85, WIMPOLE STREET W1
85, WIMPOLE STREET W1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1066059
- Date first listed:
- 01-Dec-1987
- Statutory Address:
- 85, WIMPOLE STREET W1
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1066059
- Date first listed:
- 01-Dec-1987
- Statutory Address 1:
- 85, WIMPOLE STREET W1
Location
- Statutory Address:
- 85, WIMPOLE STREET W1
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- City of Westminster (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 28608 81397
Details
TQ 2881 SE CITY OF WESTMINSTER WIMPOLE STREET W1 56/22 (west side) No 85 - II Terrace house. 1913 by F M Elgood. Portland stone ashlar faced, slate roof. Four storeys, basement and set back steep mansard. Austerely detailed elevation combining Arts and Crafts with mid C18 French touches. Ground floor has recessed doorway with shallow bolection architrave balanced to left by recessed window. Between them and with wall plane advanced is a flush framed glazing bar sash window. Above rises a shallow canted bay through first, second and third floors with flush framed glazing bar sash lights in shallow bolection architraves. Raised panels over first and second floor windows give cambered arch effect and the window architraves suggest vertical "ribs" on the bay. The bay dies into the boldly projecting cornice borne each end of festooned console-corbels. Console bracketed first floor balcony divided in 2 parts by the bay window.
Listing NGR: TQ2860881397
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 207684
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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