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47, Berkeley Square W1

A Grade II* Listed Building in City of Westminster, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5091 / 51°30'32"N

Longitude: -0.1462 / 0°8'46"W

OS Eastings: 528746

OS Northings: 180536

OS Grid: TQ287805

Mapcode National: GBR CF.B6

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.FB2G

Plus Code: 9C3XGV53+JG

Entry Name: 47, Berkeley Square W1

Listing Date: 9 January 1970

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1357190

English Heritage Legacy ID: 208674

ID on this website: 101357190

Location: Mayfair, Westminster, London, W1J

County: London

District: City of Westminster

Electoral Ward/Division: West End

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: City of Westminster

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: St George, Hanover Square

Church of England Diocese: London

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Description


TQ 2880 NE CITY OF WESTMINSTER BERKELEY SQUARE W1
69/23 (south west side)

9.1.70 No 47

GV II*

House. 1750 overhauled in 1891 by George and Peto. Portland stone. Refaced in an
early Italian Renaissance style. Four storeys, basement and slated mansard with
dormers. Four windows. Ground floor with 2 arched openings, entrance to right with
crisply carved low relief decoration to pilasters and entablature; iron grille to the
small square-headed window to its right. First floor windows with similarly decorated
pilasters and alternate semicircular and triangular pediments, those to left with small
balconies, those to right with simple balustrades. Second floor windows pilastered
with cornices. Entablature with carved frieze of putti and swags at third floor
level. Area railings original to C18 house with wrought iron lampstandards. Interior
fitted out in Renaissance style with chimney pieces and panelling. Original stone open
string staircase to piano nobile, stone treads with bracket ends and fine wrought iron
balustrade scrolled down to foot with gilded ramshead. Part of best remaining terrace
of town houses in the square.


Listing NGR: TQ2874680536

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