School Keeper's House, Kingsway College Clerkenwell Centre
SCHOOL KEEPER'S HOUSE, KINGSWAY COLLEGE CLERKENWELL CENTRE, SANS WALK
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1195751
- Date first listed:
- 29-Sept-1972
- List Entry Name:
- School Keeper's House, Kingsway College Clerkenwell Centre
- Statutory Address:
- SCHOOL KEEPER'S HOUSE, KINGSWAY COLLEGE CLERKENWELL CENTRE, SANS WALK
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1195751
- Date first listed:
- 29-Sept-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 30-Sept-1994
- List Entry Name:
- School Keeper's House, Kingsway College Clerkenwell Centre
- Statutory Address 1:
- SCHOOL KEEPER'S HOUSE, KINGSWAY COLLEGE CLERKENWELL CENTRE, SANS WALK
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:
- SCHOOL KEEPER'S HOUSE, KINGSWAY COLLEGE CLERKENWELL CENTRE, SANS WALK
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 31490 82298
Details
ISLINGTON
TQ3182SW SANS WALK 635-1/73/754 (North side) 29/09/72 School Keeper's House, Kingsway College Clerkenwell Centre (Formerly Listed as: SKINNER STREET (South side) Prison governor's house (now School Keeper's House))
GV II
Former chief warder's house of the Middlesex House of Detention, now school keeper's house; built into the wall at the south-west corner of the former prison yard. 1845-7. By William Moseley. Brick covered with stucco to school yard, brown brick set in English bond to rear, hipped roof of Welsh slate. Three storeys, two-window range to north. The west bay projects considerably. Segmental-arched entrance with panelled doorcase and fanlight; stucco storey band between ground and first floors and stucco sill bands to first and second floors. All windows flat-arched, those to the ground floor with chamfered reveals, those to upper floors with moulded architraves, and cornices to first floor. Two-storey bay to west wing. Moulded eaves cornice. Stacks at south-east and south-west corners. The rear, to Sans Walk and Clerkenwell Close, is a blank elevation of brick stepped slightly in at plinth level and between ground and first floors. (Historians' file, English Heritage London Division).
Listing NGR: TQ3149082298
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 369338
- 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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