43 and 44 Clerkenwell Green and 55 Clerkenwell Close
43 (The Crown Tavern Public House) and 44, Clerkenwell Green
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1195546
- Date first listed:
- 30-Sept-1994
- List Entry Name:
- 43 and 44 Clerkenwell Green and 55 Clerkenwell Close
- Statutory Address:
- 43 (The Crown Tavern Public House) and 44, Clerkenwell Green
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1195546
- Date first listed:
- 30-Sept-1994
- List Entry Name:
- 43 and 44 Clerkenwell Green and 55 Clerkenwell Close
- Statutory Address 1:
- 43 (The Crown Tavern Public House) and 44, Clerkenwell Green
- Statutory Address 2:
- 55, Clerkenwell Close
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:
- 43 (The Crown Tavern Public House) and 44, Clerkenwell Green
- Statutory Address:
- 55, Clerkenwell Close
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 31546 82182
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 23 July 2025 to reformat the name, address and text to current standards
TQ3182SE
635-1/74/282
ISLINGTON
CLERKENWELL GREEN (North West side)
Nos. 43 and 44
The Crown Tavern PH (43)
GV
II
Includes: No.55 CLERKENWELL CLOSE.
Terraced houses now incorporating a restaurant at no. 55 Clerkenwell Close, a pub at no 43 and a shop at no 44. Early C19 with pub frontage of c.1900. Yellow brick set in Flemish bond, stucco, roofs obscured by parapet. Two-window range to no 55 Clerkenwell Close, no 43 has a three-window range in Clerkenwell Close and two-window range in Clerkenwell Green, two-window range to no 44. Ground floor of no 55 Clerkenwell Close stuccoed with banded rustication; flat-arched entrance with cornice, C20 shallow bracketed bay window, and vestigial cornice. The pub front to no 43 has a tiled base, and pilasters supporting fascia and cornice; the framing to windows and doors appears to survive, and some original engraved glass, now set behind plate glass windows. No 44 has late C20 shopfront. The upper windows flat-arched with moulded stucco architraves, those to the first floor with segmental pediments on consoles; cornice and blocking course.
The interior of The Crown Tavern includes a late C19 bar back and bar counter surviving apparently in moderately large part; there is a back room with late C19 panelled dado, and a fireplace possibly of that date; staircase to upper room with turned balusters.
Listing NGR: TQ3154382182
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 368773
- 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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