50, CHARLES STREET W1
50, CHARLES STREET W1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1066297
- Date first listed:
- 01-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- 50, CHARLES STREET W1
- Statutory Address:
- 50, CHARLES STREET W1
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1066297
- Date first listed:
- 01-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- 50, CHARLES STREET W1
- Statutory Address 1:
- 50, CHARLES STREET W1
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:
- 50, CHARLES 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 28792 80470
Details
TQ 2880 SE CITY OF WESTMINSTER CHARLES STREET W1 80/43 (South side)
No 50
- II
Terraced town house. c.1751-52, by the master builder John Phillips in partnership with George Shakespear, on a Berkeley Estate lease; alteration to front in 1899 by Wimperis and Arber. 3 storeys, basement and dormered mansard. 3 windows wide and something of a rarity in having a central entrance to front compartment staircase-hall. The central doorway has elliptical arched fanlight. Recessed sash windows, no glazing bars, in midC19 stucco architraves and with 1st floor stone oriel of 1899. Stuccoed plat band to 1st floor; parapet with coping. Wrought iron area railings. Interior considerably altered early to mid C19; the cut string front compartment staircase has early C19 Grecian pattern cast iron balustrade, changing to square section baluster above 1st floor but retaining a portion of original turned balusters to the 2nd floor landing balustrade; elements of panelling to 1st floor reception rooms otherwise refurbished mid or late C19 but retaining carved, eared architrave chimney piece with composition ornament to rear room (possibly reset), etc.
Listing NGR: TQ2879280470
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 209123
- 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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