11 AND 12, CRAVEN STREET WC2
11 AND 12, CRAVEN STREET WC2
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1220845
- Date first listed:
- 09-Jan-1970
- List Entry Name:
- 11 AND 12, CRAVEN STREET WC2
- Statutory Address:
- 11 AND 12, CRAVEN STREET WC2
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1220845
- Date first listed:
- 09-Jan-1970
- List Entry Name:
- 11 AND 12, CRAVEN STREET WC2
- Statutory Address 1:
- 11 AND 12, CRAVEN 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:
- 11 AND 12, CRAVEN 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 30203 80401
Details
TO 3080 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER CRAVEN STREET, WC2 83/32 9.1.70 Nos. 11 and 12
G.V. II
Pair of terraced town houses. 1730-31 with c.1792-1800 alterations to front. Brown brick with red brick window dressings, concealed slate roofs. 4 storeys (top floor made a full storey c.1800 and repaired) and basement. Each 3 windows wide. Mirror plans with staircases against common party wall and rear closet wings. Channelled stucco facing to ground floor with adjoining elliptical arched doorways in plain stucco surrounds, containing recessed panelled doors in corner blocked architraves and fanlights. Recessed plate glass sashes under flat gauged red brick arches, central top floor window blind. Shallow cornice moulding finishing off ground floor stuccowork. Parapet with coping. c.1800 cast iron balconies across 1st floor, that to No. 12 with geometrical pattern. Wrought iron area railings with urn finials. Identical panelled interiors in 2 orders with moulded dado, angled chimney breasts to rear rooms and closets; arched opening from passage-hall to stair compartment; dog leg staircases with cut and carved strings changing to closed moulded string for top flight, turned balusters (slight variant in pattern between Nos. 11 and 12) grouped 2 per tread in No. 11 and 3 per tread in No. 12, columnar newels; the main ground floor rooms of No. 11 were separated by Doric column screen now embedded in partition; etc. Part of the Craven family's C.18 development of their Brewhouse estate, laid out for them by Flitcroft.
Survey of London; Vol. XVIII.
Listing NGR: TQ3020480398
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 209376
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Survey of London in The Strand The Parish of St Martin-in-the-Fields Part 2: Volume 18 , Vol. 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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