Numbers 23-27 London, England

Listed Building Data

Numbers 23-27 has been designated a Grade II 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shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.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
1244455
Listing Type
listed building
Grade
II
Date Listed
28 February 1969
Name
NUMBERS 23-27 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS
Location
NUMBERS 23-27 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 23-27, BLOOMSBURY SQUARE
District
Camden
County
Greater London Authority
Grid Reference
TQ 30317 81752
Easting
530316.7420
Northing
181752.0330

Listed Building Description

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CAMDEN

TQ3081NW BLOOMSBURY SQUARE 798-1/100/104 (North side) 28/02/69 Nos.23-27 (Consecutive) and attached railings (Formerly Listed as: BLOOMSBURY SQUARE Nos.18-22 AND 23-27 (Consecutive))

GV II

5 terraced houses. 1800-1805. Designed and built by James Burton. Multi-coloured stock brick, No.23 with rusticated stucco ground floor. 4 storeys and basements. 3 windows each, No.23 with 4-window return (mostly blind) to Bedford Place. Round-headed entrances in recesses with reeded pilaster jambs carrying cornice-heads (except No.23 which has plain stuccoed archivolt and narrow side lights); fanlights (No.26 radial fanlight) and panelled doors. Gauged red brick flat arches to recessed sash and, 1st floor casement, windows, some with original glazing bars. Nos 25, 26 & 27 with patterned panes to top of casements. Continuous cast-iron balconies at 1st floor level. Continuous sill band at 3rd floor. Parapet. INTERIORS: not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached cast-iron railings to areas with urn finials, No.23 with elaborate baluster finials. HISTORICAL NOTE: this terrace was built on the site of Bedford House (formerly Southampton House), demolished 1799.

Listing NGR: TQ3031681755