Number 20 and Attached Railings
NUMBER 20 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 20, HORNSEY LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1195640
- Date first listed:
- 20-Sept-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Number 20 and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- NUMBER 20 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 20, HORNSEY LANE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1195640
- Date first listed:
- 20-Sept-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Number 20 and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- NUMBER 20 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 20, 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 20 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 20, 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 29024 87295
Details
ISLINGTON
TQ2987SW HORNSEY LANE 635-1/6/512 (South side) 20/09/54 No.20 and attached railings
GV II
Single house, now part of a terrace. Early to mid-C17 with C18 and C19 alterations. Roughcast, roof of slates now largely Turnerised. Three storeys over basement, three-window range, double-fronted. Entrance in central, two-storey porch: flat-arched chamfered entrance to porch, moulded architrave to flat-arched doorcase; storey band to porch with flat-arched, mullioned and transomed window above under hoodmould; modillion cornice. Ground-floor windows flat-arched with flush frames and waterleaf and beaded ornament to outer mouldings; 6/6 sashes; canted oriels above with modillion cornice and flat-arched windows with 6/6 sashes of original design;small casement windows with cornices in twin gables; decorative bargeboards to gables. Late C19 area railings with panels of scrolling ornament. INTERIOR: not inspected but 1972 description refers to 'interesting interior'.
Listing NGR: TQ2902487295
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 369023
- 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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