64, 66 (Queen's Head Public House) And 68 Acton Street and Attached Railings
64, 66 (QUEEN'S HEAD PUBLIC HOUSE) AND 68, ACTON STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1378577
- Date first listed:
- 25-Oct-1971
- List Entry Name:
- 64, 66 (Queen's Head Public House) And 68 Acton Street and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- 64, 66 (QUEEN'S HEAD PUBLIC HOUSE) AND 68, ACTON STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1378577
- Date first listed:
- 25-Oct-1971
- List Entry Name:
- 64, 66 (Queen's Head Public House) And 68 Acton Street and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- 64, 66 (QUEEN'S HEAD PUBLIC HOUSE) AND 68, ACTON STREET
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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:
- 64, 66 (QUEEN'S HEAD PUBLIC HOUSE) AND 68, ACTON 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 30606 82735
Details
TQ3082NE
798-1/91/9
CAMDEN
ACTON STREET (North side)
Nos.64, 66 and 68, Queen's Head Public House (No.66) and attached railings
25/10/71
GV
II
Terrace of three houses, one now a public house. c1835-45, Nos. 64 and 68. No.66 (Queen's Head) probably c1764, refaced and altered mid-late C19, refurbished and restored 1989.
Nos 64 and 68: Yellow stock brick and stucco ground floors with plain stucco first floor bands. Form a symmetrical composition flanking No.66. Three storeys and basements.Two windows each. Round-arched doorways with pilaster-jambs carrying dentil cornice-heads; fanlights (No.68 patterned) and panelled doors. Gauged brick flat arches to recessed sashes. Stucco parapets.
INTERIORS: not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached cast-iron railings with fleur-de-lys finials to areas.
No.66: Stucco. Three storeys, attic and cellars. Three windows. Mid-late C19 public house frontage, restored, of moulded pilasters with enriched capitals and consoles flanking entablature with dentil cornice. Central bowed window with engraved glass; double, panelled doors to either side, part glazed with engraved glass. Stucco Ionic pilasters at angles rise through first and second floors carrying a dentil cornice. First and second floor windows, two-pane recessed sashes. Attic storey with recessed panels alternating with two-light casement windows. Moulded coping.
INTERIOR: good interior with green tiled dado, tiled cornice frieze, mirrors along back bar and wall opposite counter. Stair with closed string and column newels.
(Survey of London: Vol. XXIV, King's Cross Neighbourhood, Parish of St Pancras IV: London: 1952: 98).
Listing NGR: TQ3060682735
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 476527
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Survey of London in Survey of London - Kings Cross neighbourhood The Parish of St Pancras Part 4: Volume 24 , (1951), 98
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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