4-6, BARTON STREET SW1
4-6, BARTON STREET SW1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1292168
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- 4-6, BARTON STREET SW1
- Statutory Address:
- 4-6, BARTON STREET SW1
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1292168
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- 4-6, BARTON STREET SW1
- Statutory Address 1:
- 4-6, BARTON STREET SW1
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:
- 4-6, BARTON STREET SW1
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 30062 79260
Details
TQ 3079 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER BARTON STREET, SW1 101/40 24.2.58 Nos. 4 to 6 (consec. )
G.V. II*
Terraced houses. c.1722 with some early C.20 alteration and extension to return of No. 6. Brown brick with red brick window dressings, No. 6 with stuccoed ground floor; tiled roofs. 3 storeys, basements and dormered mansards. Each front 3 windows wide and No. 6 with 2 window return and further wing to Cowley Street. Left hand doorways to Nos. 4 and 6, right hand doorway to No. 5 - that of No. 4 with fluted and panelled pilasters and pediment; that of No. 5 with plain wooden doorcase and hood; that of No. 6 with architrave case and pedimented hood on consoles. Recessed sashes, some with renewed glazing bars, under flat gauged arches; painted timber lintel across ground floor window heads of Nos. 4 and 5. Brick plat bands between storeys and below parapet. Wrought iron area railings. No. 5 has cornet rainwater head and lead down-pipe. The return of No. 6 has blind window bay next to corner and is extended by partly rebuilt 3-window wing of same height with box framed glazing bar sashes under segmental gauged arches and has broad architrave-framed opening to left of ground floor with set back panelled door and basement entrance. Set in the wall by corner is a stone tablet inscribed "Cowley Street, 1722". On the corner a wrought iron lamp bracket. Part of an exceptionally well preserved early C.18 enclave of housing together with Cowley and Lord North Streets q.v.
Listing NGR: TQ3006779266
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 208594
- 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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