159 AND 161, WHITFIELD STREET
159 AND 161, WHITFIELD STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1379192
- Date first listed:
- 14-May-1974
- List Entry Name:
- 159 AND 161, WHITFIELD STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 159 AND 161, WHITFIELD STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1379192
- Date first listed:
- 14-May-1974
- List Entry Name:
- 159 AND 161, WHITFIELD STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 159 AND 161, WHITFIELD 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:
- 159 AND 161, WHITFIELD 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 29187 82207
Details
CAMDEN
TQ2982SW WHITFIELD STREET
798-1/93/1720 (West side)
14/05/74 Nos.159 AND 161
GV II
Restaurant, offices and flats, formerly 2 terraced houses.
Late C18, altered in late C20. Multi-coloured stock brick,
patched, possibly following bomb damage; No.159 has slate
roof, No.161 concrete tiles. 4 storeys and cellars. 2 windows
each. Both have late C20 shopfronts with house doors to left.
Upper floors with gauged red brick flat arches to recessed
sashes. Many sashes late C20 replacements. Rear elevation of
No.161 has 3 early C19 sashes with cambered head linings and
narrow glazing bars and one later C19 sash.
INTERIOR: No.161 has vaulted brick cellars, round-headed arch
with bracket and wreath and spear design and dogleg staircase
with stick balusters and column newels. No.159 has vaulted
brick cellars and appears to have a similar staircase. The
ground floor of No.161 and the basement of Nos 159 and 161 are
linked with No.15 Warren Street (qv).
Included for group value with a series of listed buildings in
Warren Street. These buildings are, with Nos 131-137 Whitfield
Street (qv), the only original buildings to survive of a
terraced street, all formerly with early shopfronts,
associated with the former Fitzroy Market.
Listing NGR: TQ2918382202
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 478559
- 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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