89, CHARTERHOUSE STREET, 2-6, ST JOHN STREET
2-6, ST JOHN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1187189
- Date first listed:
- 30-Sept-1994
- List Entry Name:
- 89, CHARTERHOUSE STREET, 2-6, ST JOHN STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 2-6, ST JOHN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1187189
- Date first listed:
- 30-Sept-1994
- List Entry Name:
- 89, CHARTERHOUSE STREET, 2-6, ST JOHN STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 2-6, ST JOHN STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- 89, CHARTERHOUSE STREET
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:
- 2-6, ST JOHN STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 89, CHARTERHOUSE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Islington (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 31809 81821
Details
ISLINGTON
TQ3181NE CHARTERHOUSE STREET 635-1/77/229 (North side) No.89
GV II
Includes: Nos.2-6 ST JOHN STREET. Originally either offices or a bank, now a bank. Dated 1871 in panel to parapet. Portland stone with granite dressings, roof obscured by parapet. Four storeys over basement, four windows to Charterhouse Street, six windows to St John Street, one window in oriel to chamfered corner. Round-arched corner entrance with architrave of grey polished granite flanked by Doric columns of pink polished granite supporting an entablature with key pattern frieze; the keystone to the entrance architrave becomes a scrolled bracket supporting entablature, and similar scrolled brackets break across entablature to support two-storey semi-circular oriel to corner; flat-arched side entrance to St John Street with cast iron grille to overlight. Ground floor has banded rustication and basket-arched windows recessed in groups of three between Doric columns; entablature; upper windows generally flat-arched with moulded stucco architraves. On the oriel the first-floor windows are flanked by fluted Corinthian pilasters with a frieze of swags above; the second-floor windows have an enriched architrave, balustrade, and panels of arabesques to the frieze; cornice and blocking course. On the rest of the elevations, the first-floor windows are set between two halves of a Corinthian pilaster with bayleaf frieze and pediment; second-floor windows have enriched architrave and balustrade, and panels of arabesque above; third-floor windows have eared and shouldered architraves. Vitruvian scroll with foliage enrichment to frieze; scrolled brackets to cornice; blocking course; the segmental pediment to chamfered corner with a monogram of U, S and B (?); parapet rises behind pediment from scrolled consoles to enclose date panel with lionhead and drops, with a further pedimented panel above. Cast iron spiked rail below ground floor windows.
Listing NGR: TQ3178681830
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 368719
- 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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