REAR PREMISES OF THE ADELPHI THEATRE

REAR PREMISES OF THE ADELPHI THEATRE, 18-20, MAIDEN LANE WC2

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1238980
Date first listed:: 15-Jan-1973
List Entry Name:: REAR PREMISES OF THE ADELPHI THEATRE
Statutory Address:: REAR PREMISES OF THE ADELPHI THEATRE, 18-20, MAIDEN LANE WC2

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1238980
Date first listed:: 15-Jan-1973
List Entry Name:: REAR PREMISES OF THE ADELPHI THEATRE
Statutory Address 1:: REAR PREMISES OF THE ADELPHI THEATRE, 18-20, MAIDEN LANE WC2

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: REAR PREMISES OF THE ADELPHI THEATRE, 18-20, MAIDEN LANE 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 30329 80724

Details

TQ 3080 NW CITY OF WESTMINSTER MAIDEN LANE, WC2 72/97 15.1.73 Nos. 18 to 20 (consec) (Rear premises of the Adelphi Theatre.)

G.V. II

Former terrace houses now offices, dressing-rooms and stage door to the Adelphi Theatre. c.1635 origin, Nos. 18 and 19 acquired by the theatre in 1834 and No. 20 in 1867 and in 1868-69 all three were refaced by Joseph Lavender as part of works on theatre. Stucco faced, slate roof. 4 storeys. No. 18; 4 windows wide. Nos. 19 and 20 of 3 windows each. Channelled ground floor has doorways to left and 2 to right in square headed recesses - that furthest right, the former Royal Entrance to the theatre, has door and semicircular fanlight in egg and dart enriched surround with female head key and rosette and rinceaux ornament to spandrels with Royal Arms in panel above, the other doors square headed with panels over flanked by consoles. Upper floors have architraved sashes with console bracketed pediments on 1st floor and cornices on 2nd floor. 3rd floor has segmental headed half dormers. Moulded cornice over ground floor, sill bands and string courses, dentil cornice over 2nd floor. See also Adelphi Theatre No. 411 Strand.

Survey of London; Vol. XXXVI.

Listing NGR: TQ3033580721

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Legacy System number:: 416680
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

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'Survey of London' in The Parish of St Paul Covent Garden: Volume 36, , Vol. 36, (1970)

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.