10, BUCKINGHAM STREET WC2
10, BUCKINGHAM STREET WC2
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1220244
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- 10, BUCKINGHAM STREET WC2
- Statutory Address:
- 10, BUCKINGHAM STREET WC2
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1220244
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- 10, BUCKINGHAM STREET WC2
- Statutory Address 1:
- 10, BUCKINGHAM STREET WC2
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:
- 10, BUCKINGHAM STREET WC2
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 30313 80497
Details
TQ 3080 NW and SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER BUCKINGHAM STREET, WC2 72/155; 83/5 24.2.58 No. 10
G.V. II*
Terraced town house. c.1675-76 with late C.18/early C.19 alterations, part of Barbon's development of the York House estate. Stucco faced brick except for later brick attic storey, concealed roof. 4 storeys and basement. 3 windows wide. Doorway to right with panelled door recessed in doorcase of rusticated Doric pilasters supporting triglyph entablature, the cornice-hood reduced by the addition of the bay window to upper floors. Flush framed plate glass sashes to ground floor with key blocks to arches. Full width canted bay window to 1st and 2nd floors with architraved glazing bar sashes and crowning cornice; attic storey has recessed sashes under flat gauged arches. Parapet with coping. Wrought iron area railings with pommelled vase finials. Interior, despite some alteration, retains good original features: the staircase separates the front and back rooms with a rear closet wing; the passage hall has bolection panelling and moulded cornice but originally the hall and front room were probably one space open to the staircase as a fluted column, rising just before the quarter landing of the 1st flight, is now imbedded in the panelled wall screening the staircase from the front room; the staircase has a narrow open well and is of interesting design with foliate carved cut strings and 3 twisted balusters per tread, ramped carved handrail and the newels formed by clusters of 4 similar balusters; heavy turned balusters to basement flight of stairs; panelled main rooms to upper floors; 1st floor rooms have eared, egg and dart architraved, early C.18 chimney pieces with marble slips, good fluted cast iron late C.18 basket grate to the one in rear room; etc. David Hume and Jean Jacques Rousseau lodged here in 1766.
Survey of London; Vol. XVIII. Georgian London; John Summerson.
Listing NGR: TQ3031380497
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 208918
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Summerson, J, Georgian London, (1945)
Survey of London in The Strand The Parish of St Martin-in-the-Fields Part 2: Volume 18 , (1937)
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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