Numbers 24-26, 28, 30, 32-38 and Attached Railings
NUMBERS 24-26, 28, 30, 32-38 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 24-26, 28, 30, 32-38, COMPTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1293233
- Date first listed:
- 29-Sept-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Numbers 24-26, 28, 30, 32-38 and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- NUMBERS 24-26, 28, 30, 32-38 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 24-26, 28, 30, 32-38, COMPTON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1293233
- Date first listed:
- 29-Sept-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Numbers 24-26, 28, 30, 32-38 and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- NUMBERS 24-26, 28, 30, 32-38 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 24-26, 28, 30, 32-38, COMPTON ROAD
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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:
- NUMBERS 24-26, 28, 30, 32-38 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 24-26, 28, 30, 32-38, COMPTON ROAD
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 31874 84581
Details
ISLINGTON
TQ3184NE COMPTON ROAD 635-1/46/332 (West side) 29/09/72 Nos.24-26 ,28, 30, 32-38 and attached railings
GV II
Terraced houses. 1847-53. Developed by George Frasi and James Beaumont. Brick, stucco and roofs of slate. Three storeys over half-basement. The row forms a symmetrical group, the end and central sections having second floor windows in a full attic storey, the rest with round-arched dormers in a mansard roof. The end sections (nos 24-5 and 38) are four bays wide with side entrances, the central section (nos 31-2) is six bays wide; the rest form two groups of four two-bay houses. Half-basements and ground floors stuccoed, the ground floors with banded rustication; Greek Doric porches, panelled doors and fanlights; the first-floor windows are flat-arched throughout, the end and central sections have architraves and cornices on consoles, and cast iron balconies as on nos 31-59 Compton Road (q.v.), while the rest have architraves only and window-guards of scrolling ironwork; cornice to the whole terrace with bracketed stops between the mansard-roofed houses; attic storeys have round-arched windows. Margin lights generally to sashes on the first and second floors. Nos 30, 32 and 33 have cast-iron window-guards to ground-floor windows. No 38 has a two-storey recessed entrance bay with panelled door and fanlight between pilasters. Cast-iron railings to steps and area. (Historians' file, English Heritage London Division).
Listing NGR: TQ3187484581
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 368825
- 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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