Cabmen's Shelter in Centre of Road Outside Oratory House
CABMEN'S SHELTER IN CENTRE OF ROAD OUTSIDE ORATORY HOUSE, THURLOE PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1265389
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jun-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Cabmen's Shelter in Centre of Road Outside Oratory House
- Statutory Address:
- CABMEN'S SHELTER IN CENTRE OF ROAD OUTSIDE ORATORY HOUSE, THURLOE PLACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1265389
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jun-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Cabmen's Shelter in Centre of Road Outside Oratory House
- Statutory Address 1:
- CABMEN'S SHELTER IN CENTRE OF ROAD OUTSIDE ORATORY HOUSE, THURLOE PLACE
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:
- CABMEN'S SHELTER IN CENTRE OF ROAD OUTSIDE ORATORY HOUSE, THURLOE PLACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Kensington and Chelsea (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 27092 79062
Details
The following building shall be added;
TQ 2779 SW THURLOE PLACE
40/52 Cabmen's shelter in centre of road outside the Oratory House.
GV II
Cabmen's shelter. Erected in 1897 to design of 1882 by the architect Maximilian Clarke. Timber frame, with timber cladding and overlapping timber boards to low pitched half-hipped roof, with overhanging eaves. 1 storey. 7 main bays by 3 bays. Entrance to south-west end. Horizontal and vertical members of frame expressed with panels of vertical boarding set between. 3 square headed 6 pane windows to sides, with glazing bars; pivoting lights above, with fretwork panels between below eaves. Louvred gablets to ends and to each side, and square louvre to centre of roof with tented rooflet. A rare intact surviving example of this design.
Listing NGR: TQ2709279062
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 425160
- 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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