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Numbers 23, 24 and 25 and Attached Railings

A Grade II Listed Building in Holborn and Covent Garden, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5217 / 51°31'18"N

Longitude: -0.1172 / 0°7'2"W

OS Eastings: 530720

OS Northings: 181986

OS Grid: TQ307819

Mapcode National: GBR K8.VP

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.X0DT

Plus Code: 9C3XGVCM+M4

Entry Name: Numbers 23, 24 and 25 and Attached Railings

Listing Date: 24 October 1951

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1113201

English Heritage Legacy ID: 477626

ID on this website: 101113201

Location: Holborn, Camden, London, WC1N

County: London

District: Camden

Electoral Ward/Division: Holborn and Covent Garden

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Camden

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: St George Queen Square

Church of England Diocese: London

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Description



CAMDEN

TQ3081NE GREAT JAMES STREET
798-1/101/661 (West side)
24/10/51 Nos.23, 24 AND 25
and attached railings

GV II

Formerly 3 terraced houses, now 2. C20 reconstruction in early
C18 manner. Nos 23/24 now converted into one with a central
doorcase. Yellow stock brick with red brick dressings. Tiled
mansard roofs, No.23/24 with dormers.
EXTERIOR: 4 storeys, attic and basements.
Nos 23/24 5 windows; No.25, 3 windows. Gauged red brick flat
arches to flush frame 2-pane sash windows. Frames reeded with
roundels. Parapets. No.23/24 doorway with rusticated stucco
surround and reused wooden doorcase with attached Ionic
columns carrying open segmental pediment with pulvinated
frieze and modillion cornice with phoenix in relief in
tympanum, round-arched doorway with panelled jambs, fanlight
and panelled door. Doorcase originally from No.40 Great Ormond
Street (not included).
No.25, reused early C18 wooden doorcase with architraves,
enriched carved brackets carrying dentil hood with panelled
soffit, patterned fanlight and panelled door.
INTERIORS: not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached cast-iron railings with spike
finials to areas. Included for group value and doorcases.
Nos 23 and 24 were listed on 14/05/74.

Listing NGR: TQ3071881985

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