45 AND 46, BERKELEY SQUARE W1

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: I
List Entry Number:: 1218401
Date first listed:: 24-Feb-1958
List Entry Name:: 45 AND 46, BERKELEY SQUARE W1
Statutory Address:: 45 AND 46, BERKELEY SQUARE W1

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: I
List Entry Number:: 1218401
Date first listed:: 24-Feb-1958
List Entry Name:: 45 AND 46, BERKELEY SQUARE W1
Statutory Address 1:: 45 AND 46, BERKELEY SQUARE W1

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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Location

Statutory Address:: 45 AND 46, BERKELEY SQUARE 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 28720 80548

Details

TQ 2880 NE CITY OF WESTMINSTER BERKELEY SQUARE W1 69/22 (west side) 24.2.58 Nos 45 and 46 GV I

Town houses. C.1744-50 very fine pair of ashlar faced houses. No 45 by Henry Flitcroft and No 46 attributed to him. No 45 of taller proportions with 4 storeys basement and dormers in slated mansard attic. No 46 of 3 storeys, basement and pedimented dormers. Both 4 windows wide. Rusticated ground floors with doorways in Gibbs surrounds. Glazing bar sash windows in architraves surrounds, those on first floor with pulvinated friezes and pediments and stone baluster balconies; bracketed cornices and parapets. Wrought iron urn-finialed railings and overthrows with link extinguishers and lamp holders. Both houses have fine interiors with contemporary plasterwork and chimneypieces. Very good ironwork to stone staircase of No 46. No 45 has Ionic columned hall leading to staircase overlooked by second floor gallery and top lit; the first floor drawing rooms were redecorated 1763-67 by Sir William Chambers for Clive of India on the latter's purchase of the house. Part of best surviving terrace sequence in square and with exceptional interest.

NB Former Coach House to No 45: see No 45 Hays Mews W1.

Listing NGR: TQ2872080548

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.