Number 23, and Attached Railings, Pond Street

NUMBER 23 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 23, POND STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1329891
Date first listed:
14-May-1974
List Entry Name:
Number 23, and Attached Railings, Pond Street
Statutory Address:
NUMBER 23 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 23, POND STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1329891
Date first listed:
14-May-1974
Date of most recent amendment:
11-Jan-1999
List Entry Name:
Number 23, and Attached Railings, Pond Street
Statutory Address 1:
NUMBER 23 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 23, POND STREET

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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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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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Location

Statutory Address:
NUMBER 23 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 23, POND 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 27182 85486

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 07/06/2017

TQ2785SW
798-1/39/1328

CAMDEN
POND STREET (North side)
No.23 and attached railings

(Formerly Listed as: POND STREET Building immediately to the east of No.21)

14/05/74

GV
II
Formerly known as: No.25 Harben Armoury POND STREET.

Formerly two houses, now converted to offices. c1760. Built by Richard Norris. Altered c1811, 1903 and 1982-5. Stucco. Tiled mansard roof with brick chimney-stacks and dormers. Three storeys, attic and basement. Four windows. Doorway with bracketed cornice hood, patterned overlight and panelled door; approached by steps. Recessed sashes, left hand bay in full-height shallow segmental-arched recess. Battlemented parapet.

INTERIOR: not inspected but noted to retain original staircase with turned balusters and a panelled room.

SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached cast-iron railings with torch flambe finials to areas.
HISTORICAL NOTE: originally built as Nos 23 and 25 Pond Street, No.23 had two bays and four storeys and No.25, three bays and three storeys; c1811 both had three storeys with mansard roof and attic windows and the two bays of No.23 reduced to one. c1903 the First Cadet Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) built their headquarters in the garden of No.25 and adapted the two houses to their uses; the entrance to No.23 was altered to a window and the battlemented parapet added.
Converted to offices c1982-5.




Listing NGR: TQ2718285486

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477783
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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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