34-52, PORTLAND PLACE W1
34-52, PORTLAND PLACE W1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1227025
- Date first listed:
- 10-Sept-1954
- List Entry Name:
- 34-52, PORTLAND PLACE W1
- Statutory Address:
- 34-52, PORTLAND PLACE W1
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1227025
- Date first listed:
- 10-Sept-1954
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 05-May-1958
- List Entry Name:
- 34-52, PORTLAND PLACE W1
- Statutory Address 1:
- 34-52, PORTLAND PLACE 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:
- 34-52, PORTLAND PLACE 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 28817 81804
Details
TQ 2881 NE CITY OF WESTMINSTER PORTLAND PLACE, Wl 45/46 (east side)
10.9.54 (No 42 only) 5.5.58 Nos. 34 to 52 (even)
G.V. II*
Terrace of large 1st rate town houses. 1776-c.1780, by James Adam, as a speculative development with his brothers and John Elwes on a Portland Estate lease. Stock brick, Nos. 46, and 48 and 52 stuccoed and all with channelled or lightly rusticated ground floors. Built as a symmetrical block with Nos. 46 and 48 as the central pair emphasised by giant pilaster order and pediment. 3 main storeys with dormered mansards to Nos. 46-48 and full attic storeys added to rest; Nos. 34 and 36 with added mansards. 3-window wide fronts except for Nos. 46-48 which are composed as a symmetrical 5-window front. Entrances grouped in pairs except for No. 34 with Corinthian columned porch to return; broad semicircular arched doorways; double doors, panelled divider or columned side lights, corniced doorheads,some with rams' heads, under fanlights. Recessed sashes, under flat gauged arches,to upper floors. Plat band finishes off stuccowork of ground floors; stucco moulded band over 1st floor; stucco entablature over 2nd floor (No. 40 with balustrade) and attic cornice and blocking course. Nos. 46-48 are elaborated as pair with segmental arched recessed apsidal entrance containing doorways set on curve; the windows to left and right of entrance are set in elliptical arched shallow recesses; above the centre 3 bays are articulated by giant order of composite pilasters rising to main entablature with enriched frieze; shallow pediment with relief roundel, over centre 3 bays; between 2nd floor string and sill course the apron field has alternating , rectangular and circular, urn and gryphon and patera relief panels. Continuous 1st floor cast iron balconies of early or mid C.19 pattern. Cast iron area railings with urn or plumbed spike finials. Fine Adam interior features survive in particular Nos. 34, 40, 44 and 46, with delicate plasterwork, geometrical stone staircases, statuary marble chimneypieces and overmantel reliefs, etc.
Listing NGR: TQ2881781804
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 424597
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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