Description

TQ 3281 SE 10/275

MOORGATE EC2 (West Side)
Nos 7 to 11 (odd) (Basildon House)

GV
II
Late C19. In a Baroque style with Grecian details. Three storeys and two attic storeys, the upper set back. Three bays to Moorgate, five bays to the return; ground floor of pink granite forms a plinth.

First and second floors of Portland stone with polished granite giant Composite attached columns, square at the corner of the building. Big bow oriel windows to centre of each elevation, that to Moorgate rising to third floor level. Main entablature breaks forward over columns and follows curve of oriels. Third floor forms an attic storey - whose outer bays are articulated by bold and sculpted volutes carrying large urn finials, separating paired windows beneath pediments with carved tympana. The fourth (upper attic) floor has pedimented windows which interrupt a deep and enriched frieze.

Listing NGR: TQ3263881322

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26317767

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Recommended Books

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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)