Number 38 Including Area Railings and Pair of Piers
NUMBER 38 INCLUDING AREA RAILINGS AND PAIR OF PIERS, 38, SOUTH STREET W1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1236368
- Date first listed:
- 01-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Number 38 Including Area Railings and Pair of Piers
- Statutory Address:
- NUMBER 38 INCLUDING AREA RAILINGS AND PAIR OF PIERS, 38, SOUTH STREET W1
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1236368
- Date first listed:
- 01-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Number 38 Including Area Railings and Pair of Piers
- Statutory Address 1:
- NUMBER 38 INCLUDING AREA RAILINGS AND PAIR OF PIERS, 38, SOUTH 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:
- NUMBER 38 INCLUDING AREA RAILINGS AND PAIR OF PIERS, 38, SOUTH 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 28454 80454
Details
TQ 2880 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER SOUTH STREET, W1 79/60 No 38 including area railings and pair of piers GV II Substantial town mansion. Dated 1920. Wimperis, Simpson and J Murray Easton. Red handmade brick. Portland stone dressings. Steep pantiled mansard to parapet. 2 storeys plus attic plus 2 tiers of dormers, 9 bays. Central entrance in projecting stone faced enclosed porch with Ionic half columns and pilasters and prominent keystone; broken scrolly pediment with dated cartouche set in outer open pediment of painted lead. Panelled door. Giant pilaster strips to corners and between second and third and seventh and eighth bays, rising from ground to first floor and echoed in attic. Square headed windows to ground and first floors, with intermediate circular windows to outer pairs of bays. Windows to attic mainly segmental headed, but circular to third, fifth and seventh bays. Gauged heads; flush frames, glazing bars. Enriched modillion cornice above first floor; parapet; elaborate torch finials above pilasters to parapet. Lower dormers segmental headed, corniced, upper comprising square headed triplets; sashes, glazing bars. Cast and wrought iron area railings with pair of Portland stone piers with pineapple finials to either end. Interior not inspected.
Listing NGR: TQ2845480454
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 427336
- 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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