Quality Chop House
QUALITY CHOP HOUSE, 94, FARRINGDON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1298056
- Date first listed:
- 01-Sept-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Quality Chop House
- Statutory Address:
- QUALITY CHOP HOUSE, 94, FARRINGDON ROAD
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1298056
- Date first listed:
- 01-Sept-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Quality Chop House
- Statutory Address 1:
- QUALITY CHOP HOUSE, 94, FARRINGDON ROAD
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:
- QUALITY CHOP HOUSE, 94, FARRINGDON 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 31210 82344
Details
ISLINGTON
TQ3182SW FARRINGDON ROAD 635-1/73/392 (East side) 01/09/89 No.94 Quality Chop House
GV II
Terraced house, with restaurant. 1890s by Roland Plumber; restaurant early 1900s with (possibly) slightly later facade. Buff bricks laid in Flemish bond to upper floors. Glazed shopfront, canted each side of central mahogany door. Twelve square lights to each side with central three-light strips, those to left reading: 'Quick Service' 'London's noted cup of Tea', 'civility'; those to right reading: 'snacks', 'Progressive Working Class Caterers', 'Best Quality'. Painted wooden sign over. INTERIOR: of restaurant: nine bays of oak benches and oak tables bolted to floor and wall, in two lines with central passage. Benches with parallel backs and end balusters. Benches and tables have ornate cast-iron legs. Linenfold timber panelling with shelf brackets to walls, ceiling and frieze of 'steleorite' decorative tin panels, central pendant gas heater. Dog-leg staircase in corner with end scrolls and turned balusters. Kitchen to rear reached via central door through oak screen with composite pilasters and sliding glazed hatch. Probably unique example of early C20 working class restaurant, surviving complete with all fittings of high quality.
Listing NGR: TQ3121082344
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 368892
- 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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