49 AND 51, BREWER STREET W1

49 AND 51, BREWER STREET W1

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1066397
Date first listed:
23-Nov-1978
List Entry Name:
49 AND 51, BREWER STREET W1
Statutory Address:
49 AND 51, BREWER STREET W1
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1066397
Date first listed:
23-Nov-1978
List Entry Name:
49 AND 51, BREWER STREET W1
Statutory Address 1:
49 AND 51, BREWER 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
49 AND 51, BREWER 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 29500 80833

Details

TQ 2980 NW and NE CITY OF WESTMINSTER BREWER STREET W1 70/28 ; 71/1 23-11-78 Nos 49 and 51

GV II

Terrace houses. Early C18, refronted C19. Brick with stucco dressings; slate roofs. 4 storeys and attic. Each 2 windows wide. Ground floors have later C20 shop fronts but No 51 retains consoles and cornice of Victorian shop. Upper floors have stucco architraves with bracketed cornices on 1st floor, lugged segmental heads on 2nd and arched heads on 3rd. Bold modillion cornice to parapet. Both houses have virtually intact panelled interiors, including panelled entrance passages, box cornices and dog leg stairs with turned balusters.

Survey of London; vol XXXI

Listing NGR: TQ2950080833

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
208791
Legacy System:
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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.

Ordnance survey map of 49 AND 51, BREWER STREET W1

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