NUMBERS 15-24 (CONSECUTIVE) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND NUMBER 25 (KING EDWARD VI PUBLIC HOUSE)

NUMBERS 15-24 (CONSECUTIVE) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND NUMBER 25 (KING EDWARD VI PUBLIC HOUSE), 15-25, BROMFIELD STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1280953
Date first listed:: 30-Sep-1994
List Entry Name:: NUMBERS 15-24 (CONSECUTIVE) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND NUMBER 25 (KING EDWARD VI PUBLIC HOUSE)
Statutory Address:: NUMBERS 15-24 (CONSECUTIVE) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND NUMBER 25 (KING EDWARD VI PUBLIC HOUSE), 15-25, BROMFIELD STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1280953
Date first listed:: 30-Sep-1994
Date of most recent amendment:: 11-Sep-2006
List Entry Name:: NUMBERS 15-24 (CONSECUTIVE) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND NUMBER 25 (KING EDWARD VI PUBLIC HOUSE)
Statutory Address 1:: NUMBERS 15-24 (CONSECUTIVE) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND NUMBER 25 (KING EDWARD VI PUBLIC HOUSE), 15-25, BROMFIELD STREET

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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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Statutory Address:: NUMBERS 15-24 (CONSECUTIVE) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND NUMBER 25 (KING EDWARD VI PUBLIC HOUSE), 15-25, BROMFIELD STREET

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County:: Greater London Authority
District:: Islington (London Borough)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ 31443 83471

Details

ISLINGTON

635-1/64/102 BROMFIELD STREET 30-SEP-1994 (South side) 15-25 NUMBERS 15-24 (CONSECUTIVE) AND ATTACH ED RAILINGS AND NUMBER 25 (KING EDWARD VI PUBLIC HOUSE) (Formerly listed as: BROMFIELD STREET 15-24 NUMBERS 15-24 (CONSECUTIVE) AND ATTACH ED RAILINGS)

II Terrace of 10 houses and public house. Early 1840s. Brown stock brick in Flemish bond (nos. 16 and 17 painted), ground floor stuccoed; stucco dressings. Roof covering not visible.

EXTERIOR: Symmetrical terrace with centre block (nos. 19-22) in recess. 3 storeys above basement. Channelled stucco ground floor continuing around return elevation of public house (No.25). 2 bays each, except no. 25 which is 4 bays to the front and three blind bays on the return. Nos. 14-24 have low steps to entrance in right bay, doorways with simple jambs carrying corniced-heads (no. 15 altered), original 2 or 4-panelled doors (C20 doors to nos. 15, 17, 19 and 24), rectangular fanlights (oval pattern to nos. 16, 17, 20, 21, 23 and 24) and simple moulded stucco hood (nos. 15 and 16 altered). Ground-floor windows have 6-over-6 pane sashes with narrow margin lights (nos. 23 and 24 have later 2-over-2 sashes). First floor with stucco sill band. First and second-floor windows have moulded stucco architraves and 6-over-6 sashes (nos. 20, 23 and 24 have 2-over-2 sashes). Iron balconettes to first floor windows with neo-classical motifs. Moulded stucco cornices to parapet, those to nos. 20, 23 and front of no. 25 removed). Butterfly roofs behind parapet; brick party-wall chimney stacks. Iron railings to basement areas (except no. 25) with urn finials. Windows to rear elevations have cambered arches; some have original 6-over-6 sashes with margin lights; others later C19 or C20 sashes. No. 25 occupies irregular wedge-shaped site, with canted, slightly curved corner. Stuccoed pub front with Classical detailing, altered.

INTERIORS: Nos. 14-24 not inspected, but have conventional terraced house plan of entrance hall (to right) leading through to rear stair, two rooms deep with lower rear closets. No. 25 has stair placed centrally at the rear. Ground-floor pub has no features of interest. Modern stair inserted in NE corner. Dog-leg stair, balustrade and panelled dado survive in part, upper flights later C19 matchboarded dados. First-floor room subdivided by later partition, but retains moulded cornice and dado rail. Upper floors retain original door and window architraves and other joinery.

HISTORY: Bromfield Street was originally named King Edward Street. The street first appears in the Rate Books in 1842 with 3 houses and was built up from then on. An Islington Street directory of 1853 shows a public house called the George VI at no. 25 (C. Watts prop.).

SUMMARY OF IMPORTANCE: Of special interest as a well-preserved early Victorian terrace and corner public house, designed as a symmetrical composition, which forms a group with nos 1-14 Bromfield Street (qv).

SOURCES: Islington Local History Library. Listing NGR: TQ3143483472

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Legacy System number:: 368592
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.