296, Brixton Hill
296, BRIXTON HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1359569
- Date first listed:
- 15-Mar-2002
- List Entry Name:
- 296, Brixton Hill
- Statutory Address:
- 296, BRIXTON HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1359569
- Date first listed:
- 15-Mar-2002
- List Entry Name:
- 296, Brixton Hill
- Statutory Address 1:
- 296, BRIXTON HILL
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:
- 296, BRIXTON HILL
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:
- TQ 30425 73529
Details
963/0/10117
BRIXTON HILL
296
15-MAR-02
II
Purpose-built butcher's premises with living accommodation over, later dentists premises. Built in 1891 as part of a shopping parade. Red brick. Three storeys and attics, one sash without glazing bars.
EXTERIOR: Gable ended with kneelers to attic window. First floor window has tripartite window with cambered relieving arch with keystone. First floor has tripartite window with pilasters, central pediment and ogee decoration to flat arches. Shopfront has highly decorated console brackets embellished with a floral motif supported on brown marble pilasters. Original hardwood shopfront with tiled stallriser, the top lights of fluted glass with the lettering Beef Pork Butcher. Either side of the central shopwindow are two pairs of tall double-leaf doors with long rectangular glazed panels (with bevelled glass edges) above shorter raised and fielded solid panels. Above the doors are ventilation grill top lights with scalloped pattern. Both doors set in recesses, the outer cheeks having finely crafted hardwood panelling. Awning apparatus with blind concealed within the fascia. The original fascia board may survive below the late C20 fascia.
INTERIOR: Shop walls are lined from floor to ceiling with four different types of marble. A cream marble dado runs around the perimeter with white veined marble panels above set between brown veined marble pilasters. On these pilasters survive the original ornate meat hanging brackets complete with pulley device. Below the dado are red/brown veined marble panels set within white marble surround mounted above the grey marble skirting board. Painted wood ceiling with moulding and beading. At the rear of the shop is a varnished timber screen forming the pay counter with glazed panels of fluted glass above and within bevelled glass within the arches. Continuous glazed top-light of circles framed by dentil courses. Entrance hall to the upper floors retains broad floorboards, panelled ceilings, painted timberwork at intervals down the hall and parallel to the pay counter more original varnished hardwood panelling with internal sliding sash window. Staircase with turned balusters and elaborate carved newel post with ball finial, four-panelled doors, marginal paned window to the light well and door with marginal glazing of pale stained glass and floral motif.
HISTORY: Butchers shop from 1891 according to Lambeth Archives. Shown on 1897 OS map.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 488508
- 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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