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Park House and Garden House

A Grade II Listed Building in City of London, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5182 / 51°31'5"N

Longitude: -0.0855 / 0°5'7"W

OS Eastings: 532933

OS Northings: 181656

OS Grid: TQ329816

Mapcode National: GBR S9.YY

Mapcode Global: VHGR0.G3NH

Plus Code: 9C3XGW97+7R

Entry Name: Park House and Garden House

Listing Date: 10 November 1977

Last Amended: 16 November 1992

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1192541

English Heritage Legacy ID: 199447

ID on this website: 101192541

Location: City of London, London, EC2M

County: London

District: City and County of the City of London

Electoral Ward/Division: Coleman Street

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: City of London

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): City of London

Church of England Parish: St Botolph without Bishopsgate

Church of England Diocese: London

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Description


1. 5002 FINSBURY CIRCUS EC2

TQ 3281 NE 4/N/1 Nos 16 and 18 (Park House and Garden House)

II GV

Including Nos. 26-31 (consec) Eldon Street which form the rear of No. 16 Finsbury Circus. Designed 1915, completed c1920-21 after the war. By Gordon and Gunton for S. Pearson & Co. Stone clad steel frame; ground floor and Ist floor and projecting outer bays chanelled. Slate mansard roof with dormers and cast iron cresting. Monumental classical style following the curve of the crescent. 6 storeys, attic and basement. 11 bays. Outer bays have concave corners and 3 grouped 2-pane sashes to each floor, slightly bowed through 2nd to 4th floors and terminate with Diocletian attic windows. Main bays have round arched windows to ground floor and a Doric portico to each penultimate bay. From 1st to 5th floor paired 2-pane sashes to each bay articulated by engaged Ionic columns with balustrade to 2nd floor and supporting a frieze and 5th floor with bays articulated by carved cartouches and heavy modilion cornice with balustrade to attic. Attached cast iron railings to basement area. Rear facade stone clad in simplified classical style. 16 windows; 4 to right paired in slightly projecting end bays with hooded balconies to 2nd floor.

Listing NGR: TQ3293281656

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