Africa House

1-17, Gate Street, London, WC2A 3HP

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1379261
Date first listed:: 11-Dec-1996
List Entry Name:: Africa House
Statutory Address:: 1-17, Gate Street, London, WC2A 3HP

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1379261
Date first listed:: 11-Dec-1996
List Entry Name:: Africa House
Statutory Address 1:: 1-17, Gate Street, London, WC2A 3HP
Statutory Address 2:: Africa House, 64-78, Kingsway, London, WC2B 6AH

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: 1-17, Gate Street, London, WC2A 3HP
Statutory Address:: Africa House, 64-78, Kingsway, London, WC2B 6AH

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 30584 81462

Details

TQ3081 SE 798-1/106/997

CAMDEN KINGSWAY (east side) Nos. 64-78 (even) Africa House

11/12/96

GV II

Includes: Nos. 1-17 (ODD) GATE STREET.

Large office block with shops at ground floor. 1921-2. By Trehearne and Norman. Portland stone faced steel frame. Six storeys and two storey set back attic. Nine windows. Double height fluted Doric screen, with inset shops and bank, flanks a round-arched triumphal arch style entrance inscribed "Africa House" and surmounted by lions couchant. Upper storeys set back with central distyle-in-antis screen rising from third to fifth floor; metal-framed windows, fifth floor with Greek scroll aprons and enrichment to heads of bays suggesting pilasters. Entablature with deep mutule cornice surmounted by a pediment of carved figures and animals. Plain attic storeys with cornice and blocking course having a central antefixa. Return to Twyford Place continues the design with a long screen.

INTERIOR: not inspected.

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Legacy System number:: 478629
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.