11 AND 12, NORTH AUDLEY STREET W1
11 AND 12, NORTH AUDLEY STREET W1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1225300
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- 11 AND 12, NORTH AUDLEY STREET W1
- Statutory Address:
- 11 AND 12, NORTH AUDLEY STREET W1
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1225300
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- 11 AND 12, NORTH AUDLEY STREET W1
- Statutory Address 1:
- 11 AND 12, NORTH AUDLEY 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.
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, NORTH AUDLEY 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 28256 80946
Details
TQ 2880 NW CITY OF WESTMINSTER NORTH AUDLEY STREET, W1 68/15 (east side) 24.2.58 Nos. 11 and 12 G.V. II* At various times one single town house and two separate dwellings. c. 1726-30 by Edward Shepherd, with exceptional interior to No. 12 including gallery to rear, possibly based on designs by Edward Lovett Pearce; alterations c. 1819, 1830,1850 and 1932. Stucco faced elevation to street, slate roof. No. 11 of 3 storeys, basement and dormered mansard and No. 12 with attic storey added 1932 and basement and dormered mansard. 6 windows wide in all plus recessed bay to No. 12. The Grecian stucco facade of c. 1819 by Thomas Lee (the younger) has channelled ground floor with entrances to left of each 3 window "front", that of No. 11 with architrave and cornice on consoles; that of No. 12 more important with panelled door and side lights under fanlight, recessed for one order in semicircular arched opening. Right hand bay of No. 11 slightly advanced with window set in arched panel, similar window to right of No. 12 entrance. Upper floors have recessed glazing bar sashes, in architraves with cornices on 1st floor but with round arched window to left on No. 12. The centre bay of latter and the advanced bay of No. 11 have giant order of pilasters, with similar pilaster flanking left hand bay of No. 12, all rising from 1st floor sill band. Entablature with balustraded parapet. Wrought iron flambe torch finialed area railings. Very fine interior of No. 12 has amonst other features a central domed and top lit octagon room with oval stone staircase compartment to left and to rear the splendid gallery with square central compartment surmounted by coffered dome and flanking groin vaulted smaller compartments, lavish stuccowork including Ionic columns at all the angles and framing the Venetian composition of central windows to garden etc. The 2nd floor "Chinese" bedroom was decorated c. 1932 by White Allom for Samuel Courtauld with overmantel by Rex Whistler and the semicircular marble bathroom to the designs of Marchese Malacrida. Shepherd's elaborate interiors (with Pearce's putative contribution) were carried out for General Ligonier, resident,from c.1730 to his death in 1770. Survey of London; Vol. XL.
Listing NGR: TQ2825680946
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 421604
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Survey of London in Survey of London - The Grosvenor Estate in Mayfair Part 2 The buildings: Volume 40 , Vol. 40, (1980)
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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