40 AND 41, MUSEUM STREET

40 AND 41, MUSEUM STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1322090
Date first listed:
09-Dec-1977
List Entry Name:
40 AND 41, MUSEUM STREET
Statutory Address:
40 AND 41, MUSEUM STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1322090
Date first listed:
09-Dec-1977
List Entry Name:
40 AND 41, MUSEUM STREET
Statutory Address 1:
40 AND 41, MUSEUM STREET

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
40 AND 41, MUSEUM STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Greater London Authority
District:
Camden (London Borough)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
TQ 30157 81550

Details

CAMDEN

TQ3081NW MUSEUM STREET
798-1/100/1174 (East side)
09/12/77 Nos.40 AND 41

GV II

2 terraced houses with shops; formerly 3. 1855-64. By William
Finch Hill. Stucco with rusticated pilaster strips, topped
with small segmental pediments, separating the houses and at
angles. 4 storeys. 2 windows each. 2-window returns to Gilbert
Place and Little Russell Street. Modified French Renaissance
style. No.40 shopfront altered in C20. No.41 currently boarded
up but has panelled dados and pilasters at angle with fielded
panels and roundels. Entrances in Gilbert Place and Little
Russell Street with round-arched, architraved doorways with
fanlights and panelled doors. Continuous dentil cornice above
which plain, continuous sill band to 1st floor round-arched,
architraved, recessed 2-pane sashes. Above, architraved oculi
enriched with swags. 2nd floor with console bracketed sill
band to segmental-arched architraved sashes. Console bracketed
cornice beneath 3rd floor architraved sashes with keys.
Cornice and blocking course. INTERIORS: not inspected.



Listing NGR: TQ3015581555

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
477562
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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