory Address:
- 30 1/2, HOLBORN VIADUCT EC1
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1064642
- Date first listed:
- 10-Nov-1977
- List Entry Name:
- The City Temple
- Statutory Address 1:
- 30 1/2, HOLBORN VIADUCT EC1
- Statutory Address 2:
- 49, SHOE LANE EC4
- Statutory Address 3:
- THE CITY TEMPLE, HOLBORN VIADUCT EC1
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:
- 30 1/2, HOLBORN VIADUCT EC1
- Statutory Address:
- 49, SHOE LANE EC4
- Statutory Address:
- THE CITY TEMPLE, HOLBORN VIADUCT EC1
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- City and County of the City of London (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 31509 81509
Details
HOLBORN VIADUCT EC1 1. 5002 (South Side) The City Temple and No 30½ TQ 3181 NW 1/9 TQ 3181 NE 2/9 TQ 3181 SW 7/9 TQ 3181 SE 8/9
II
2. Includes No 49 Shoe Lane. -- - 1873, by H F Lockwood, all but the north front and south-west corner rebuilt by Seely and Paget following war damage. Honey coloured stone. The north front has central 2 storeyed Palladian distyle portico in antis, with Corinthian order superimposed on Tuscan, and pedimented entablature with sculptured tympanum The flanking bays have channelled ground floor with vermiculated voussoirs to round-headed windows, and 1st floor with aedicular windows and crowning cornice. The right hand bay carries a lofty 2 stage tower, the lower stage having a Corinthian order of square corner columns coupled with half columns flanking round headed windows; the entablature including a frieze carved with wreaths and swags, the upper stage having diagonally projecting coupled Composite columns flanking round headed windows and supporting an octagonal drum surmounted by a copper cupola with gilded cross.
Listing NGR: TQ3149981494
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 199520
- 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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