39,41 AND 43, OLD TOWN
39,41 AND 43, OLD TOWN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1065000
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jul-1955
- List Entry Name:
- 39,41 AND 43, OLD TOWN
- Statutory Address:
- 39,41 AND 43, OLD TOWN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1065000
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jul-1955
- List Entry Name:
- 39,41 AND 43, OLD TOWN
- Statutory Address 1:
- 39,41 AND 43, OLD TOWN
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:
- 39,41 AND 43, OLD TOWN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Lambeth (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 29241 75545
Details
1. OLD TOWN 5023 Clapham SW4 (east side) TQ 2975 16/751 14.7.55 Nos 39, 41 and 43
II* GV
2. Handsome examples of the early-mid C18 town house. Each two storeys, attic and basement, four windows. Brownish-yellow brick with red brick dressings. High pitched tiled roof with two dormers, sash windows with glazing bars, classical cornices and flat, leaded tops. Moulded and modillioned wood eaves cornice. Early C19 sash windows with delicate glazing bars in near-flush moulded wood architraves all under finely gauged brick arches, cut and curved on first floor, supporting moulded string on ground floor. No 41 has door of six fielded panels; other doors altered; all under rectangular fanlights, Nos 41 and 43 paired. Doors, set in panels of stucco banded rustication, have Doric entablature door-cases (that of No 39 a restoration) with large segmental pediments over. GLC blue plaque on No 43: JOHN FRANCIS BENTLEY 1839-1902 ARCHITECT LIVED HERE.
Listing NGR: TQ2924175545
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 204550
- 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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