68, HIGHBURY NEW PARK
68, HIGHBURY NEW PARK
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1298035
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jul-1994
- List Entry Name:
- 68, HIGHBURY NEW PARK
- Statutory Address:
- 68, HIGHBURY NEW PARK
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1298035
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jul-1994
- List Entry Name:
- 68, HIGHBURY NEW PARK
- Statutory Address 1:
- 68, HIGHBURY NEW PARK
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:
- 68, HIGHBURY NEW PARK
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 32415 85281
Details
ISLINGTON
TQ3285SW HIGHBURY NEW PARK 635-1/39/472 (East side) No.68
GV II
Detached house. 1856-61. Developed by Henry Rydon and probably designed by Charles Hambridge. Yellow brick set in Flemish bond, stucco, roof of tiles. Three storeys over basement, five-window range, double-fronted. Steps up to segmental-arched entrance in stucco porch now simplified to pilasters and moulded cornice. One ground-floor window to either side, flat-arched and each set in a slightly projecting stuccoed bay with window guards, and pilasters supporting frieze with a panel of Vitruvian scroll and lion's head ornament; first-floor windows are round-arched with moulded stucco architraves; central window has fluted Corinthian pilasters and moulded stucco archivolt flanked by pilasters, and a frieze with a panel of Vitruvian scroll and lion's head ornament; a pair of windows to either side with fluted Corinthian pilasters and moulded stucco archivolts, all set under a single cornice with relief scrolled work in the spandrels. Storey band between first and second floors. Second-floor windows have segmental arches with stucco archivolts on fluted imposts with moulded stucco impost band; moulded stucco cornice to boxed eaves; hipped roof with side stacks with oversailing courses. (London Journal: T.F.M.Hinchcliffe: 'Highbury New Park. A nineteenth-century middle-class suburb': London: 1981-: 29-44).
Listing NGR: TQ3241685281
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 368983
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Hinchcliffe, T F M, Highbury New Park A Nineteenth century Middle class suburb, (1981), 29-44
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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