Summit House and Attached Railings and Wall
SUMMIT HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND WALL, RED LION SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1245493
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jul-1981
- List Entry Name:
- Summit House and Attached Railings and Wall
- Statutory Address:
- SUMMIT HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND WALL, RED LION SQUARE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1245493
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jul-1981
- List Entry Name:
- Summit House and Attached Railings and Wall
- Statutory Address 1:
- SUMMIT HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND WALL, RED LION SQUARE
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:
- SUMMIT HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND WALL, RED LION SQUARE
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 30616 81665
Details
CAMDEN
TQ3081NE RED LION SQUARE
798-1/101/1372 (South side)
06/07/81 Summit House and attached railings
and wall
GV II
Office block. 1925. By Westwood and Emberton. For Austin Reed.
Steel frame faced with deep yellow faience emphasising the
grid-like construction.
6 storeys with 3 storey stair bay to left. 8 window bays plus
stair bay. Return to Dane Street of 4 storeys 10 windows. Bays
articulated by plain faience cladding strips rising to a plain
blocking course. Recessed entrance with wood doors
incorporating 2 carved panels from the original doors, which
illustrated Austin Reed products - ties, collars, socks,
waistcoats etc, by Percy Metcalfe. One incorporates the letter
box with carved envelopes, the word "letters" and a lion, the
other a date panel carved with a lion. Metal-framed windows
with spandrel panels having geometric faience relief
decoration. The 3-storey bay with slightly protruding black
painted metal bay rising through the storeys with narrow
vertically set windows.
INTERIOR not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached
decorative iron railing of curved spikes on a stone wall
surrounding the area.
Listing NGR: TQ3061681665
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 477834
- 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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