Station Building
STATION BUILDING, VOLTAIRE ROAD SW4
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1338851
- Date first listed:
- 27-Mar-1981
- List Entry Name:
- Station Building
- Statutory Address:
- STATION BUILDING, VOLTAIRE ROAD SW4
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1338851
- Date first listed:
- 27-Mar-1981
- List Entry Name:
- Station Building
- Statutory Address 1:
- STATION BUILDING, VOLTAIRE ROAD SW4
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:
- STATION BUILDING, VOLTAIRE ROAD SW4
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Lambeth (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ2981275711
Details
1.
5023
TQ 2975
16/1004
VOLTAIRE ROAD SW4
(north-east side)
Station Building
II
2.
Formerly part of Clapham Station (and still backs on to platform); now partly
a dress manufacturer's workshop, partly disused.
C19 group of buildings in Gothic style. Forebuilding a square, 2-storey, 2-window
block with pyramidal slated roof and moulded wood eaves cornice. Rear range,
of one-storey, 10 bays, has moderately low-pitched hip ended slate roof with boxed
eaves.
Main quality of building is structural polychromy. Stock brick background with
black brick plinth and dado of pale terra-cotta with darker rail. Pale terra-cotta
flush bands. Impost strings of darker terra-cotta spring from pointed relieving
arches of Tudor-arched doorways with herringbone brickwork in tympana. These
are paired, with a tiny pointed window between. Two Tudor-arched windows and
2 smaller outer pointed windows at either side. Arches are of red brick with
outer arch of black headers and key and impost blocks of terra-cotta with incised
trefoils. Another upper string of red terra-cotta and a red brick eaves corbel
table. Similar smaller south extension with brick balustraded top screen. Polychrome
chimneys with offsets tumbled in. Wrought iron angle brackets. Window sashes
have C13 style shouldered heads.
Listing NGR: TQ2981275711
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 204740
- 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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