41, CHARLES STREET W1

41, CHARLES STREET W1

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1217994
Date first listed:
24-Feb-1958
List Entry Name:
41, CHARLES STREET W1
Statutory Address:
41, CHARLES STREET W1
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1217994
Date first listed:
24-Feb-1958
List Entry Name:
41, CHARLES STREET W1
Statutory Address 1:
41, CHARLES 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
41, CHARLES 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 28741 80422

Details

TQ 2880 SE CITY OF WESTMINSTER CHARLES STREET W1 80/41 (South side) No 41 24.2.58 GV II*

Substantial terraced town house. c.1750-53, by the master builder John Phillips in partnership with George Shakespear, on a Berkeley Estate lease. Brown brick, slate roof. 3 storeys, basement and dormered mansard. 5 windows wide. Entrance in 2nd bay from left, in architrave doorcase with carved consoles and moulded cornice, 6-panel door with radial glazed rectangular fanlight. Recessed glazing bar sashes under flat gauged arches. Moulded stone cornice below parapet with coping. 1st floor windows have late C18 wrought iron balconettes. Wrought iron area railings with twin scrolled lampholders. Interior virtually unaltered with front compartment staircase up to 1st floor only, with carved brackets and cut string, 3 columnar balusters per tread and ramped handrail, returned to landing-gallery and bowed out to left hand rear room doorway; upper walls of compartment have Rococo plasterwork framing panels and good Rococo plasterwork ceiling; modillion cornice and enriched Rococo chimney piece to ground floor front room, good Rococo plasterwork to 1st floor reception rooms, carved chimney pieces, doorcases, shutters, etc.

Listing NGR: TQ2874180422

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
209121
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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