48, 49 AND 50, DOWNING STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1116966
Date first listed:: 25-Apr-1950
List Entry Name:: 48, 49 AND 50, DOWNING STREET
Statutory Address:: 48, 49 AND 50, DOWNING STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1116966
Date first listed:: 25-Apr-1950
List Entry Name:: 48, 49 AND 50, DOWNING STREET
Statutory Address 1:: 48, 49 AND 50, DOWNING STREET

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:: 48, 49 AND 50, DOWNING STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Surrey
District:: Waverley (District Authority)
Parish:: Farnham
National Grid Reference:: SU 83980 46705

Details

SU 8346 NE 5/69 1099 26.4.50

DOWNING STREET (East Side) Nos 48, 49 and 50

GV II*

All one Scheme. Cl8. The centre part, 3 storeys. Brick on projecting plinth. Moulded wood cornice on pairs of cut scroll brackets. Old tile roof. Flanking chimneys. 5 windows to upper floors. Formerly 4 windows on ground floor; now; 2 Georgian style shop fronts (inserted in 1950s) flank central doorway. 6 panel door formerly with good brass sphinx-head knocker. Arched fanlight of radiating and wreathed pattern. Panelled reveal and doorcase of engaged reeded 3-quarter oval Doric columns, with broken entablature enriched oval panels to frieze, and open pediment all of delicate detail. The central block is flanked by symmetrical 2-storey wings of same general design; each has as one 3-1ight window; on 1st floor (glazing bars intact). The right hand wing has a small early C19 shop, window; 3 panes high x 5, and half-glazed door, all framed with panelled pilasters and entablature, and with a 6-panel house door, arched and radiating fanlight in left hand corner. The left hand wing has similar house door in right hand corner with fanlight of circle pattern, and small C19 style shop window.

All the listed buildings on the East Side from 44 to 57A form a group. Nos 50, 51, 51A and 52 and range of outbuildings in north-east corner of yard (yard lies between Nos 51 and 51A) form a smaller group within the main street group.

Listing NGR: SU8398046704

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Legacy System number:: 290938
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.