Number 1-20 (Consecutive) And Attached Railings

NUMBER 1-20 (CONSECUTIVE) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 1-20, BURGH STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1280862
Date first listed:
30-Sept-1994
List Entry Name:
Number 1-20 (Consecutive) And Attached Railings
Statutory Address:
NUMBER 1-20 (CONSECUTIVE) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 1-20, BURGH STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1280862
Date first listed:
30-Sept-1994
List Entry Name:
Number 1-20 (Consecutive) And Attached Railings
Statutory Address 1:
NUMBER 1-20 (CONSECUTIVE) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 1-20, BURGH STREET

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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.

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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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
NUMBER 1-20 (CONSECUTIVE) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 1-20, BURGH STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Greater London Authority
District:
Islington (London Borough)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
TQ 32004 83347

Details

ISLINGTON

TQ3183SE BURGH STREET 635-1/65/111 (South East side) Nos.1-20 (Consecutive) and attached railings

GV II

Terraced houses. c.1847. Yellow and brown brick set in Flemish bond, stucco, roofs of Welsh and artificial slate where visible. Two and three storeys over basement, two windows each. Basement and ground floor stuccoed, the ground floor decorated with banded rustication. No 10 is an exception in the terrace, having flat-arched entrance with fluted quarter-columns, moulded cornice and overlight; ground-floor window flat-arched; sill band to first-floor windows, which are flat-arched with gauged brick heads set in a recessed round-arched panel also with gauged brick heads and springing bands; balconies with window guards; sill band to second-floor windows which are round-arched with gauged brick heads; sashes of C19 design to all windows; parapet rebuilt. Otherwise the terrace has: round-arched entrance with pilaster jambs, cornice, fanlight and panelled doors of original design to nos 1-9, 12, 15, 18-20. Ground-floor windows round-arched. First-floor sill band terminates stucco. Upper windows flat-arched, with gauged brick heads except on nos 18 and 19; at nos 5-9 and 11-16 the main front rises to a third storey with flat-arched windows with gauged brick heads; nos 1-4 have mansard roofs with dormers, nos 17-20 no third storey. Sashes of original design, including radiating glazing bars to ground floor, to nos 1 (ground floor), 2, 3 (ground floor), 5-11, 12 (ground and first floors), 13, 14 (ground floor), 15 (ground floor), 16 (ground floor), and 17-20. Cornice, now much reworked and lacking to no 8, parapet; stacks to party walls. Cast-iron railings to steps and area.

Listing NGR: TQ3200483347

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368601
Legacy System:
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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.

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