81, UNION STREET
81, UNION STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1239884
- Date first listed:
- 18-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- 81, UNION STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 81, UNION STREET
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- Date:
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1239884
- Date first listed:
- 18-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- 81, UNION STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 81, UNION STREET
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:
- 81, UNION STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Ryde
- National Grid Reference:
- SZ 59294 92906
Details
UNION STREET 1. 1577 (West Side) No 81 SZ 5992 2/362
II GV
2. Probably contemporary with No 81. Corner site with Pier Street (the lower end of St Thomas Street). Three storeys red brick and grey headers, rendered plinth. Low pitch hipped slate roof concealed by rendered parapet, moulded cornice. Three windows to Union Street, recessed, altered to casements, enlarged to North, mullioned and transomed of four leaded lights. Flat ganged brick arches, block sills. Frame of mid C19 shop front with broad Doric pilasters, frieze and mcdillion cornice. Later glazing to windows except in last bay to corner which has a sash window of four large panes, the upper ones with rounded corners. The shop door is set across corner, (underneath right angle of cornice and frieze) and is flanked by pilasters, rectangular fanlight over. The shop front is continued on Pier Street front for one bay, the window similar to that in the end bay on Union Street with addition of panelled risers. The North front to Pier Street has three windows similar to Southern ones on Union Street, the rest have been altered to superimposed canted bays on first and second floor and to the West enlarged mullioned and transomed leaded casements. The last bay to West is possibly a later addition. Entrance adjacent to shop front on this side has recessed panelled door with semi-circular fanlight, stepped surround, flanked by Doric pilasters, rendered architrave with large keystone over.
Nos 78 to 81 (consec) form a group.
Listing NGR: SZ5929092902
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 417073
- 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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