Orchard House
1 AND 2, ABBEY ORCHARD STREET SW1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1213748
- Date first listed:
- 28-Nov-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Orchard House
- Statutory Address:
- 1 AND 2, ABBEY ORCHARD STREET SW1
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- Date:
- 2001-04-28
- Reference:
- IOE01/03380/22
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1213748
- Date first listed:
- 28-Nov-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Orchard House
- Statutory Address 1:
- 1 AND 2, ABBEY ORCHARD STREET SW1
- Statutory Address 2:
- ORCHARD HOUSE, 14, GREAT SMITH 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:
- 1 AND 2, ABBEY ORCHARD STREET SW1
- Statutory Address:
- ORCHARD HOUSE, 14, GREAT SMITH STREET
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 29887 79364
Details
TQ 2979 SE CITY OF WESTMINSTER GREAT SMITH STREET 100/S1 (West Side) 28.11.86 No 14 (Orchard House) (including 1 and 2 Abbey Orchard Street) II Commercial premises. Dated 1898. Modelled terracotta by W J Neatby Birch; terracotta dressings and ornaments; plain tile roof to eaves. Free style. 4 storeys plus low dormers. Corner site, with one bay to Gt Smith Street and 8 bays to Abbey Orchard St entrance to splayed corner. Shop to ground floor at corner, with arched lights to shop windows and above door. Shop to ground floor to corner, with arched lights to shop windows and above door. Arched ground floor windows. Square headed windows above, in terra- cotta surrounds; casements; glazing bay paired square headed windows to third floor, with rusticated terracotta columns between. Stuccoed eaves cornice. Small arched dormer windows, glazing bars, fleche to roof above Abbey Orchard St entrance bay, decorative moulded terracotta doorheads above corner entrance and entrance from Abbey Orchard St, of fine quality, the former with the words 'Orchard House' the latter with peacock motifs; both with female corbel heads. Further decorative details including pediment with date above top window to Abbey Orchard St entrance bay.
Listing NGR: TQ2960078800
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 209907
- 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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