55, GRAYS INN ROAD
55, GRAYS INN ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1113098
- Date first listed:
- 12-Feb-1991
- List Entry Name:
- 55, GRAYS INN ROAD
- Statutory Address:
- 55, GRAYS INN ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1113098
- Date first listed:
- 12-Feb-1991
- List Entry Name:
- 55, GRAYS INN ROAD
- Statutory Address 1:
- 55, GRAYS INN ROAD
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:
- 55, GRAYS INN ROAD
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 30943 82046
Details
CAMDEN
TQ3082SE GRAY'S INN ROAD
798-1/96/657 (West side)
12/02/91 No.55
GV II
Terraced house with later shop. c1714; shopfront dated 1882 on
fascia brackets. Multi-coloured stock brick with red brick
dressings; rear facade brown brick with plain brick band at
1st floor level and rendered closet wing. 2 rooms deep plus
closet wing.
EXTERIOR: 4 storeys and basement. 3 windows and blind half
window. Late C19 shopfront with green tiled pilasters flanking
6-panelled house door with overlight and plate glass windows
with central double, part-glazed panelled doors; above, a
horizontal strip of small panes of coloured glass. Enriched
console fascia brackets, each with date and shell motif
flanking moulded fascia. Gauged red brick flat arches to
sashes; 1st floor with early C19 sashes having reeded boxes
with rectangular stops; 2nd floor, slightly recessed sashes
with exposed boxing; 3rd floor, recessed sashes. Parapet. Rear
facade includes sliding sash to 3rd floor of closet wing.
INTERIOR: front house door leads along a short wainscotted
passage to round-arched lobby entrance with panelled dado and
length of unusual early C19 dado rail. Original dog-leg stair
with square newel, twisted balusters and 2 finials from ground
to 2nd floor; stairwell plain panelled with dado to 1st floor
and then moulded dado rail. Original plain stairs to 3rd floor
and basement. 1st floor front room with bolection moulded door
frame to landing, bolection moulded dado and box cornice;
alcove to right of chimney breast, plain panelled above dado
and with narrow wall cupboard. Rear room plain panelled with
dado having moulded rail, box cornice and corner chimney
breast. Closet wing plain panelled with section of moulded
dado rail, box cornice and original bolection moulded panelled
door with H-hinges. 2nd floor front and rear rooms with
moulded dado rail. 3rd floor rear room with early C19 reeded
door frame. Most windows with shutters; most chimney breasts
with C19 cast-iron fire grates.
Listing NGR: TQ3094382046
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 477476
- 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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