51 AND 53, SOUTHWARK STREET
51 AND 53, SOUTHWARK STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1385925
- Date first listed:
- 16-Apr-1996
- List Entry Name:
- 51 AND 53, SOUTHWARK STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 51 AND 53, SOUTHWARK STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1385925
- Date first listed:
- 16-Apr-1996
- List Entry Name:
- 51 AND 53, SOUTHWARK STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 51 AND 53, SOUTHWARK 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:
- 51 AND 53, SOUTHWARK STREET
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 32357 80133
Details
SOUTHWARK
TQ3280 SOUTHWARK STREET 636-1/2/710 (South side) 16/04/96 Nos.51 AND 53
GV II
Warehouse. 1865-1874. Stock brick with stone dressings. Roof hidden behind brick and stone bracketed cornice. Rectangular plan with curved corners to returns. EXTERIOR: 5 storeys, 8-window range, tripartite windows to corners except for top floor where they are quadripartite. 3-window ranges to returns, the centre of each a hoist bay. Most openings are segmental-arched, doubled and round to top floor; side lights to tripartite corner windows are also round-arched. Many windows retain their original sashes: 1x1 to top floor, 3x3 to 2nd and 3rd floors, and 6x6 to 1st floor. Some 2nd-floor sashes are missing. Ground-floor windows were boarded over at time of survey. The ground floor has a stone cornice supported by rusticated brick piers with stone capitals. The side entrance on the curved east corner has a segmental keyed head and round-arched windows to either side. The centrally placed entrance on the main elevation has 2 doorways with segmental heads; they are flanked by Peterhead granite colonnettes with Corinthian capitals. All three 6-panel doors under segmental fanlights are original. Lower brick structure to the rear with segmental-arched openings. INTERIOR: not inspected. Tender mentioned in the "Builder" of 1865, but the structure does not appear to have been occupied until 1874. Forms a group with No.49 (qv).
Listing NGR: TQ3235780133
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 471345
- 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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