Frames Coach Station and London Borough of Camden Car Park
FRAMES COACH STATION AND LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN CAR PARK, HERBRAND STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1378855
- Date first listed:
- 09-Mar-1982
- List Entry Name:
- Frames Coach Station and London Borough of Camden Car Park
- Statutory Address:
- FRAMES COACH STATION AND LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN CAR PARK, HERBRAND STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1378855
- Date first listed:
- 09-Mar-1982
- List Entry Name:
- Frames Coach Station and London Borough of Camden Car Park
- Statutory Address 1:
- FRAMES COACH STATION AND LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN CAR PARK, HERBRAND STREET
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:
- FRAMES COACH STATION AND LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN CAR PARK, HERBRAND 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 30120 82177
Details
CAMDEN
TQ3082SW HERBRAND STREET
798-1/95/827 (West side)
09/03/82 Frames Coach Station and LB Camden
Car Park
II
Car park and coach station. 1931. By Wallis, Gilbert and
Partners. For Daimler Car Hire Ltd. Reinforced concrete
construction. "Modernistic" 4-storey garage with attached
offices, lift blocks and ramp.
EXTERIOR: garage with large rectangular metal framed windows
of small horizontally set lights set between plain concrete
continuous horizontal bands at floor levels and divided by
channelled concrete pilaster strips, the channelling
corresponding with the horizontally set lights. Ground floor
entrance bays. Attached to left, a lift shaft with narrow
vertically set window, above a door, rising the height of the
shaft. 3 and 2 storeys of offices with similar fenestration to
the garage, the 1st floor above an entrance bay on the
diagonal right return. Parapet of lower level articulated with
narrow vertical niches. Ground floor of pavement facade with
deep rectangular window recess beneath central 1st floor
window and small rectangular recess to the left. Moulded
concrete and coloured inset faience decorative detail. At the
right angle, a semicircular stair turret, with door and small
window, to offices above. To the right, a projecting lift
shaft, the central, narrow vertically set window emphasised
with vertical strips of coloured faience and moulded concrete
balcony at the base, above 3 square-headed entrances. 3 corner
windows at each floor level on the left hand angle light the
adjoining stair. Attached to the right of the lift, a sweeping
spiral ramp (giving access to the upper floors) expressed
externally and emphasised by windows (similar to the garage)
which follow the rake of the ramp through 3 storeys. Vehicle
entrance next to base of lift shaft. Single storey coach
station entrance to the right with later doors and fascia
above.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Daimler-owned cars were stored on the upper
floors while the basement was used as a car park, for
privately owned cars, with a waiting-room, attendant's office,
lavatories and telephones. Each floor had an electrically
operated pressure washing plant for the cars.
Listing NGR: TQ3012082177
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 478215
- 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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