Number 142 and Attached Railings

NUMBER 142 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 142, LONG LANE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1385666
Date first listed:
06-Dec-1949
List Entry Name:
Number 142 and Attached Railings
Statutory Address:
NUMBER 142 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 142, LONG LANE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1385666
Date first listed:
06-Dec-1949
Date of most recent amendment:
17-Sept-1998
List Entry Name:
Number 142 and Attached Railings
Statutory Address 1:
NUMBER 142 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 142, LONG LANE

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
NUMBER 142 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 142, LONG LANE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Greater London Authority
District:
Southwark (London Borough)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
TQ 32877 79589

Details

SOUTHWARK

TQ3279 LONG LANE 636-1/5/489 (South side) 06/12/49 No.142 and attached railings (Formerly Listed as: LONG LANE (South side) No.146) (Formerly Listed as: LONG LANE (South side) No.148)

II*

2 houses, restored as one office block. c1732, with C20 extensions. MATERIALS: stock brick with red brick dressings and moulded cornice beneath rebuilt brick parapet. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys and sunk basement, 3 bays each. 8-panel door to left (former No.148) in timber doorcase with fluted, Corinthian pilasters supporting entablature with dentil cornice and broken scroll pediment. Former No.146 had a later C19 shop front, now replaced with 3 ground-floor windows, and bow-windowed extension to rear. Gauged, red brick segmental arches and red brick dressings to sash windows with glazing bars in flush boxed frames. Red brick strings at 1st and 2nd floors. INTERIOR: former No.148 (left section) has good fairly complete interior with finely detailed panelling in several rooms, staircase with irontwist balusters and moulded brackets, and carved marble chimney piece (probably later C18) with scenes of the leather trade in front ground-floor room. Most of interior to right hand house now replaced. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached cast-iron area railings. Former No.146 listed 27.09.72.





Listing NGR: TQ3287779589

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Legacy System number:
471070
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.

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