COLE WING, VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM

COLE WING, VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, EXHIBITION ROAD SW7

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1080654
Date first listed:: 15-Apr-1969
List Entry Name:: COLE WING, VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM
Statutory Address:: COLE WING, VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, EXHIBITION ROAD SW7

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1080654
Date first listed:: 15-Apr-1969
Date of most recent amendment:: 07-Nov-1984
List Entry Name:: COLE WING, VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM
Statutory Address 1:: COLE WING, VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, EXHIBITION ROAD SW7

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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:: COLE WING, VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, EXHIBITION ROAD SW7

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County:: Greater London Authority
District:: Kensington and Chelsea (London Borough)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ 26885 79176

Details

TQ 2679 SE EXHIBITION ROAD SW7 39/4 (east side) 15.4.69 Cole Wing, Victoria and Albert Museum (formerly Royal College of Science)

II*

Museum, formerly college. 1868-73. Built Lt Col H D Y Scott RE. Renaissance style. Ornaments in Minton Majolica. Built in red brick and buff terra-cotta. Four storeys; 10 main bays. Projecting wings either end with crowning pedimented pavilions above cornice, joined by gallery with balustraded arcade of 21 bays and supported by moulded terra-cotta consoles. Ground floor also has arcade on much bigger scale with 7 bays. First and second floors are plainer but the 9 square-headed windows have enriched surrounds with much carving. This building was planned by Captain Fowke but carried out after his death by Scott.

Listing NGR: TQ2688979177

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Legacy System number:: 203786
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.