27, SOUTHAMPTON STREET WC2
27, SOUTHAMPTON STREET WC2
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1236371
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- 27, SOUTHAMPTON STREET WC2
- Statutory Address:
- 27, SOUTHAMPTON STREET WC2
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1236371
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- 27, SOUTHAMPTON STREET WC2
- Statutory Address 1:
- 27, SOUTHAMPTON STREET WC2
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:
- 27, SOUTHAMPTON STREET WC2
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 30384 80805
Details
TQ 3080 CITY OF WESTMINSTER SOUTHAMPTON STREET WC2 72/58 No 27 24.2.58 GV II* Substantial terrace house. 1706-08 with alterations to front in 1871. Brown brick with fine rubbed brick dressings and painted stone on stuccoed ground floor, slate roof. 4 storeys and basement, 4 windows wide. Channelled stucco ground floor (re- faced 1871) has an architraved doorway to right with cornice on consoles; the 3 close- set ground floor sashes in architraves with panelled friezes and cornices. 1st floor has C19 plate glass sashes recessed under flat gauged arches whilst the 2nd and 3rd floors retain slightly recessed glazing bar sashes in exposed box frames, under flat gauged rubbed arches with triple brick key blocks. The front is framed by channelled block quoin pilasters, of exposed red brick above ground floor stucco, with stucco cornice over 1st floor and stuccoed sill courses to 2nd and 3rd floors, the whole finished off by a deep stucco entablature and parapet. Above the doorway is a figured bronze memorial tablet (of 1901) commemorating the residence of David Garrick from 1749-1772. C19 cast iron railings to area. Good interior retaining most of its original panelling, the door from hall to front room in fine carved architrave with enriched inswept frieze and cornice (probably a Garrick improvement); enriched plaster- work to hall ceiling; pilastered archway with archivolt and panelled soffit to inner hall and fully panelled stair compartment; spacious staircase rising in straight flights round narrow open well with curtail, cut and carved bracketed string with 3 twisted balusters per tread (2 per tread and simpler mouldings above 2nd floor), ramped and carved handrail on Corinthian column newels, the dado ramped in parallel with panelled pilasters; the main front room altered 1945 and lined with painted panelling of early C18 character; the basement has an ornamental lead rainwater tank dated 1710,etc. Survey of London; vol XXXVI
Listing NGR: TQ3038480805
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 427341
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Survey of London in Survey of London - The Grosvenor Estate in Mayfair Part 2 The buildings: Volume 40 , Vol. 40, (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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