152-160, WARDOUR STREET W1
152-160, WARDOUR STREET W1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1274061
- Date first listed:
- 24-Jan-1969
- List Entry Name:
- 152-160, WARDOUR STREET W1
- Statutory Address:
- 152-160, WARDOUR STREET W1
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1274061
- Date first listed:
- 24-Jan-1969
- List Entry Name:
- 152-160, WARDOUR STREET W1
- Statutory Address 1:
- 152-160, WARDOUR STREET W1
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:
- 152-160, WARDOUR STREET W1
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 29508 81211
Details
In the entry for: TQ 2981 SW & SE CITY OF WESTMINSTER WARDOUR STREET, W1 57/34; 58/4 24.1.69 Nos. 152 to 160 (even) GV II the description shall be amended to read as follows:
Commercial premises. 1906 by F L Pearson, built for Novello's music publishers. Red brick with lavish stone dressings in Portland ashlar, slate roof Free style underpinned by careful reference to Nordic late Renaissance, viz Pevsner 'The Hanseatic Town Hall' and comparison with the Bremen Rathaus. 3 storeys and deep dormered mansard. Stone columned arcaded ground floor in a free Ionic order with depressed arches projecting to carry 5 windows wide full-height upper storey with large transomed 3-light windows surmounted by pediments alternately segmental and triangular. There are side entrances but the former main entrance is in left recessed bay with elaborate oriel window above. Entablature over ground floor, large bracketed stone cornice and parapet with coiling. Plainer return to Sheraton Street 6 windows wide. Interior continues classical theme in more late C17 English style. Main entrance leads into hall panelled in plaster imitating wood. Fireplace witheared and scrolled surround. Rectangular opening set with cartouche and swags under heavy egg and dart cornice leads to open stairwell closely modelled on Ashburnham House, Westminster School (q.v.). Cantilevered stair with bulbous balusters and rail. Giant Ionic order above egg and dart dado, its base set in a band of fruit and swags, and with panels featuring musical instruments. Heavily banded flat ceiling is broken by central cupola, with paired Corinthian columns. Double screen of Ionic columns leads to anteroom with heavy cornice and bolection-moulded fireplace under massive cartouche of fruit and flowers. Double door with openwork swags leads to Great Hall, a recital room 5 bays by 3 and of double height. Bolection-moulded wooden panelling and giant fluted Corinthian order, musicians' gallery with curly balusters reached by dog-leg stair. Trabeated ceiling has modillion cornice. Matching 3-bay ends have central double doors under broken segmental pediments with Corinthian columns and busts, flanked by glazed bookcases. Windows have shutters and scroll pediments. 2 chandeliers. Rear part of premises 1898 by F L Pearson as printing and binding departments is a simplified version, with three storeys, arcaded ground floor, two main upper floors with cross-mullioned windows and attic above cornice. Source: Survey of London vol.XXXIII, 1966
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TQ 2981 SW & SE CITY OF WESTMINSTER WARDOUR STREET, W1 57/34; 58/4 Nos. 152 to 160 (even) 24.1.69 GV II Commercial premises. 1906 by the younger F.L. Pearson,built for Novello's. Red brick with lavish stone dressings in Portland ashlar, slate roof. Free Style underpinned by careful reference to Nordic late Renaissance,viz Pevsner "the Hanseatic Town Hall". 3 storeys and steep dormered mansard. Stone columned arcaded ground floor in a free Ionic order with depressed arches projecting to carry 5 windows wide full height upper storey with large transomed 3 light windows surmounted by pediments alternately segmental and triangular. There are side entrances but the former main entrance is in left recessed bay with elaborate oriel window above. Entablature over ground floor, large bracketed stone cornice and parapet with coping. Plainer return to Sheraton Street 6 windows wide. Rear part of premises date from 1898 with frontages to Sheraton and Hollen Streets, simplified version of front block with 3 storeys, arcaded ground floor, 2 main upper floors with cross-mullioned windows and attic above cornice. Survey of London; Vol. XXXI
Listing NGR: TQ2950881211
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 207458
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Survey of London in The Parish of St Anne Soho: Volumes 33 and 34 , Vol. 33, (1966)
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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