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36, Craven Street WC2

A Grade I Listed Building in City of Westminster, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5076 / 51°30'27"N

Longitude: -0.1249 / 0°7'29"W

OS Eastings: 530228

OS Northings: 180412

OS Grid: TQ302804

Mapcode National: GBR JF.3Q

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.SCBL

Plus Code: 9C3XGV5G+32

Entry Name: 36, Craven Street WC2

Listing Date: 9 January 1970

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1066930

English Heritage Legacy ID: 209385

ID on this website: 101066930

Location: London, Westminster, London, WC2N

County: London

District: City of Westminster

Electoral Ward/Division: St James's

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: City of Westminster

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: St Martin-in-the-Fields

Church of England Diocese: London

Tagged with: Historic house museum

Description


TQ 3080 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER CRAVEN STREET, WC2 83/24 9.1.70 No. 36

G.V. I

Terraced town house. 1730 with alterations of c.1792. Brown brick with red brick dressings, channelled stucco ground floor, slate roof. 4 storeys (the top floor a c.1792 heightening) and basement. 3 windows wide. Closet wing plan. Doorway to left, elliptical arched opening in plain stucco surround, recessed panelled door and plain fanlight. Recessed glazing bar sashes under flat gauged red brick arches. Cornice-band finishing off ground floor stuccowork; parapet with coping. 1st floor geometric patterned cast iron balcony. Cast iron area railings with urn finials. Interior retains most of its original features with fielded panelling and cornices, pilastered archway from passage-hall to stairwell which is also panelled with dog leg cut and carved string staircase, changing to closed string for top flights, 3 turned balusters per tread, columnar newels; carved wood chimneypieces with pilastered jambs, etc. L.C.C. plaque commemorates the residence of Benjamin Franklin as Agent to the General Assembly of Pennsylvania, 1757-72 and from 1770 to 1774 of William Hewson surgeon, physiologist and friend of Franklin. Part of the Craven family's C,18 development of their Brewhouse estate, laid out by Flitcroft. Graded I for historical associations.

Survey of London; Vol. XVIII.

Listing NGR: TQ3022880412

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