Numbers 14 and 15 and Attached Railings and Pillars
NUMBERS 14 AND 15 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND PILLARS, 14 AND 15, GORDON SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1113027
- Date first listed:
- 28-Mar-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Numbers 14 and 15 and Attached Railings and Pillars
- Statutory Address:
- NUMBERS 14 AND 15 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND PILLARS, 14 AND 15, GORDON SQUARE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1113027
- Date first listed:
- 28-Mar-1969
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 11-Jan-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Numbers 14 and 15 and Attached Railings and Pillars
- Statutory Address 1:
- NUMBERS 14 AND 15 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND PILLARS, 14 AND 15, GORDON SQUARE
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:
- NUMBERS 14 AND 15 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND PILLARS, 14 AND 15, GORDON SQUARE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Camden (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 29720 82212
Details
CAMDEN
TQ2982SE GORDON SQUARE
798-1/94/591 (West side)
28/03/69 Nos.14 AND 15
and attached railings and pillars
(Formerly Listed as:
GORDON SQUARE
Nos.14 AND 15
Dr William's Library)
GV II
University hall, later library. 1848. By TL Donaldson. Red
brick with stone dressings. Tudor style.
EXTERIOR: 5 storeys and semi-basement. Double fronted with 5
bays of windows. Facade articulated by octagonal turrets with
stone octagonal finials, rising the height of the building, at
the angles and flanking the entrance. Stone band at 1st floor
sill, wide 2nd floor sill band with quatrefoil enrichment and
crockets. 3rd floor strings one with crockets. 4-centred arch
doorway with moulded architrave, decorated spandrels,
hood-mould with decorated label-stops and panelled door. Above
the entrance, an oriel window of 4 pointed headed lights
rising through the 1st and 2nd floors, with a quatrefoil
enriched apron at 2nd floor level, cornice and terminating in
a brick gable. Windows, except the semi-basement, with pointed
headed lights and hood-moulds with decorated lable-stops.
Ground floor windows, with enriched aprons, of 2 lights
flanking the entrance and 4 lights to the outer bays. Similar
windows to the 1st and 2nd floors but with enriched spandrel
panels. String with crockets beneath stone-capped, crenellated
parapet.
INTERIOR: entrance hall with heavy Gothic style stone imperial
type stairs. Behind, a panelled room with stained glass
windows. 1st floor library with cast-iron gallery.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached cast-iron railings with
octagonal stone pillars having shaped finials.
(Survey of London: Vol. XXI, Tottenham Court Road and
Neighbourhood, St Pancras III: London: -1949).
Listing NGR: TQ2972082212
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 477354
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Survey of London in Survey of London - Tottenham Court Road and Neighbourhood St Pancras Part 3: Volume 21, (1949)
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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