Dagmar House
DAGMAR HOUSE, 12, OLD STREET, LONDON, EC1V 9AB
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1195698
- Date first listed:
- 30-Sept-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Dagmar House
- Statutory Address:
- DAGMAR HOUSE, 12, OLD STREET, LONDON, EC1V 9AB
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1195698
- Date first listed:
- 30-Sept-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Dagmar House
- Statutory Address 1:
- DAGMAR HOUSE, 12, OLD STREET, LONDON, EC1V 9AB
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:
- DAGMAR HOUSE, 12, OLD STREET, LONDON, EC1V 9AB
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 32082 82219
Details
TQ3282SW
635-1/75/671
ISLINGTON
OLD STREET (South side)
No.12, Dagmar House
GV
II
Formerly known as: The Old Rodney's Head Public House OLD STREET.
Former public house, now offices. Dated 1876 at either end of fascia; designed 1875-6 by Rowland Plumbe for George Day; altered and refurbished c.1989.
Red brick set in English bond with dressings presumably of stone, now painted, roofs obscured by parapet. Five storeys, five-window range. The ground floor consists of an arcade of five pointed arches: high chamfered bases of stone, short column with patterned naturalistic capitals, treated as responds in outer bays; the arches presumably of brick, now plastered over; fascia, coved enriched cornice and fascia stops. First-floor windows have flat shouldered arches with decorative patterns to impost blocks and lintels; sill band to second floor with anthemion ornament to coved ornice. Second floor: two outer pairs of windows with segmental shouldered arches with patterned impost block, the pair grouped under a segmental patterned hoodmould. Central recess to second and third floors now plastered over with details simplified. Sill band to third floor with pairs of pointed-arched windows in double hoodmoulds either side of central recess; central bust of Rodney resting on a corbelled column with elaborate corbel table, frieze and patterned cornice to either side; central gable over with pointed arch behind Rodney. Balustraded parapet to either side with finials on either end; dormers behind parapet.
(Historians' file, English Heritage London Division).
Listing NGR: TQ3208282219
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 369187
- 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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