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Latitude: 51.5171 / 51°31'1"N
Longitude: -0.1569 / 0°9'24"W
OS Eastings: 527980
OS Northings: 181402
OS Grid: TQ279814
Mapcode National: GBR 8B.YC
Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.74DC
Plus Code: 9C3XGR8V+R6
Entry Name: 71-87, George Street W1
Listing Date: 25 January 1982
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1066779
English Heritage Legacy ID: 209785
ID on this website: 101066779
Location: Marylebone, Westminster, London, W1U
County: London
District: City of Westminster
Electoral Ward/Division: Marylebone High Street
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: City of Westminster
Traditional County: Middlesex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London
Church of England Parish: St Mary Bryanston Square
Church of England Diocese: London
Tagged with: Building
TQ 2781 SE and 2881 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER GEORGE STREET, Wl
54/16; 55/57
25.1.82 Nos. 71 to 87 (odd)
G.V. II
Terrace of "fourth rate" houses with shops. c.1800, associated with
Portman Estate Gloucester Place development; all separate builds. Stock
brick, with stucco channelled ground floors, where not altered by later
shopfronts; concealed slate roofs. 4 storeys. 2-window fronts. Mid C.19
and later C.19 or mid C.20 altered shop fronts; No.71 having unaltered
c.1840-50 bowed shop front flanked by ornamented shop and house door with
projecting lantern cases to fanlights, under entablature-fascia; most of
remaining house doorways between shops semicircular arched and with doors
of 6 fielded or reeded panels. Upper floors have recessed sashes in stucco
reveals, under flat gauged arches. Fronts finished off with parapet with
stone coping. Some cast iron original window guards to 1st floor.
Interiors retain original plain square baluster staircases apart from
No. 85, while No. 77 has reset C.18 wrought iron balustrade; all have one
or more plain marble chimneypieces, some to rear set across corners; half
or fully panelled halls, doors and architrave cases; No. 73 has best
preserved interior with a finely carved chimneypiece ornamented with
artichoke pilasters and fluted frieze with garlanded central medallion.
No. 85 has L.C.C. plaque recording residence of the poet Tom Moore.
Listing NGR: TQ2798081402
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