50, ALBEMARLE STREET W1
50, ALBEMARLE STREET W1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1209871
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- 50, ALBEMARLE STREET W1
- Statutory Address:
- 50, ALBEMARLE STREET W1
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1209871
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- 50, ALBEMARLE STREET W1
- Statutory Address 1:
- 50, ALBEMARLE STREET W1
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:
- 50, ALBEMARLE STREET W1
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- City of Westminster (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 29104 80419
Details
TQ 2980 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER ALBEMARLE STREET W1 81/6 No 50 24.2.58 GV II*
Terraced town house, c. 1710-20. Stuccoed front with slate roof. 4 storeys basement and dormered mansard. 3 windows wide. Doorway to right with stone doorcase with moulded cornice hood on carved consoles. Revealed segmental arched sash windows, no glazing bars, with keystones reaching up to plat bands above. Plat band between each floor and bracketed main cornice. c. 1800 wrought iron balconettes to 1st floor. Interior largely intact, doorcases, dados, cornices etc. including fine staircase, open string with carved brackets to tread ends, twisted balusters and mahogany handrail swept to columnar newels. The house was the original residence of John Murray, the founder of the publishers of that name and has many literary associations.
RCHM
Listing NGR: TQ2910480419
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 208517
- 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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