1-21, Grosvenor Gardens, Screen Wall and Gateway to Beeston Place

1-21, GROSVENOR GARDENS SW1

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1066729
Date first listed:
14-Jan-1970
List Entry Name:
1-21, Grosvenor Gardens, Screen Wall and Gateway to Beeston Place
Statutory Address:
1-21, GROSVENOR GARDENS SW1
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Date:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1066729
Date first listed:
14-Jan-1970
List Entry Name:
1-21, Grosvenor Gardens, Screen Wall and Gateway to Beeston Place
Statutory Address 1:
1-21, GROSVENOR GARDENS SW1
Statutory Address 2:
SCREEN WALL AND GATEWAY TO BEESTON PLACE, BEESTON PLACE SW1

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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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Location

Statutory Address:
1-21, GROSVENOR GARDENS SW1
Statutory Address:
SCREEN WALL AND GATEWAY TO BEESTON PLACE, BEESTON PLACE 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 28766 79275

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 18/10/2016


TQ 2879 SE
98/16

CITY OF WESTMINSTER,
GROSVENOR GARDENS (east side), SW1,
Nos 1 to 21 (odd) including screen wall and gateway to Beeston Place

14.1.70

GV

II

Grand terrace of houses. Circa 1868. Thomas Cundy III. Portland stone, shaped
slates to tall mansards. French Renaissance style. Nos 1, 9 and 17 set forward
slightly with rusticated quoins and taller mansards, that to No 9 curved. 4
storeys, attic mansards and basement. Each house 5 windows wide (No 17 of 4
windows wide). Projecting Corinthian porches with inset arches. Channelling to
ground floors. First floor balustraded balcony. Corinthian order to first floor
between windows. Square headed windows to ground and first floor, round headed
to second floor and segmental to third floor. Segmental pediments to dormers
with paired arched windows beneath. Rich modillion cornice above third floor.
Slab chimneys, polychromed. Wrought iron cresting to roof. Balustraded areas.
No 19 of slightly different design with rounded corner and return to Beeston
Place; paired Doric columns to ground floor, paired superimposed pilaster orders
above, Ionic Corinthian and Composite; tall mansard spire.


Listing NGR: TQ2876679275

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
209955
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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