5-7, CHESTERFIELD GARDENS W1

5-7, CHESTERFIELD GARDENS W1

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1219192
Date first listed:
30-Apr-1981
List Entry Name:
5-7, CHESTERFIELD GARDENS W1
Statutory Address:
5-7, CHESTERFIELD GARDENS W1
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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1219192
Date first listed:
30-Apr-1981
List Entry Name:
5-7, CHESTERFIELD GARDENS W1
Statutory Address 1:
5-7, CHESTERFIELD GARDENS 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
5-7, CHESTERFIELD GARDENS 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:
TQ2854180299

Details

TQ 2880 SE
80/45
30.4.'81

CITY OF WESTMINSTER
CHESTERFIELD GARDENS W1
Nos 5 to 7 (consec)

GV
II

Large terrace houses. 1876 by J. T. Wimperis. Portland ashlar, slate
roofs. Beaux Arts and Renaissance detailing. 4 storeys, basement and
steep dormered mansards. 2 windows each. Channelled ground floor with
columned archivolt arched porch. Canted bay windows to basement, ground
and 1st floors, and full height to No 6. 1st and 3rd floors have semi-
circular arched windows; 2nd floor windows have architraves with cornices -
plate glass sashes. Dentil cornice over 1st floor, plat band to 3rd floor
plus sill course, bracketed top cornice with balustrade and stone dormers
which are segmental pedimented over bay windows and with side lights and
straight pedimented over entrance bays. No 6 has in addition a 5th attic
storey with loggia and pavilion roof. Continuous cast iron ornate
bracketed balcony to 1st floor; cast iron balustrade to pavilion roof of
No 6; ornate cast iron area railings. Interior, long straight cantilever
stone staircases with ornamental cast iron balustrades. Good quality door
and window woodwork. No 5 has some refurbished reproduction C17 and C18 style
plasterwork and one or two crisply carved fireplaces. No 7 has all
principal areas lined in marble, mostly to very heavy effect; some lighter
reproduction C18 work above.

Listing NGR: TQ2854180299

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
209140
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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