19,19A AND 20, BROAD SANCTUARY SW1
19,19A AND 20, BROAD SANCTUARY SW1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1219626
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- 19,19A AND 20, BROAD SANCTUARY SW1
- Statutory Address:
- 19,19A AND 20, BROAD SANCTUARY SW1
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1219626
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- 19,19A AND 20, BROAD SANCTUARY SW1
- Statutory Address 1:
- 19,19A AND 20, BROAD SANCTUARY SW1
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:
- 19,19A AND 20, BROAD SANCTUARY SW1
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 30014 79417
Details
TQ 3079 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER BROAD SANCTUARY, SW1 101/8 24.2.58 (ABBEY PRECINCT AND WESTMINSTER SCHOOL) Nos. 19, 19A and 20.
G.V. I
School houses. Range of Abbey buildings of late C.14 and C.15 origin incorporating part of the Cellarer's Building (c.f. The Great Cloisters), the Abbey Guest House and the remains of the Blackstole Tower, taken over and extended by the school in the C.15 and C.16, with C.17/C.18 alterations and additions. Stone rubble with C.18 brickwork to 2nd floor; leaded and tiled roofs, 3 storeys of irregular height. 6 window range (No. 19), including Blackstole Tower, followed by irregularly fenestrated 4-window range (No. 20). The archway under Blackstole Tower to left is late C.14 with carved spandrels to arch, and tierceron-vaulted passage behind leading to No. 19A. No. 20 has a later C.18 Gothick doorway to right, adjoining Blackstole Tower, with fanlight and side lights and drip mould-cornice over. No. 19 has recessed glazing bar sashes in stucco reveals and 2-light stone mullioned window to 3rd floor above doorway. No. 20 has small Gothic lights irregularly grouped to ground floor; glazing bar sashes and a 3-light, stone mullioned, cusped headed window to upper floors. Brick parapet partly crenellated. The rear has late C.17 and C.18 brick additions with 2 three-storey fronts tangented to the Little Dean's elevation of the tower and archway of No. 18, the adjoining single bay front with a Venetian window to the 1st floor and the further 3-bay front with recessed sashes under flat gauged arches, both with pedimented doorways. Inside No. 20 contains the remains of the Cellarer's Building and Abbey Guest House with a tierceron-vaulted ground floor with wall shafts and remains of some original windows in east wall. On the 1st floor a late C.14 flat pitched roof with tie beams partially survives, etc. See also under Great Cloisters.
R.C.H.M Westminster School; L.E. Tanner.
Listing NGR: TQ3001479397
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 208823
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Inventory of London I Westminster Abbey, (1924)
Tanner, LE, Westminster School, ()
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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