John Wesley's House and Attached Railings
JOHN WESLEY'S HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 47, CITY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1195533
- Date first listed:
- 29-Dec-1950
- List Entry Name:
- John Wesley's House and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- JOHN WESLEY'S HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 47, CITY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1195533
- Date first listed:
- 29-Dec-1950
- List Entry Name:
- John Wesley's House and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- JOHN WESLEY'S HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 47, CITY 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:
- JOHN WESLEY'S HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 47, CITY ROAD
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 32808 82253
Details
ISLINGTON
TQ3282SE CITY ROAD 635-1/76/248 (East side) 29/12/50 No.47 John Wesley's House and attached railings
GV I
Terraced house. The residence of John Wesley 1779-1791 (LCC plaque between ground floor windows), and now the Wesley Museum. 1779, with extensive reconstruction in the 1890s, when the building became a museum. Yellow brick set in Flemish bond with dressings of stucco, stone and Coade stone, and roof of slate. Four storeys over basement, three-window range. Flat-arched entrance to left with stone architrave and cornice; the doorcase has a fluted frieze and overlight with fan-shaped decorative glazing; panelled doors of original design. All windows flat-arched with 6/6 sashes of original design to all but third floor. Frieze of Vitruvian scrolls in Coade stone forming a storey band above the ground floor; parapet. Four-window range to the left-hand return, all blank. Area railings with pinched spike finials. INTERIOR: : entrance hall with panelled dado and cornice; staircase with panelled dado, plain newel posts, stick balusters and exposed string. The front and back rooms on the ground, first and second floors all have original architraves to doors, panelled dadoes, panelled window shutters, cornices, and wooden fireplaces of modest Classical design; in addition there are fitted cupboards flanking the fireplace in the back rooms and the second-floor front room, and fine cast-iron grates in the first- and second-floor front rooms and the second-floor back room; more elaborate cornice in first-floor front room; closet for private prayer on the first floor, with panelled dado, cornice, fitted cupboard and fireplace with cast-iron grate of Classical design. (Information from Philip Temple, Survey of London).
Listing NGR: TQ3281082254
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 368738
- 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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