Mercer's Cottages
MERCER'S COTTAGES, 1-10, WHITEHORSE ROAD E1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1357881
- Date first listed:
- 27-Sept-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Mercer's Cottages
- Statutory Address:
- MERCER'S COTTAGES, 1-10, WHITEHORSE ROAD E1
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1357881
- Date first listed:
- 27-Sept-1973
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 25-Sept-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Mercer's Cottages
- Statutory Address 1:
- MERCER'S COTTAGES, 1-10, WHITEHORSE ROAD E1
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:
- MERCER'S COTTAGES, 1-10, WHITEHORSE ROAD E1
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Tower Hamlets (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 36029 81445
Details
TQ 3681 SW WHITEHORSE ROAD E1 17/669 MERCER'S COTTAGES
II NOS 1 - 10 (consec)
Formerly listed as Lady Mico's Almshouses. Symmetrical terrace of 10 cottages. 1856 by George Smith for the mercers' Company; Nos 7-10 largely rebuilt in facsimile following war damage. Grey/white brick with slate roofs. Rusticated stucco quoins between houses. 2 storeys. 14 window range. Brick porches with gauged brick flat arches to entrances and paired enriched console brackets supporting pedimented gables; Nos 1 and 10 on returns. No 2 to 9, one porch per pair, giving illusion of four double fronted cottages. Architraved sashes; ground floors with enriched console brackets supporting cornices and lugged cills, 1st floors with cornices and stucco sill band, lugged at sashes. Central 1st floor painted, stone plaque with cartouch inscribed "The Gift of Dame/Jane Mico Relicta of/S Sam Mico Mercer dec/Built Ano 1691" and summounted by a female bust. Beneath, a stone plague inscribed "Rebuilt by The Worshipful Company of Mercers/AD 1856". Lady Mico, wife of Sir Samuel Mico, Mercer and alderman, bequeathed money for the original almshouses for widows. Taken over 1976 by the GLC for housing.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 206264
- 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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