59 AND 61, RIDING HOUSE STREET W1
59 AND 61, RIDING HOUSE STREET W1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1235222
- Date first listed:
- 05-Feb-1970
- List Entry Name:
- 59 AND 61, RIDING HOUSE STREET W1
- Statutory Address:
- 59 AND 61, RIDING HOUSE STREET W1
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1235222
- Date first listed:
- 05-Feb-1970
- List Entry Name:
- 59 AND 61, RIDING HOUSE STREET W1
- Statutory Address 1:
- 59 AND 61, RIDING HOUSE 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:
- 59 AND 61, RIDING HOUSE 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 29193 81683
Details
TQ 2981 NW CITY OF WESTMINSTER RIDING HOUSE STREET, W1 46/1 Nos. 59 and 61 5.2.70 GV II* Corner commercial premises, offices and flats. 1903 by H. Fuller Clark for Boulting and Sons. Purple brick, hard red brick, some glazed tilework and Portland stone dressings, slate roof. Highly original Free Style with restrained use of Tudor derived details. 5 storeys, basement and dormered mansard. 5 windows wide, corbelled corner oriel and 2-window returns. Main office entrance to right of No. 59 in broad panelled stone surround, the doorhead raised in "keystone" panel; central low entrance to No. 61 with camber arched deep doorhead contained by reveals carved up to frame by light. Fenestration principally through-storey shallow rectangular bay windows with flush stone frames and plain square section stone mullions, but the ground floor windows of more changeful design with large square section mullion and transom stone framed display windows to ground floor of No. 59 rising directly from pavement, those flanking corner in blind brick bays which at 3rd floor level have large corbelled mosaic panels emblazoned with firm's name in elongated Edwardian gold lettering. Small oriel over entrance to No. 61 with sashes lighting staircase above. Shaped sections of parapet between through-storey bay windows which are finished off with shaped stone roofs or segmental cornice gables; odd square turret features flanking crown of corner oriel and blind flank bays of No. 61 where the centre bay is carried up through parapet and finished off square with cornice and shaped parapet. The whole chunky and variegated roofscape crowned by big square brick chimney stacks. See also Tower House and Belmont House, Candover Street and No. 40 Foley Street. Arts and Crafts Architecture; Peter Davey.
Listing NGR: TQ2919081683
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 425758
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Davey, P, Arts and Crafts Architecture, (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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