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1 and 2 Herbal Hill and 11 Ray Street

A Grade II Listed Building in Clerkenwell, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.523 / 51°31'22"N

Longitude: -0.1088 / 0°6'31"W

OS Eastings: 531301

OS Northings: 182145

OS Grid: TQ313821

Mapcode National: GBR M8.Q7

Mapcode Global: VHGQT.2ZBC

Plus Code: 9C3XGVFR+5F

Entry Name: 1 and 2 Herbal Hill and 11 Ray Street

Listing Date: 30 September 1994

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1195615

English Heritage Legacy ID: 368959

ID on this website: 101195615

Location: Clerkenwell, Islington, London, EC1R

County: London

District: Islington

Electoral Ward/Division: Clerkenwell

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Camden

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: St Alban Holborn

Church of England Diocese: London

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TQ3182SW
635-1/73/449

ISLINGTON
HERBAL HILL (South East side)
Nos.1 AND 2

GV
II

Includes: No.11 RAY STREET.

Two houses, now offices. c1804. Yellow stock brick set in Flemish bond with stone sills; gabled artificial slate roofs, brick end-wall stacks to Herbal Hill elevations. Three storeys (Ray Street elevation with raised basement); three-window range to Herbal Hill and two-window range to left-hand return wall in Ray Street.

Both entrances in Herbal Hill: no. 11 with C20 panelled door and plain reveals; no. 1 with C20 shopfront. Gauged-brick flat arches to 8/8 sashes (Ray Street elevation) and 6/6 sashes (Herbal Hill elevation). Brick string courses to Ray Street parapet, others with stone coping.

Stone plaque to left end of Ray Street elevation inscribed: 'This is the boundary of the Parish of St. Andrew, Holborn Eastwards and 18 feet from the Base of this wall is the boundary of the said Parish Northward 1804.'

Listing NGR: TQ3249283675

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