Thomas Coram Foundation For Children and Attached Railings, Lanterns and Parapets
THOMAS CORAM FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, LANTERNS AND PARAPETS, 40, BRUNSWICK SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1272392
- Date first listed:
- 14-May-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Thomas Coram Foundation For Children and Attached Railings, Lanterns and Parapets
- Statutory Address:
- THOMAS CORAM FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, LANTERNS AND PARAPETS, 40, BRUNSWICK SQUARE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1272392
- Date first listed:
- 14-May-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Thomas Coram Foundation For Children and Attached Railings, Lanterns and Parapets
- Statutory Address 1:
- THOMAS CORAM FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, LANTERNS AND PARAPETS, 40, BRUNSWICK SQUARE
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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:
- THOMAS CORAM FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, LANTERNS AND PARAPETS, 40, BRUNSWICK SQUARE
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 30402 82378
Details
CAMDEN
TQ3082SW BRUNSWICK SQUARE
798-1/95/120 (North side)
14/05/74 No.40
Thomas Coram Foundation for Children
and attached railings, lanterns &
parapets
GV II
Detached office block. c1937. By JM Shepherd. For Thomas Coram
Foundation. Brown brick with hipped pantile roof and dormers.
Double fronted symmetrical building in Neo-Georgian style.
2 storeys, attic and basement. 7 windows and 1 window recessed
extension at west end. Central, stone architraved doorway with
bracketed cornice and scrolled pediment with central bust of
Coram. Wooden panelled double doors. Stone ground floor sill
band. Gauged brick flat arches to slightly recessed sash
windows with exposed boxing and glazing bars. At 1st floor
level, flanking the scrolled pediment, roundels carved in low
relief with putti heads. Stone cornice and blocking course.
Central stone plaque at 2nd floor inscribed RFTHG 1937.
INTERIOR: contains 3 rooms from the former west wing of the
Foundling Hospital 1742-1747, demolished 1926. These are the
court room, the committee room and the picture gallery.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: rainwater head to extension with relief
of a lamb. Approached by double flight of steps with
wrought-iron railings and flanked by piers carrying lanterns.
Attached stone area parapets.
Listing NGR: TQ3040282378
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 476762
- 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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