23-27, CORNHILL EC3

23-27, CORNHILL EC3

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1359165
Date first listed:
10-Nov-1977
List Entry Name:
23-27, CORNHILL EC3
Statutory Address:
23-27, CORNHILL EC3
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1359165
Date first listed:
10-Nov-1977
List Entry Name:
23-27, CORNHILL EC3
Statutory Address 1:
23-27, CORNHILL EC3

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:
23-27, CORNHILL EC3

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

County:
Greater London Authority
District:
City and County of the City of London (London Borough)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
TQ 32834 81096

Details

1. 5002 CORNHILL EC3 (South Side)

Nos 23 to 27 (consec) TQ 3281 SE 10/N/6

II GV

2. 1929 by Maurice Webb. Free classical style. Stone faced. 5 storeys and attics, 3-bay centre with additional bay to left and right. Channelled ground floor with high central door with segmental pediment on consoles. To left and right windows with cornices on consoles; plain openings to outer bays. 1st to 4th floors, centre-piece with fluted pilasters on vase bases recessed between hollow-chamfered window architraves. Plain rectangular windows with bronze aprons. Plain frieze over with egg and dart cornice and triangular pediment with sculpted figure on apex and vases to left and right. Dominant recessed attic, fluted pilasters to centrepiece with paired lion consoles over supporting simple deeply projecting cornice.

Listing NGR: TQ3283481090

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
199396
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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