17, BUCKINGHAM STREET WC2
17, BUCKINGHAM STREET WC2
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1066367
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- 17, BUCKINGHAM STREET WC2
- Statutory Address:
- 17, BUCKINGHAM STREET WC2
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1066367
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- 17, BUCKINGHAM STREET WC2
- Statutory Address 1:
- 17, BUCKINGHAM STREET WC2
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:
- 17, BUCKINGHAM STREET WC2
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 30349 80498
Details
TQ 3080 NW and SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER BUCKINGHAM STREET, WC2 72/157 ;83/8 24.2.58 No. 17
G.V. II*
Terraced town house. 1675-76 with early C.18 remodelling, part of Barbon's development of the York House estate. Brown brick, concealed roof. 4 storeys and basement. 3 windows wide plus a narrow half window to left. Doorway to right with panelled door and rectangular diamond pattern fanlight in fine original wood doorcase consisting of narrow architrave case, flanking fluted Corinthian pilasters with dosserets, the architrave moulding carried in across frieze and, swept up to point in centre, cornice breaking forward over dosserets and deeply moulded segmental pediment. Glazing bar sashes set in practically flush frames under segmental red brick arches and with red brick dressings run up whole facade. Gauged brick plat band over ground floor; moulded brick cornice with dentils over 2nd floor; parapet with coping. Cast iron area railings with urn finials. Particularly well preserved elevation. The interior, despite alterations, retains a number of good features: standard 2-room deep plan with rear closet wing and flanking hall and staircase; the passage hall has bolection panelling and deep cornice; panelled pilaster elliptical archway from hall to stair compartment with bolection panelling, the dog leg staircase itself, perhaps mid C.18 or modified then, has cut string with shaped brackets, 2 turned balusters per tread, columnar newels, scrolled foot; back rooms on ground and 1st floors retain bolection panelling articulated by thin pilasters, moulded box cornices; front 1st floor room (with later partition) retains panelled ceiling with acanthus leaf ribs and good mid C.18 carved Rococo chimneypiece; rear room 1st floor with corner fireplace has festooned overmantel, etc.
Survey of London; Vol. XVIII. Georgian London: John Summerson.
Listing NGR: TQ3034980498
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 208923
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Summerson, J, Georgian London, (1945)
Survey of London in The Strand The Parish of St Martin-in-the-Fields Part 2: Volume 18 , (1937)
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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