233 Shaftesbury Avenue

233, Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8EE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1271626
Date first listed:: 13-Feb-1989
List Entry Name:: 233 Shaftesbury Avenue
Statutory Address:: 233, Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8EE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1271626
Date first listed:: 13-Feb-1989
List Entry Name:: 233 Shaftesbury Avenue
Statutory Address 1:: 233, Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8EE

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: 233, Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8EE

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 30077 81371

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 13 April 2022 to update text and reformat to current standards

TQ3081SW 798-1/105/1427

CAMDEN SHAFTESBURY AVENUE (West side) No.233

13/02/89

II

Speculative office block, 1927-29. By Hobden & Porri; carved details possibly by Henry Poole. Steel-frame faced in Portland stone. Neo Egyptian style.

Six storeys; six-bay range. Bay to right has vertically set slit lights, grouped in threes, to full height stairwell; Pharoah's head carved above fluted coved cornice with winged disc (symbol of god Horus) over square-headed doorway with moulded architrave. To left is three-bay entrance front with cushion capitals to columns, set in slightly projecting portico with winged disc feature set in coved palm-leaf cornice; square-head glazed entrance. Upper floors have metal framed windows and metal spandrel panels, with palm-leaf and Classical detailing, recessed between a giant order of piers continued to flattened palm-leaf capitals set beneath plain frieze with central winged disc feature and attic storey with square-headed windows; palm-leaf carving to boldly projecting cornice.

INTERIOR: not inspected.

Listing NGR: TQ3007681367

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Legacy System number:: 477972
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.