90-92, UPPER STREET
90-92, UPPER STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1195772
- Date first listed:
- 30-Sept-1994
- List Entry Name:
- 90-92, UPPER STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 90-92, UPPER STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1195772
- Date first listed:
- 30-Sept-1994
- List Entry Name:
- 90-92, UPPER STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 90-92, UPPER STREET
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:
- 90-92, UPPER STREET
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:
- TQ3163683724
Details
TQ3183NE
635-1/59/870
ISLINGTON
UPPER STREET
(West side)
Nos.90-92 (Consecutive)
II
Former office buildings of the London Salvage Corps, now
offices. 1884-5. Designed by William Wimble. Gauged red brick
with dressings probably of terracotta but now painted, and of
glazed and blue brick, roof obscured by parapet. Three
storeys, four-window range. All openings flat-arched.
Ground-floor has plinth of blue brick and then brown glazed
brick to about eight feet high, then gauged red brick and
terracotta; four pilasters supporting entablature. Entrance to
right, then window, then broad entrance for fire engines to
left; late C20 glazing to all ground-floor openings. Upper
windows grouped in pairs with the window head cut back in an
ogee profile, fluted keystone, sill band, aprons; in addition
the first floor windows have a broad springing band of
terracotta decorated with festoons and Japanese disks; and
there are terracotta panels of sunflowers between the groups
of windows on the second floor; storey bands run across the
heads of the keystones; dentil cornice; parapet with 'LONDON
SALVAGE CORPS' incised between rosette ornaments.
(Historians' file, English Heritage London Division).
Listing NGR: TQ3163683724
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 369399
- 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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