48, BRITTON STREET
48, BRITTON STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1204955
- Date first listed:
- 05-Oct-1993
- List Entry Name:
- 48, BRITTON STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 48, BRITTON STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1204955
- Date first listed:
- 05-Oct-1993
- List Entry Name:
- 48, BRITTON STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 48, BRITTON 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:
- 48, BRITTON 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:
- TQ 31671 81966
Details
ISLINGTON
TQ3181NE BRITTON STREET 635-1/77/96 (East side) 05/10/93 No.48
GV II
Terraced house, probably of C18 origin with early-to-mid-C19 front; at one time it was a glass moulding works, and during the C19 it was a public house, The Red Lion and French Horn; now offices. Yellow brick set in Flemish bond, stucco, roof of slate. Three storeys, three-window range. The ground-floor front probably dates from the public house phase: wooden pilasters framing flat-arched entrances with cornices and overlights to either end, fascia and cornice overall, and one multi-paned window between the entrances; first floor stuccoed with pilasters to three flat-arched windows, the entablatures now missing; public house sign; second-floor windows segmental-arched; parapet; two-span roof. INTERIOR: the ground floor has tongue-and-groove panelling to full height to front and back rooms, side passage and staircase as far as first floor; it continues on the party wall to the second floor. Good iron fireplace and grate of c.1900 in ground floor back room. Staircase has plain newels and enclosed balusters as far as first floor, turned balusters above. First-floor front room has original panelling to side and back walls, the front rebuilt c.1985 as were ceilings throughout. The second-floor front room to the left is panelled to dado height and has a plain early C19 fireplace; early C19 corner fireplace in the back room.
Listing NGR: TQ3167181966
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 368586
- 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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