No. 5, HAMILTON PLACE
5, HAMILTON PLACE W1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1066716
- Date first listed:
- 02-Oct-1969
- List Entry Name:
- No. 5, HAMILTON PLACE
- Statutory Address:
- 5, HAMILTON PLACE W1
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1066716
- Date first listed:
- 02-Oct-1969
- List Entry Name:
- No. 5, HAMILTON PLACE
- Statutory Address 1:
- 5, HAMILTON PLACE 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:
- 5, HAMILTON PLACE 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 28459 80004
Details
This List entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 05/02/2017
TQ 2879 NW and 2880 SW, 79/57; 88/5
CITY OF WESTMINSTER,
HAMILTON PLACE, Wl,
No. 5
02.10.69
II*
End of terrace town mansion. Built as part of an 1807-10 group of
houses facing the Park, probably by Thomas Leverton, but drastically
remodelled 1879-81 by W.R. Rogers of Messrs. William Cubitt for
Leopold de Rothschild. Portland stone casing, slate roof. A rich
Venetian Renaissance architectural recasing. Four storeys, basement and
dormered mansard. 4 windows wide with full height 3-window bows on
both fronts and bold 2-storey projection on Park Lane and north
elevations forming terrace to 2nd floor; single storey one window bay
flanking bow on entrance front. The entrance in porch to left hand
integrated in Ionic order articulating semicircular arched ground
floor windows. Superimposed sequence of orders articulating 1st and
2nd floor archivolt arched windows, with Composite over Corinthian,
and camber headed lugged architrave windows to 3rd floor. Enriched
entablature and balustrade to 1st floor, crowning cornice and
balustraded parapet. All the orders engaged on entrance and Park Lane
fronts but free standing and coupled columns and pilasters appear on
north elevation. Intricately scrolled iron guards to 1st floor
windows on all three elevations. Elaborate cast iron area railings.
Interior, decorated by the firm of "John Jackson, Mellier, Forsythe"
in a rich and ecletic variety of fin de siecle Louis XV and
Renaissance taste of very fine workmanship, top lit stair compartment
having enriched cut string to oak stairs with intricately scrolled
balustrade and the walls panelled in Regence - Louis XV style
boiseries with tapestry insets, library woodwork made in Florence by
Chevalier Rinaldo Barbetti, French Renaissance style panelling and
plasterwork in ground floor front room etc.
Listing NGR: TQ2846380007
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 210019
- 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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