Number 8 and Attached Railings
NUMBER 8 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 8, HORNSEY LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1195639
- Date first listed:
- 20-Sept-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Number 8 and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- NUMBER 8 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 8, HORNSEY LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1195639
- Date first listed:
- 20-Sept-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Number 8 and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- NUMBER 8 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 8, HORNSEY LANE
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:
- NUMBER 8 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 8, HORNSEY LANE
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 28924 87229
Details
ISLINGTON
TQ2887SE HORNSEY LANE 635-1/5/510 (South side) 20/09/54 No.8 and attached railings
GV II
Terraced house. Mid-C18. Plum brick with red brick dressings, roof obscured by parapet. Three storeys over basement, three-window range. Flat-arched entrance, the doorcase having panelled reveals, cornice, decorative fanlight and panelled door of original design; wood prostyle porch with palm-leaf capitals, vases and arabesques to frieze and dentil cornice. All original windows with heads of gauged red brick; two narrow windows flanking the porch and a single-storey C19 canted bay window to ground floor; first floor has two Palladian windows to either side with narrow flat-arched window between, perhaps reflecting original arrangement of two narrower houses thrown into one; likewise to second floor: lunette windows with narrow flat-arched window between and one flat-arched window inserted; recessed unwindowed wing to right. Parapet; side stacks. Railings to basement steps with spearhead finials.
Listing NGR: TQ2892487229
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 369021
- 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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