16 and 17, St George Street
16, ST GEORGE STREET, W1S 1FD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1235637
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- 16 and 17, St George Street
- Statutory Address:
- 16, ST GEORGE STREET, W1S 1FD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1235637
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- 16 and 17, St George Street
- Statutory Address 1:
- 16, ST GEORGE STREET, W1S 1FD
- Statutory Address 2:
- 17, ST GEORGE STREET, W1S 1FJ
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:
- 16, ST GEORGE STREET, W1S 1FD
- Statutory Address:
- 17, ST GEORGE STREET, W1S 1FJ
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 28907 80982
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 08/12/2016
TQ 2880 NE
69/136
CITY OF WESTMINSTER
ST GEORGE STREET, W1 (west side)
Nos 16 and 17
(Formerly listed as Nos 16 and 17, ST GEORGE'S STREET)
GV
II
Terrace town houses. Early C18, c.1717-20 with some early C20 shop alterations. Red brick and stone dressings, No 16 stuccoed and painted, slate roofs. Rusticated stone quoin piers flanking fronts. Four storeys and basements. Each 4 windows wide. Some of ground floor windows widened for shop fronts; central and off centre entrances, the doorcases with rusticated surrounds and moulded cornices. Revealed sash windows, later C19 glazing, with cambered heads in stone surrounds linked vertically by rusticated aprons. Stone dentil cornice to third floor with blocking course.
No 17, formerly occupied by Morris & Co, has plaque recording foundation of the firm by William Morris. The interior of No 16 retains a front stair compartment rising to first floor, cut string stone steps with wrought iron scrolled banisters, panelled walls, Ionic pilastered archway from first floor gallery landing to dog leg back stairs; decoration otherwise altered late C18 and restored. No 17 also has front compartment stairwell, cut string stairs with possibly reset ornate wrought iron banisters, panelled dado. Ground floor front and back rooms (now shop) divided by Greek Revival late C18 Ionic columned screen etc. First floor drawing room with late C18 Adam style plasterwork to ceiling etc.
Listing NGR: TQ2890780982
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 426435
- 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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