Numbers 29-45 and Attached Railings
NUMBERS 29-45 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 29-45, WEST SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386043
- Date first listed:
- 27-Sept-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Numbers 29-45 and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- NUMBERS 29-45 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 29-45, WEST SQUARE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386043
- Date first listed:
- 27-Sept-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 17-Sept-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Numbers 29-45 and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- NUMBERS 29-45 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 29-45, WEST SQUARE
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:
- NUMBERS 29-45 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 29-45, WEST SQUARE
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 31652 79049
Details
SOUTHWARK
TQ3179 WEST SQUARE 636-1/4/854 (East side) 27/09/72 Nos.29-45 (Consecutive) and attached railings (Formerly Listed as: WEST SQUARE (East side) Nos.29-45 (Consecutive))
GV II
Terrace of 17 houses. 1794, with later alterations. Yellow brick with stucco dressings; dentil cornice and brick parapet (except for Nos 29-32 which have upper floors rebuilt, cornice removed and parapet raised, and No.45 which has stuccoed cornice and blocking course); slate mansards with dormers to Nos 29-32, 37-38 & 45. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys (4 to No.36), basements and some attics; 2 bays each (No.45 one-bay). Doors all round-headed with decorative fanlights in stucco lined recesses (except for Nos 29-32 which have stucco architraves); break-front cornice heads continuous with stucco impost blocks, and keys. No.29 has panelled wood casing with fluted pilasters, frieze and cornice; original door with reeded half-columns and cornice head. No.45 has door on return with moulded architrave with vermiculated key to round-arched opening containing original door with cornice head. Centre section (Nos 35-38) slightly projecting on 2 planes with 1st-floor windows in round-arched recesses with stucco string at spring and sill band. Nos 43-44 also project slightly and have similar details. No.36 has stucco bowed front to ground floor. Nos 29-32 have stucco band at 1st-floor sills. All gauged, flat brick arches to windows, mostly sashes with glazing bars, except Nos 29-32 which have lengthened casements, No.29 with cast-iron balcony at 1st floor. INTERIOR: not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: cast-iron hand rails and area railings. The terrace was designed as a unified composition. The buildings in West Square form a group.
Listing NGR: TQ3165279049
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 471464
- 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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