29 AND 31, WARDOUR STREET W1, 27, WARDOUR STREET W1

27, WARDOUR STREET W1

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1066157
Date first listed:: 05-Feb-1970
List Entry Name:: 29 AND 31, WARDOUR STREET W1, 27, WARDOUR STREET W1
Statutory Address:: 27, WARDOUR STREET W1

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1066157
Date first listed:: 05-Feb-1970
Date of most recent amendment:: 14-Dec-1973
List Entry Name:: 29 AND 31, WARDOUR STREET W1, 27, WARDOUR STREET W1
Statutory Address 1:: 27, WARDOUR STREET W1
Statutory Address 2:: 29 AND 31, WARDOUR STREET W1

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: 27, WARDOUR STREET W1
Statutory Address:: 29 AND 31, WARDOUR 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 29713 80798

Details

TQ 2980 NE CITY OF WESTMINSTER WARDOUR STREET, W1 71/61 14.12.73 (Nos 29 and 31) Nos 27 to 31 (odd) 5.2.70 (No 27) G.V. II Terraced houses, shops and archway, c1728 with early C19 alterations. Stucco faced, concealed roofs. 4 storeys. Each 3 windows wide, No 27 increased to 4 windows in 2 upper storeys. Nos 27 and 29 as a pair incorporating elliptical archway through ground and 1st floors with key and impost blocks. No 27 has good early C19 shop front with flush panelled and glazed door to right and 6x3 pane, slightly projecting, display window with the end panes curved in, flanking Composite pilasters ,the entablature projecting wide of pilasters with curved returns, palmette-decorated cornice; in return to passage a 2x4 pane display window in pilaster strip frame with console bracketed sill, bed mould to fascia and projecting cornice. Nos 29 and 31 have mid C20 altered ground floor frontages. Upper floors have recessed bar sashes. Parapet with coping. The interior of No 27 has early C19 shop fittings and mouldings but retains its early C18 dog leg closed string staircase with turned balusters, from the 1st floor up, and 1st floor front room panelling with box cornice. Interior of No 29 has late C18 staircase whilst No 31 retains (mutilated) dog leg closed string staircase and panelled 1st floor landing. Early surviving Pulteney Estate group. Survey of London. Vol XXXI.

Listing NGR: TQ2970780798

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Legacy System number:: 207449
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
'Survey of London' in The Parish of Westminster Part 2 North of Piccadilly: Volumes 31 and 32 , , Vol. 31, (1963)

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.