Harrington House Kent House Montagu House Sidney House Sussex House
23,24 AND 25, SIDNEY STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1268348
- Date first listed:
- 02-Aug-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Harrington House Kent House Montagu House Sidney House Sussex House
- Statutory Address:
- 23,24 AND 25, SIDNEY STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1268348
- Date first listed:
- 02-Aug-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Harrington House Kent House Montagu House Sidney House Sussex House
- Statutory Address 1:
- 23,24 AND 25, SIDNEY STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- 29 AND 31, HOBSON STREET
- Statutory Address 3:
- HARRINGTON HOUSE, 1-20, SUSSEX STREET
- Statutory Address 4:
- KENT HOUSE, 1-20, SUSSEX STREET
- Statutory Address 5:
- MONTAGU HOUSE, 1-20, SUSSEX STREET
- Statutory Address 6:
- SIDNEY HOUSE, 1-20, SUSSEX STREET
- Statutory Address 7:
- SUSSEX HOUSE, 1-20, SUSSEX STREET
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:
- 23,24 AND 25, SIDNEY STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 29 AND 31, HOBSON STREET
- Statutory Address:
- HARRINGTON HOUSE, 1-20, SUSSEX STREET
- Statutory Address:
- KENT HOUSE, 1-20, SUSSEX STREET
- Statutory Address:
- MONTAGU HOUSE, 1-20, SUSSEX STREET
- Statutory Address:
- SIDNEY HOUSE, 1-20, SUSSEX STREET
- Statutory Address:
- SUSSEX HOUSE, 1-20, SUSSEX STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Cambridgeshire
- District:
- Cambridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 45036 58616
Details
TL 4558 NW CAMBRIDGE SUSSEX STREET
667/4/10072 Nos.1-20
Montagu House, Harrington House, Kent
House, Sussex House and Sidney House
GV II
Includes: Nos.29 AND 31 HOBSON STREET.
Includes: Nos.23, 24 AND 25 SIDNEY STREET .
Shopping arcade, offices and college accommodation. South side 1928-32, north side 1938-39. By E.R. Barrow. Red brick; pantiled roofs (south), plaintiled (north). South side of3 storeys and dormer attic. Ground floor consists of an open bowed arcade of 11 bays, the cornice supported on unfluted Roman Doric columns. Range of shops with late C20 plate-glass display windows. Upper arcade reached by balustraded stone staircase east and west providing access to offices: 2 storeys and dormer attic. Lower floor with 12/12 homed sashes, upper floor with 8/8 homed sashes. Hipped roofs with dormers. Comers of elevation with rusticated quoins. North side consists of a 10-bay arcade of Roman Doric columns supporting offices lit through 12/12 homed sashes to first floor and 8/8 homed sashes to second floor. Hipped roofs with 2 tiers of dormers. To rear College accommodation is reached by a terrace and stair. Additional 4-storey and dormer attic comer blocks close elevations to each side at east and west ends. Linking bridge at upper level at east end added 1991 by Pleasance, Hookham and Nix. INTERIORS. Not inspected. (BOE: Pevsner, N: Cambridgeshire 2nd Edn: Harrnondsworth: 1970: 161 & 245)
Listing NGR: TL4503658616
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 461919
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Cambridgeshire, (1970), 161 245
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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