2 and 3, St James's Place
2 and 3, St James's Place, SW1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1235672
- Date first listed:
- 20-May-1969
- List Entry Name:
- 2 and 3, St James's Place
- Statutory Address:
- 2 and 3, St James's Place, SW1
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1235672
- Date first listed:
- 20-May-1969
- List Entry Name:
- 2 and 3, St James's Place
- Statutory Address 1:
- 2 and 3, St James's Place, SW1
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:
- 2 and 3, St James's Place, SW1
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 29227 80201
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Enhancement on 19 March 2025 to amend the description and reformat the text to current standards.
TQ 2980 SW
81/77
CITY OF WESTMINSTER
ST JAMES'S PLACE SW1
Nos 2 and 3
20.5.69
GV
II
Terrace houses. Part of c.1685 row. Brown brick originally, stuccoed early C19, slate roof. Four storeys and dormered mansard. Each front three windows wide. Square headed doorway to right with rectangular fanlight, six-panel door. Nearly flush framed sash windows, no glazing bars, slightly cambered heads. Bands between storeys and parapet with coping. Cast iron balconies to first floor.
Interior has some of original panelling and box cornices to ground and 1st floors; dog leg, closed string, turned baluster staircase.
There is a wall-mounted Windsor gas lantern to the front elevation between Numbers 2 and 3. This had been installed by 1977 as it can be seen in a photograph of that date held by the London Picture Archive.
Listing NGR: TQ2922780206
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 426477
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Survey of London in The Parish of St James Westminster Part 1 South of Piccadilly: Volumes 29 and 30, Vol. 30, (1960)
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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