Dean's Yard
DEAN'S YARD, 3 AND 3A, BROAD SANCTUARY SW1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1066405
- Date first listed:
- 01-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Dean's Yard
- Statutory Address:
- DEAN'S YARD, 3 AND 3A, BROAD SANCTUARY SW1
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1066405
- Date first listed:
- 01-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Dean's Yard
- Statutory Address 1:
- DEAN'S YARD, 3 AND 3A, BROAD SANCTUARY 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:
- DEAN'S YARD, 3 AND 3A, BROAD SANCTUARY 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 29935 79435
Details
TQ 2979 SE CITY OF WESTMINSTER BROAD SANCTUARY, SW1 100/8 (ABBEY PRECINCT AND WESTMINSTER SCHOOL)
No. 3 and 3A Dean's Yard
G.V. II
Westminster School house. c.1865 by Sir George Gilbert Scott with John Oldrid Scott. Red brick with stone dressings to Dean's Yard, rear range to Great Smith Street of stone rubble with ashlar dressings, later slate mansards. Neo-early-Tudor. Main front of 3 storeys, basement and dormered attics. 12 windows wide slightly asymmetrical with south wing of 5 windows recessed from 3-window centrepiece. Entrance in right hand of centrepiece with recessed camber arched porch with quoined stone surround. Mullioned transomed iron casement windows with drip moulds, oriel through 1st and 2nd floors in middle bay of centrepiece and oriel to left in south wing. Flush and weathered stone strings ; battlemented parapet overall. Cast iron Gothic area railings. The rear stone range of 4 storeys, basement and attic. 9 bays wide with single storey, 2 bay north wing. 2 recessed porches with drip moulds. Irregular fenestration with mullioned-transomed casements all square headed some with traceried heads to lights, and 2 shallow oriels through 1st and 2nd floors to left and right. Irregular stone string courses and battlemented parapet over band course; the north wing also battlemented with octagonal lantern with ogee cupola behind parapet.
Listing NGR: TQ2992879441
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 208818
- 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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