Little Deans Yard Staircase to Doorway and Gateway to School and Busby Library London, England
Listed Building Data
Little Deans Yard Staircase to Doorway and Gateway to School and Busby Library has been designated a Grade I listed building in England with the following information, which has been imported from the National Heritage List for England. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.
- List Entry ID
- 1066373
- Listing Type
- listed building
- Grade
- I
- Date Listed
- 9 January 1970
- Name
- LITTLE DEANS YARD STAIRCASE TO DOORWAY AND GATEWAY TO SCHOOL AND BUSBY LIBRARY
- Location
- LITTLE DEANS YARD STAIRCASE TO DOORWAY AND GATEWAY TO SCHOOL AND BUSBY LIBRARY, BROAD SANCTUARY SW1
- District
- City of Westminster
- County
- Greater London Authority
- Grid Reference
- TQ 30070 79389
- Easting
- 530069.5990
- Northing
- 179388.9030
Listed Building Description
Text courtesy of Historic England. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
TO 3079 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER BROAD SANCTUARY, SW1 101/15 (ABBEY PRECINCT AND WESTMINSTER SCHOOL)
9.1.70 Little Dean's Yard: Staircase to Doorway and Gateway to 'School' and Busby Library
G.V. I
Gateway, stairs and doorway. Stone gateway of 1734 and staircase with upper doorway of 1664-9. Stone. The gateway, stairs and doorway give access from Little Dean's Yard to the Busby Library and the south end of the Dormitory range on 1st floor level (see also under Great Cloisters). Semicircular arch to gateway of rusticated masonry with moulded imposts, cornice and pediment overall; Royal Coat of Arms in tympanum. The staircase is a straight flight flanked by parapets with strapwork scrolls. The doorway is archivolt arched, with block keystone, flanked by Ionic pilasters carrying cornice and blocking course.
R.C.H.M.
Listing NGR: TQ3006879389
