Powis House and Attached Railings
POWIS HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 66, LINCOLNS INN FIELDS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1379336
- Date first listed:
- 24-Oct-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Powis House and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- POWIS HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 66, LINCOLNS INN FIELDS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1379336
- Date first listed:
- 24-Oct-1951
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 11-Jan-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Powis House and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- POWIS HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 66, LINCOLNS INN FIELDS
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:
- POWIS HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 66, LINCOLNS INN FIELDS
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 30618 81399
Details
CAMDEN
TQ3081SE LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS
798-1/106/1063 (South side)
24/10/51 No.66
Powis House and attached railings
(Formerly Listed as:
LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS
Nos.65 AND 66)
GV II*
House. c1685. Designed by William Winde. For the Marquis of
Powis. Craftsman, A Jordan. Exterior rebuilt by Lutyens c1930
following C17 style. Interior from c1772 when the house was
divided into two parts, probably by Thomas Leverton. Brown
brick, red brick and stone dressings with rusticated stone
quoins. Stone semi-basement, bands to each floor, dentil and
modillion cornice. Tiled hipped roof with pedimented dormers
and stone dressed chimney-stacks.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys, attic and semi-basement. 7 windows with
projecting, central, pedimented 3 window bay. 2-leaf entrance
doors with flanking rusticated pilasters carrying entablature
with open pediment; approached by twin quadrant flights of
steps with wrought-iron railings and overthrow lamp-holder.
Gauged flat brick arches to slightly recessed sash windows
with exposed boxing; centre second floor window with stone
architrave surmounted by stone cherubs holding cartouche.
Window above with stone architrave. North end of house
returned over arcade of brick arches on pavement to Remnant
Street.
INTERIOR: good, with C19 open well staircase, panelled rooms,
enriched doorcases and other features. Only internal feature
which might date to C17 is the carved marble chimney piece on
the second floor.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached cast-iron railings with urn
finials to cobbled forecourt.
(RCHME: London, Vol. II, West London: London: -1925: 59-60;
Survey of London: Vol. III, St Giles-in-the-Fields, part I, Lincoln's Inn Fields: London: 1912: 110-118).
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 478715
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Survey of London in The Parish of St Giles-in-the-Fields Part 1 Lincoln's Inn Fields: Volume 3 , (1912), 110-118
Other
Inventory of the historical monuments in London Volume 2 West London excluding Westminster Abbey, (1925)
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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