Vernon House
VERNON HOUSE, 5, ST MARKS SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1245876
- Date first listed:
- 14-May-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Vernon House
- Statutory Address:
- VERNON HOUSE, 5, ST MARKS SQUARE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1245876
- Date first listed:
- 14-May-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Vernon House
- Statutory Address 1:
- VERNON HOUSE, 5, ST MARKS 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:
- VERNON HOUSE, 5, ST MARKS 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 28253 83781
Details
CAMDEN
TQ2883NW ST MARK'S SQUARE
798-1/75/1521 (North side)
14/05/74 No.5
Vernon House
GV II
Terrace, formerly of 8 houses, now converted to one building.
c1860, altered. Stucco with rusticated ground floor and
quoins.
4 storeys and basements; projecting end bays, left hand with
extra attic storey. Symmetrical facade of 13 windows and
3-window left hand return. Prostyle Doric porticoes with
dentil entablatures continuing across and around the
buildings; doorways of former Nos 5 (on left return), 6 and 10
with pilaster-jambs carrying cornice heads, sidelights,
fanlights and half glazed doors. Other doorways converted to
windows. Tripartite ground floor sashes, most with cast-iron
window guards; projecting left hand bay with canted bay window
and cast-iron window guard. 2nd floor sashes architraved with
console bracketed segmental pediments and continuous cast-iron
balconies; projecting left hand bay with canted bay window and
balcony. 2nd floor, architraved sashes with console bracketed
cornices; 3rd floor, architraved sashes with keystones.
Projecting left hand bay with tripartite sashes to 3rd, 4th
and attic storeys; 2nd floor with console bracketed cornice.
Simplified dentil entablature with console bracketed cornice
and blocking course.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Listing NGR: TQ2825383781
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 477951
- 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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