1-7, MEARD STREET W1

1-7, MEARD STREET W1

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1222744
Date first listed:
24-Feb-1958
List Entry Name:
1-7, MEARD STREET W1
Statutory Address:
1-7, MEARD STREET W1
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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1222744
Date first listed:
24-Feb-1958
List Entry Name:
1-7, MEARD STREET W1
Statutory Address 1:
1-7, MEARD STREET 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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
1-7, MEARD STREET 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 29666 81021

Details

TQ 2981 SE CITY OF WESTMINSTER MEARD STREET, W1 58/76 (South Side)

Nos. 1 to 7 (odd) 24.2.58 GV II*

Uniform terrace houses. c.1732 by John Meard. Brown stock brick with red brick dressings, stuccoed ground floor, slate roof. 4 storeys, and basement. Each front 3 windows wide with wider piers to party walls between Nos. 1 and 3 and 5 and 7. Mock-jointed stucco ground floor up to 1st floor sill band. Doorways to left and right on Nos. 1 and 7 and paired between Nos. 3 and 5; wooden architrave doorcases flanked by thin panelled strips and boldly carved consoles supporting cornice - hoods, 6 panel door and rectangular fanlights, panelled key blocks rising to cornice bed moulds. Flush framed sashes with later C19 glazing in red brick dressings under flat gauged red brick arches. Parapet with coping. Wrought iron area railings with urn finials. Interiors fully panelled on conventional passage hall dog leg staircase plan with closet wing. Nos. 3 and 5 have mirror plan; Doric pilasters frame opening from passage to stairwell, open string carved tread ends to stairs with Doric turned balusters and newels; box cornice etc, See also the contemporary Nos. 67 to 70 Dean Street by Meard.

Survey of London; Vol. XXXIII.

Listing NGR: TQ2966481021

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Legacy System number:
418106
Legacy System:
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Sources

Books and journals
Survey of London in The Parish of St Anne Soho: Volumes 33 and 34 , Vol. 33, (1966)

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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