73, SOUTH AUDLEY STREET W1
73, SOUTH AUDLEY STREET W1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1236434
- Date first listed:
- 01-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- 73, SOUTH AUDLEY STREET W1
- Statutory Address:
- 73, SOUTH AUDLEY STREET W1
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1236434
- Date first listed:
- 01-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- 73, SOUTH AUDLEY STREET W1
- Statutory Address 1:
- 73, SOUTH AUDLEY 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:
- 73, SOUTH AUDLEY 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 28386 80426
Details
TQ 2880 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER SOUTH AUDLEY 79/21 STREET, W1 No. 73 G.V. II* Terraced town house. 1736 by Edward Shepherd, refronted by Paul Waterhouse 1908. Portland stone front, original brickwork to rear, slate roof. Consciously asymmetrical elevation with mannerist neo Adam features. 3 main storeys and basement with attic storey and steep mansard. 3 windows wide. Entrance bay to left treated separately and very slightly recessed, the doorway with swept stone hood; the window above in eared architrave with segmental pediment, plain windows above with shallow relief keystones to lintels. The two main right hand bays are elaborated and treated as a separate composition with channelled ground floor having 2 deeply recessed sashes with channelling struck to lintels. Giant order of Ionic pilasters through 1st and 2nd floors, the central one broadened out with shallow niche at 1st floor and medallion plaque with garland pendants dividing the half capitals, supporting entablature with modillion cornice; attic storey has pilaster strips with enriched pendants, vestigial modillion cornice to parapet surmounted by urns. Fine surviving original interior with exceptional plasterwork ceilings to ground and 1st floor rooms as well as elaborate plaster wall cartouche in ground floor front room and decorative reliefs to walls of rear room, top lit stone stair with Paul Waterhouse balustrade, doorcases, cornices etc. Survey of London; Vol. XL.
Listing NGR: TQ2838680426
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 427421
- 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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