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69 and 70, Dean Street W1

A Grade II Listed Building in City of Westminster, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5135 / 51°30'48"N

Longitude: -0.1326 / 0°7'57"W

OS Eastings: 529674

OS Northings: 181050

OS Grid: TQ296810

Mapcode National: GBR GC.CM

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.N772

Plus Code: 9C3XGV78+CW

Entry Name: 69 and 70, Dean Street W1

Listing Date: 23 November 1978

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1210250

English Heritage Legacy ID: 209456

ID on this website: 101210250

Location: Soho, Westminster, London, W1D

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

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Description


TQ 2981 SE CITY OF WESTMINSTER DEAN STREET, W1
58/68 (west side)

23.11.78 Nos. 69 and 70

GV II

Pair of terrace houses. 1732 by John Meard, much altered with addition of top 2
storeys. Stucco faced but retaining quoin pilasters, concealed roofs. 5 storeys and
basements. No. 69 four windows wide, No. 70 of 3 windows wide. No. 69 has Tuscan
pilastered doorway stuccoed with C19 consoles and cornice in 2nd bay from left.
Semicircular arched doorway in architrave removed to right on No. 70. Sash windows
recessed in stucco architraves, glazing bars intact to 2nd floor. Later top floors
have segmental arched iron framed warehouse windows. Sill bands with consoles below
each window. Bold stuccoed dentil main cornice over 2nd floor broken over quoin
pilasters, parapet with coping. Wrought iron area railings. No. 69 has 4-bay return
to Meard Street, channelled ground floor with pedimented doorway. Similar
fenestration, some blind, sill bands etc; painted stone tablet inscribed "Meards
Street, 1732". Interior of No. 69 completely altered but No. 70 retains good fielded
panel interior, although mutilated in recent years, including fluted Ionic piers
between front and back ground floor rooms, enriched cornices, pilastered passage
hall, dog leg cut and carved string staircase with Doric column balusters and
columnar newels with foliate caps etc.

Survey of London; Vol. XXXIII.


Listing NGR: TQ2967281045

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