Florin Court
Florin Court, 6-9, Charterhouse Square
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1390634
- Date first listed:
- 02-Sept-2003
- List Entry Name:
- Florin Court
- Statutory Address:
- Florin Court, 6-9, Charterhouse Square
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1390634
- Date first listed:
- 02-Sept-2003
- List Entry Name:
- Florin Court
- Statutory Address 1:
- Florin Court, 6-9, Charterhouse 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:
- Florin Court, 6-9, Charterhouse Square
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Islington (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 32018 81941
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 18 October 2021 to reformat text to current standards
635-1/0/10152
CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE
Nos. 6-9 (Florin Court)
02-SEP-03
GV
II
Block of 126 flats. 1936 to the designs of Guy Morgan and Partners. Steel-framed building, with concrete floors. Portland stone plinth, with yellow brick above, laid in Flemish bond; flat roof (sun terrace) concealed behind parapet. Ten storeys over basement. The building has a recessed centre and projecting wings with curved corners, with setbacks on the ninth and tenth floors.
Eleven window range. The runs of metal casement windows follow the curves of the building, and are grouped into bands by exposed concrete surrounds. Central entrance, with curved Portland stone dwarf flanking walls, and canopy with curved and indented profile and metal fascia, flat arched entrance to underground garage in south bay. The brick work to the first and second floors, and to the piers between windows rusticated by projection of alternate course. Stylised cartouche and ribbons in brown brick over the central first floor windows; cornice to eighth floor. Wrought iron railings to area and gates to garage entrance with decorative double curves.
Interior understood to retain simplified entrance hall with doors and signage; staircases with decorative iron balustrading.
Best known as 'Whitehaven Mansions', its exterior used as the residence of Hercule Poirot in the television adaptations of Agatha Christie's novels. It is one of three exceptional blocks by the architect Guy Morgan, who set up in private practice in 1927 having worked for Sir Edwin Lutyens but who rapidly came to design in a sophisticated modern style.
Sources
Architect and Building News, 30 July 1937, pp.1443-6
Daily Telegraph, 30 October 1987
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 490854
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Architect and Building News in 30 July, (1937), 1443-46
Daily Telegraph in 30 October, (1987)
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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