House of St Barnabas
HOUSE OF ST BARNABAS, 1, GREEK STREET W1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1066753
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- House of St Barnabas
- Statutory Address:
- HOUSE OF ST BARNABAS, 1, GREEK STREET W1
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- Reference:
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1066753
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- House of St Barnabas
- Statutory Address 1:
- HOUSE OF ST BARNABAS, 1, GREEK 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.
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:
- HOUSE OF ST BARNABAS, 1, GREEK 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 29764 81213
Details
TQ 2981 SE CITY OF WESTMINSTER GREEK STREET, W1 58/23 No. 1 (House of St. 24.2.58 Barnabas) - I Corner terrace house with Soho Square. c.1744-46 by Joseph Pearce, the interior fitted out with very fine plasterwork etc. for Richard Beckford, brother of the Alderman in 1754. Stock brick, slate roof. Plain rather old fashioned elevations in keeping with Soho Square. 3 storeys, basement and dormered mansard. 5 windows wide and 4 window return to Soho Square. Entrance in 2nd bay from right has stone architrave with consoles carrying cornice. Recessed glazing bar sashes in stucco reveals under flat gauged arches, blind in chimney breast bay and to left on 2nd floor to Greek Street. Brick plat bands and sill bands, the 1st floor sill band of stone, brick parapet with coping. Wrought iron urn finialed area railings and stone obelisks flanking the steps to doorway. The interior finished in carved wood and moulded plaster is one of the best surviving examples in London of mid C18 Rococo decoration with pedimented ornamental chimneypieces, carved pedimented doorcases, stone staircase with wrought iron openwork balusters and plasterwork panels to 1st floor level of compartment, etc. ceilings, cornices etc. A chapel was added in the former stable yard and to Manette Street for the House of Charity by Joseph Clarke in 1862, stone built in a bold c.1300 Burges related style of Gothic, 2 bays with an east apse and pairs of apsed chapels off each side of the lofty narrow nave; marble facings and mosaic work; large rose window in west wall. Survey of London; Vol. XXXIII.
Listing NGR: TQ2976481213
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 209918
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Survey of London in The Parish of St Anne Soho: Volumes 33 and 34 , Vol. 33, (1966)
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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