Wilson House
WILSON HOUSE, 38-76, SUSSEX GARDENS W2
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1264106
- Date first listed:
- 05-Feb-1970
- List Entry Name:
- Wilson House
- Statutory Address:
- WILSON HOUSE, 38-76, SUSSEX GARDENS W2
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1264106
- Date first listed:
- 05-Feb-1970
- List Entry Name:
- Wilson House
- Statutory Address 1:
- WILSON HOUSE, 38-76, SUSSEX GARDENS W2
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:
- WILSON HOUSE, 38-76, SUSSEX GARDENS W2
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- City of Westminster (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 27083 81390
Details
TQ 2781 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER SUSSEX GARDENS, W2 53/11 (north-west side) Wilson House (Nos 5.2.70 38 to 76) GV II Terrace. Early C19. Brown brick in Flemish bond, stucco ground floor, outer bays channelled stucco. Stucco cornice and further cornice to parapet. 4 storeys and basement. 12-bay central breakforward with 8-bay wings and further 6-bay breakforward to each side. Central bays have round-arched arcading containing off-centre entrance and round-arched sashes, some with glazing bars with radial glazing in the heads. Other ground floor entrances replaced by sash windows. First floor: iron balconies. Sashes with glazing bars to central breakforward, architraves with hoods on consoles. The 8-bay wings have flat gauged brick arches and the outer 6-bay architraves with hoods and pediments to the outer windows. Above, mainly sashes with glazing bars. Cornice at 3rd floor level. Iron railings to basement. Known originally as Grand Junction Road, Sussex Gardens formed an important feature of the original layout of Bayswater. The London Encyclopedia C Hibbert and B Weinreb (eds) 1983, p.46 and 848.
Listing NGR: TQ2708381390
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 428684
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Hibbert, , Weinreb, , The London Encyclopaedia, (1983), 46 AND 848
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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