Cobden Working Men's Club
COBDEN WORKING MEN'S CLUB, 170 AND 172, KENSAL ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1235335
- Date first listed:
- 09-May-1995
- List Entry Name:
- Cobden Working Men's Club
- Statutory Address:
- COBDEN WORKING MEN'S CLUB, 170 AND 172, KENSAL ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1235335
- Date first listed:
- 09-May-1995
- List Entry Name:
- Cobden Working Men's Club
- Statutory Address 1:
- COBDEN WORKING MEN'S CLUB, 170 AND 172, KENSAL ROAD
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:
- COBDEN WORKING MEN'S CLUB, 170 AND 172, KENSAL ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Kensington and Chelsea (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 24529 82262
Details
The following building shall be added to the list:-
TQ 2482 SE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA KENSAL ROAD (North side)
249-/7/10034 Nos. 170 and 172 Cobden Working Men's Club
- II
Working Men's Club. 1880 by Pennington and Brigden. Grey brick with red brick dressings and ground floor, on Portland stone plinth. Three storeys high, with staircase set either side of bars on two lower floors, with double-height theatre above extending into projecting gable. Asymmetrical composition of regular three-bay centre, with single window for door and staircase to either side, and a narrow two-bay extension to left over carriageway and containing manager's accommodation. Metal casements to upper windows, those to theatre with round-arched tracery and to staircases with margin lights containing coloured glass; arched windows to ground floor with toplights. C20 doors under rounded openings with gauged brickwork and toplights. Parapet and gable with stone arcaded edging. Band over first floor inscribed 'COBDEN WORKING MEN'S CLUB AND INSTITUTE'.
Interior has turned baluster staircases to either side of public rooms for full height of building. Ground floor bar retains original fireplace and surround, with cast-iron columns and cornices hidden false ceiling. First floor has similar columns and corniced boxed in and obscured. Second floor theatre of five bays, with female heads supporting each timber truss. Stage at north end in panelled surround. Side walls arcaded, with pairs of double doors with coloured margin lights at either side. Contemporary pay box or bat at eastern entrance.
Included as the earliest known surviving purpose-built working men's club, retaining many original features, particularly in having a contemporary theatre or song room on its upper level.
Listing NGR: TQ2452982262
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 425997
- 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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