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MEARD STREET W1 (See details for further address information)

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

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Latitude: 51.5134 / 51°30'48"N

Longitude: -0.1369 / 0°8'12"W

OS Eastings: 529382

OS Northings: 181034

OS Grid: TQ293810

Mapcode National: GBR FC.FN

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.L704

Plus Code: 9C3XGV77+97

Entry Name: MEARD STREET W1 (See details for further address information)

Listing Date: 24 February 1958

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1219794

English Heritage Legacy ID: 208841

ID on this website: 101219794

Location: Soho, Westminster, London, W1F

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 Anne Soho

Church of England Diocese: London

Tagged with: Terrace of houses

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Description


TQ 2981 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER BROADWICK STREET, W1

57/79
24.2.58 Nos. 48 to 58 (even)

GV II*

Terrace of houses. c1722-23, probably by John Meard . Restored by Quinlan Terry,
1983-84. Brown brick with rubbed brick dressings stuccoed ground floor, tiled roofs. 4 storeys and basement. Each house 3 windows wide, treated as an overall uniform row, but with variant to front of No. 58. Doorways to right of each front with wooden architrave cases and carved consoles supporting cornices, 6-panel doors with rectangular fanlights (Doorcases probably by John Heard). Recessed box frame sashes with later C18 or renewed glazing bars, under segmented red brick arches. Red brick plat bands between storeys and parapet with coping. No. 58 however only has 1st floor plat band and has a painted probably stucco cornice over 2nd floor. Interiors have identical plan of 2 rooms depth with stairs flanking rear room and small closet wing, fully panelled (with 1980s repairs and alterations) and dog leg stairs with carved, cut strings and turned balusters etc. No. 54 was the residence of Charles Bridgeman, landscape architect 1723-38 (GLC plaque). See also Meard Street.

Survey of London; Vol. XXXI.


Listing NGR: TQ2938281034

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