Gray's Inn Square Numbers 12, 13 and 14, Gatehouse and Attached Railings
GRAY'S INN SQUARE NUMBERS 12, 13 AND 14, GATEHOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, GRAY'S INN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1322147
- Date first listed:
- 24-Oct-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Gray's Inn Square Numbers 12, 13 and 14, Gatehouse and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- GRAY'S INN SQUARE NUMBERS 12, 13 AND 14, GATEHOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, GRAY'S INN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1322147
- Date first listed:
- 24-Oct-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Gray's Inn Square Numbers 12, 13 and 14, Gatehouse and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- GRAY'S INN SQUARE NUMBERS 12, 13 AND 14, GATEHOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, GRAY'S INN
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:
- GRAY'S INN SQUARE NUMBERS 12, 13 AND 14, GATEHOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, GRAY'S INN
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 31064 81774
Details
TQ3181NW
798-1/102/631
CAMDEN
GRAY'S INN (East side)
Gray's Inn Square Nos.12, 13 and 14, Gatehouse and attached railings
24/10/51
GV
II*
Three terraced chambers and gatehouse fronting Gray's Inn Road.c1684-88, later restorations. Brown brick with red brick dressings. Brick bands between floors. Tiled roof.
Four storeys and cellars. Seven windows each, gatehouse two windows and No.14 plus two half windows. Stone doorcases with consoles and broken segmental pediments with ball in centre. Gauged red brick flat arches and dressings to flush frame windows with boxing and glazing bars. Wood block bracketed eaves cornice.
INTERIORS: retain some panelled rooms. All with dog-leg stair of turned balusters and square newels.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached cast-iron railings with urn finials to areas. Gatehouse between Nos 13 and 14: brown brick with rusticated stone ground floor. Rusticated stone quoins and stone bands. Flat arch carriage entrance with griffon carved on keystone.Windows with stone architraves and flush frames with glazing bars. Enriched modillion cornice with pediment. Gray's Inn Road elevation similar but windows have red gauged flat arches and dressings. In carriageway, windows and doorway of former C18 bookshop with frame for shutters and panelled surround.
Listing NGR: TQ3106481774
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 477458
- 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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