Former London Country Bus Services Limited, 1932 Office Block
Linden Court, Lesbourne Road, Reigate, RH2 7AB
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1260779
- Date first listed:
- 23-Apr-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Former London Country Bus Services Limited, 1932 Office Block
- Statutory Address:
- Linden Court, Lesbourne Road, Reigate, RH2 7AB
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1260779
- Date first listed:
- 23-Apr-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Former London Country Bus Services Limited, 1932 Office Block
- Statutory Address 1:
- Linden Court, Lesbourne Road, Reigate, RH2 7AB
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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:
- Linden Court, Lesbourne Road, Reigate, RH2 7AB
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Surrey
- District:
- Reigate and Banstead (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 25595 49929
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 17 March 2025 to amend the name and address and reformat the text to current standards.
TQ 2549 NE
17/126
Lesbourne Road (north side, off)
Linden Court
Former London Country Bus Services Limited, 1932 Office block
(Formerly listed as London Country Bus Services Limited, 1932 Office block, Lesbourne Road)
G.V.
II
Bus Company Offices 1931-32. For East Surrey Traction Company ("Bell Street", p.114). Red-brown brick in English bond variant; plain tile roof. Two storeys with attic of two levels. Nine bays, the left bay canted at angle. First floor bond. Wide three-light multi-pane windows (sashes and casements) with stone cills, single-light to right bay, attic dormers with flat leaded roofs. Entrance, in second bay from right, has projecting, flat-roofed porch with stepped parapet with double board door under stepped, segmental brick arch. To its left, projecting stair tower rises through roof and has three slit windows below full-height mullion-and- transom window in triple-recessed segmental-brick-arched surround with stepped cill; the top portion of tower has chamfered corners and soldier-brick coping, and above it is similarly-coped offset stage; offset stack to front roof pitch above to left. Two short dormers only to upper attic level. Roof hipped at right end.
Right return: five bays. On ground floor, central raised panel with recessed segmental archway containing window and flanked by two-light casements; small-pane sashes above; large, transomed five-light dormer to lower attic level with smaller above.
Interior not inspected.
(Later C20 wing attached to left not included in item.) This office block was built by the East Surrey Traction Company prior to its absorption into London Transport.
"Bell Street", East Surrey (1974)
Listing NGR: TQ2559549929
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 289465
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
East Surrey in East Surrey, (1974)
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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