55-67 Swinton Street and Attached Railings, Including the Former King's Head Public House (Numbers 61-63)
55-67, SWINTON STREET, LONDON, WC1X 9NT
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1378960
- Date first listed:
- 25-Oct-1971
- List Entry Name:
- 55-67 Swinton Street and Attached Railings, Including the Former King's Head Public House (Numbers 61-63)
- Statutory Address:
- 55-67, SWINTON STREET, LONDON, WC1X 9NT
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1378960
- Date first listed:
- 25-Oct-1971
- List Entry Name:
- 55-67 Swinton Street and Attached Railings, Including the Former King's Head Public House (Numbers 61-63)
- Statutory Address 1:
- 55-67, SWINTON STREET, LONDON, WC1X 9NT
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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:
- 55-67, SWINTON STREET, LONDON, WC1X 9NT
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 30600 82766
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 25/07/2017
TQ3082NE
798-1/91/1588
CAMDEN
SWINTON STREET (South side)
Nos. 55-67 (Odd) and attached railings including the former King's Head Public House (Nos. 61-63)
(Formerly listed as Nos. 55-67 (Odd) and attached railings including The King's Head Public House (Nos. 61-63))
25/10/71
GV
II
Terrace of seven houses. c1776, some altered.
Nos. 55-59: darkened stock brick, Nos. 55 and 57, third floors rebuilt. No.55 painted ground floor; Nos. 55 and 57 rusticated stucco ground floors. Plain stucco first floor bands. Four storeys and basements. Three windows each. No.55, wooden doorway with fluted pilasters and brackets carrying projecting cornice; fanlight and panelled door. No.57, wooden Doric doorcase with open pediment; round-arched doorway with radial fanlight, panelled reveals and door. No.59, segmental-arched, recessed doorway with fanlight. Gauged red brick flat arches to recessed sashes with glazing bars; first floors Nos. 55 and 57 with cast-iron balconies. Parapets.
INTERIORS: not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached cast-iron railings with urn (No.55) and torch flambe finials to areas.
Nos. 61-63 (Former King's Head Public House): stucco. Formerly two houses with three windows each, now five windows. Four storeys and cellars. C20 public house frontage with late C19 consoles flanking fascia. Architraved sashes, with lugs to first floor. Parapet with plain stucco band.
INTERIORS: ground floor with c1930s bar interior with central counter and bar back.
No.65: darkened stock brick. four storeys one window. Late C19 wooden shop frontage with enriched consoles. Gauged red brick flat arches to recessed C20 sashes. Parapet.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
No.67: darkened stock brick with painted ground floor. Four storeys and basement. Three windows. Wooden architraved doorcase with simplified Doric entablature and dentil cornice, fanlight, panelled reveals and C20 door. Gauged red brick flat arches to recessed C20 sashes. Parapet.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached cast-iron railings with torch flambe finials to areas.
(Survey of London: Vol. XXIV, King's Cross Neighbourhood, St Pancras IV: London: 1952: 98).
Listing NGR: TQ3064082777
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 478323
- 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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