Kit Cat House and attached railings
Kit Cat House, Holly Bush Steps
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1379071
- Date first listed:
- 14-May-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Kit Cat House and attached railings
- Statutory Address:
- Kit Cat House, Holly Bush Steps
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/15805/21
- Rights:
- © Mr G.W. Garthwaite. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1379071
- Date first listed:
- 14-May-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Kit Cat House and attached railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- Kit Cat House, Holly Bush Steps
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:
- Kit Cat House, Holly Bush Steps
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 26358 85880
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 17 August 2021 to reformat the text to current standards
TQ2685NW
798-1/26/894
CAMDEN
HOLLY BUSH STEPS (East side)
Kit Cat House and attached railings
14/05/74
GV
II
End of terrace house, the return forming No.89 Heath Street (qv). c1800. Yellow stock brick with painted ground floor; left hand angle chamfered. Three storeys three windows. Central entrance with doorcase having panelled pilasters and brackets supporting a dentil cornice and fluted frieze, broken forward over brackets. Square-headed entrance with panelled door having overlight inscribed "Kit Cat House/AD 1745". Ground floor sashes with C20 fascia above but to left remains of old dentil cornice. Upper floors with gauged brick flat arches to recessed sashes; second floor left, blind. Parapet.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached cast-iron railings to areas with urn finials.
Listing NGR: TQ2635885879
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 478437
- 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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