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52 and 52A, Berkeley Square W1

A Grade II Listed Building in City of Westminster, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5088 / 51°30'31"N

Longitude: -0.1457 / 0°8'44"W

OS Eastings: 528781

OS Northings: 180501

OS Grid: TQ287805

Mapcode National: GBR CF.GB

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.FBBQ

Plus Code: 9C3XGV53+GP

Entry Name: 52 and 52A, Berkeley Square W1

Listing Date: 24 February 1958

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1066429

English Heritage Legacy ID: 208678

ID on this website: 101066429

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 and TQ 2880 SE CITY OF WESTMINSTER BERKELEY SQUARE W1 69/27; 80/15 24.2.58 Nos 52 and 52A

GV II

Town house C.1750-70. Corner site with Charles Street. Blackened brick. Four storeys, basement and pedimented dormers in slate mansard. First floor brick plat band and stuccoed sill band. Three windows. Ground floor has wooden Ionic columned doorcase with pediment left and right of centre. Revealed sashes under flat gauged brick arches. Stone cornice at third floor level, parapet with coping. Return in Charles Street (No 52A) is of 3 storeys with 2 tiers of dormers in slated mansard. Two full height canted bays of 3 sashes each per floor and a 2 storey 2 window extension to left hand. Stone architrave doorcase with cornice on consoles, panelled door and patterned fanlight. Interior of No 52A has cut string stone staircase with delicate wrought iron work balustrade. Cast iron area railings with urn finials to both fronts, No 52 with wrought link extinguishers. Interior of No 52 has turned balusters staircase screened by Ionic columns on pedestals, taken up as pilaster rhythm round hall above the dado etc. Part of best surviving terrace of town houses in the square.

Listing NGR: TQ2878180501

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