History in Structure

38, Craven Street WC2

A Grade II Listed Building in City of Westminster, London

Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5077 / 51°30'27"N

Longitude: -0.125 / 0°7'30"W

OS Eastings: 530218

OS Northings: 180420

OS Grid: TQ302804

Mapcode National: GBR JF.2P

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.SC8J

Plus Code: 9C3XGV5F+3X

Entry Name: 38, Craven Street WC2

Listing Date: 9 January 1970

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1066931

English Heritage Legacy ID: 209387

ID on this website: 101066931

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: Building

Description


TQ 3080 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER CRAVEN STREET, WC2 83/21 9.1.70 No. 38

G.V. II

Terraced town house. c.1731 with c.1792 alterations. Brown brick with red brick window dressings, channelled stucco ground floor, slate roof. 4 storeys (top floor c.1792 heightening). C.19 dormered mansard and basement. 3 windows wide. Closet wing plan. Elliptical arched doorway to left in plain stucco surround, recessed panelled door and patterned fanlight. Recessed glazing bar sashes under flat gauged red brick arches. Cornice-band finishing off ground floor stuccowork; parapet with coping. 1st floor cast iron geometrical pattern balcony. Cast iron area railings with urn finials. Interior largely intact with fielded panelling and cornices; fluted Doric pilastered screen from hall to panelled stairwell with the usual staircase with 3 grouped balusters per tread; the ground floor front and back rooms connected by wide opening flanked by fluted Doric pilasters carrying entablature; etc. Part of the Craven family's C.18 development of their Brewhouse estate, laid out by Flitcroft.

Survey of London; Vol. XVIII.

Listing NGR: TQ3021880420

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.