Numbers 1-7 and Attached Railings
NUMBERS 1-7 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 1-7, BIRKENHEAD STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1244500
- Date first listed:
- 14-May-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Numbers 1-7 and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- NUMBERS 1-7 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 1-7, BIRKENHEAD STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1244500
- Date first listed:
- 14-May-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Numbers 1-7 and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- NUMBERS 1-7 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 1-7, BIRKENHEAD STREET
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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:
- NUMBERS 1-7 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 1-7, BIRKENHEAD STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Camden (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 30375 82913
Details
CAMDEN
TQ3082NW BIRKENHEAD STREET
798-1/90/93 (East side)
14/05/74 Nos.1-7 (Consecutive)
and attached railings
GV II
Terrace of 7 houses. c1827-32. Built by W Forrester Bray,
altered. Yellow stock brick, No.1 with stucco ground floor.
No.6 painted with rusticated stucco ground floor. Plain stucco
1st floor sill bands.
3 storeys and basements; Nos 1, 5 & 6 with attic dormers. Nos
1 & 7, 3 windows each; Nos 2-6, 2 windows each. Round-arched
ground floor openings. Doorways of Nos 1, 2 & 4 with fanlights
and panelled doors; doorway of No.3 converted for use as a
window. Doorways of Nos 5 & 6 with fluted quarter Doric
columns carrying cornice-heads; fanlights (No.6 patterned) and
panelled doors. Doorway of No.7 with stucco surround and
pilaster-jambs carrying cornice-head and fanlight. No.1 with
mews entrance. Gauged brick flat arches to recessed sashes;
1st floor in shallow arched recesses (No.1 linked by impost
bands). Nos 5 & 7 1st floor windows with cast-iron balconies,
No.5 with wrought-iron sign bracket. Parapets.
INTERIORS: not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached cast-iron railings with mostly
bud finials.
(Survey of London: Vol. XXIV, King's Cross Neighbourhood,
Parish of St Pancras IV: London: -1952: 109).
Listing NGR: TQ3037582913
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 476720
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Survey of London in Survey of London - Kings Cross neighbourhood The Parish of St Pancras Part 4: Volume 24 , (1951), 109
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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