20, Buckingham Gate (Including Railings)
(INCLUDING RAILINGS), 20, BUCKINGHAM GATE SW1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1066361
- Date first listed:
- 04-Feb-1975
- List Entry Name:
- 20, Buckingham Gate (Including Railings)
- Statutory Address:
- (INCLUDING RAILINGS), 20, BUCKINGHAM GATE SW1
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1066361
- Date first listed:
- 04-Feb-1975
- List Entry Name:
- 20, Buckingham Gate (Including Railings)
- Statutory Address 1:
- (INCLUDING RAILINGS), 20, BUCKINGHAM GATE SW1
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:
- (INCLUDING RAILINGS), 20, BUCKINGHAM GATE SW1
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 29199 79480
Details
TQ 2789 NW
99/5
CITY OF WESTMINSTER
BUCKINGHAM GATE SW1 (west side)
No 20 (including railings)
4.2.75
GV
II*
Substantial terrace house. 1895, Sir Reginald Blomfield. Red brick, stone
dressings, slate roof. Flemish manner with stepped gable. 4 storeys, gable
storey and basement; irregular facade. 2 main bays. Entrance in archway to left
with carved capitals and tiny domed oriel over. To right a wide projecting
square cornered bay window rising from basement to second floor, with tented
copper roof and polygonal oriel to first floor with copper half-dome and finial.
Mullioned and transomed windows, casements, leaden lights. Rich decorative
frieze of carved brickwork with figures and acanthus scroll. Stepped gable with
Seralin window and central column above rising to finial. Pinnacles to sides.
Patterned blind arches above some of windows with polychrome decoration.
Ornamental metal ship emblem to right above ground floor. Elaborate leadwork.
Wrought iron railings of original design. Interior not inspected. An early
work of Blomfield's.
Listing NGR: TQ2919979480
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 208895
- 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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