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22 and 23, Compton Road

A Grade II Listed Building in Islington, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5443 / 51°32'39"N

Longitude: -0.0993 / 0°5'57"W

OS Eastings: 531899

OS Northings: 184529

OS Grid: TQ318845

Mapcode National: GBR P0.VL

Mapcode Global: VHGQT.7GC1

Plus Code: 9C3XGWV2+P7

Entry Name: 22 and 23, Compton Road

Listing Date: 30 September 1994

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1195566

English Heritage Legacy ID: 368824

ID on this website: 101195566

Location: Canonbury, Islington, London, N1

County: London

District: Islington

Electoral Ward/Division: St Mary's

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Islington

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: St Stephen Canonbury

Church of England Diocese: London

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Description



ISLINGTON

TQ3184NE COMPTON ROAD
635-1/46/331 (West side)
Nos.22 AND 23

GV II

Semi-detached houses. 1847-53. Developed by George Frasi and
James Beaumont. Yellow brick set in Flemish bond, stucco, roof
of slate. Four storeys over basement, no 22 with three
windows, no 23 with two; the two houses divided by a recessed
panel one brick wide. Entrance in outer bay set back,
two-storey to no 22, single-storey to no 23, the stuccoed
porch having a round arch with archivolt, and round-arched
entrance with cornice and fanlight; cornice, blocking course
to no 23, upper storey with round-arched window with
architrave, cornice and blocking course to no 22. Basement
stuccoed, ground-floor windows round-arched with gauged brick
heads and set back under a stucco archivolt linked by
springing bands; stucco sill band to first floor; first- and
second-floor windows flat-arched with architraves, and cornice
on consoles to first floor; sashes of original design;
stuccoed enclosed eaves; attic window to gable in both
returns; the return to no 22 has a modillion cornice; stacks
to party walls.
(Historians' file, English Heritage London Division).


Listing NGR: TQ3189984529

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