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71-87, George Street W1

A Grade II Listed Building in City of Westminster, London

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Coordinates

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

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Description


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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